Desperado (1995) 30th Anniversary Screening
Sat. Apr. 12
Doors – 7:00 PM
Organ Overture – 7:30 PM
Film – 8:00 PM
Tickets - $6
1hr 44min | R | Action/Western | USA
Guns, guitars and guts in the dirt and dust. It must be Desperado, the bloody, bombastic neo-western from maverick director, Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek!
In the wake of Quentin Tarantino mid-90s American cinemas were brimming with pulp—gritty crime stories reaching back to the genre tales of the past, updating them for a flashier modern style and a disdain for the very idea of “good taste.” Desperado fit right in there, telling a timeworn “stranger comes to town” tale with a manic sense of pacing and a relentless focus on action, action, action. Bold in its narrative simplicity, the film dazzles the viewer with stylized but still dreadful brutality. It is the kind of popular entertainment that dares audiences to confront their attraction to violence while at the same time saying, “Because it’s so much fun!”
Come see for yourself at the Senate.
The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.
Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue
