![]() ![]() Williamson's memorable participation in the 1995 cult vampire movie is one of the reason's why he's a special guest at this weekend's Phoenix FearCon V on Saturday in Scottsdale. He was just as much an ass-kicker in his best-known role as a vampire-killing Vietnam vet in Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn. Plus, he can also kick your ass in three different martial arts styles.Īfter invading the film world in 1970, Williamson also became a cinematic badass in such blaxploitation flicks as Mean Johnny Barrows, Black Caesar, and Hell Up in Harlem. During his seven-year stint in pro football with such teams as the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, he earned the nickname "The Hammer" for his aggressive, smashmouth style of play. From Dusk Till Dawn at Horrormovies.Fred Williamson is more of a man than probably about 90 percent of the males in the world.The movie was included with From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as a special Miramax Films double-feature Blu-ray edition on May 15th, 2011. From Dusk Till Dawn was released on Blu-ray format by Echo Bridge Entertainment on May 3rd, 2011.Special features on the disc include outtakes, deleted scenes and alternate takes as well as the Hollywood Goes to Hell featurette and the Art of Making the Movie documentary with commentary by Robert Rodriguez and makeup artist Greg Nicotero. It was re-released with new box cover art featuring Salma Hayek as part of Dimension's "Collector's Series" on October 3rd, 2000. It was released to DVD by Miramax Films on June 17th, 1998. From Dusk Till Dawn was released on home video in VHS and Laserdisc format by Gativideo and Dimension Films in 1996.This film was remade by Robert Rodriguez in 2014 as the first season of the From Dusk Till Dawn television series on the El Rey Network.At it's widest release, From Dusk Till Dawn was screened in 2,007 movie theaters. From Dusk Till Dawn ranked in at number 1 in box office receipts for the weekend of January 19th, grossing $10,240,805, averaging $5,110 per theater.The movie was shot on location in Austin, Texas, Chihuahua, Mexico, Barstow, Lancaster and Los Angeles, California with some scenes being filmed in Redmond and Seattle, Washington.Principal filming concluded on August 20th, 1995. Production on From Dusk Till Dawn began on June 13th, 1995.And five strangers are our only hope to stop it." The tagline to this film is, "A terrifying evil has been unleashed.Seth Gecko - Main character Bank robber.Scott Fuller - Supporting character Asian child. ![]() Sex Machine - Bar patron with crotch-gun.Satanico Pandemonium - Exotic dancer Vampire.Richard Gecko - Main character Bank robber.Kate Fuller - Supporting character Teenage girl.Jacob Fuller - Main character Former priest.Gloria Hill - Seth and Ritchie's hostage.As the Fullers begin to actually form a slight bond with their captors, things erupt into chaos as both they and the Geckos discover that they are in a cantina overrun with vampires. They force the Fullers to drive them in their RV across the Mexican border where they eventually come upon a late night hot spot called the Titty Twister. They kidnap the Fuller family which consists of lapsed preacher Jacob Fuller and his children Kate and Scott. After Richie breaks his brother out of prison, they survive a shootout with Texas Rangers and escape. The other cast members include Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo and Salma Hayek. The movie stars Tarantino and former ER star George Clooney as sibling bank robbers Richard and Seth Gecko. It was produced by Dimension Films and Tarantino's production company A Band Apart and released theatrically in the United States on January 19th, 1996. The movie was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Rodriguez and longtime collaborator Quentin Tarantino (who also stars in the film). It is the first in a series of three films and is followed by the 1999 direct-to-video sequel From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money. Robert Rodriguez Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender Gianni Nunnari Meir Teper Elizabeth Avellán John Esposito Paul Hellerman Robert Kurtzmanįrom Dusk Till Dawn is an American action/horror film of the vampire subgenre. ![]()
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