ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO

GENRE:  Action/ Comedy/ Crime
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp
DIRECTOR:  Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Rodriguez

PLOT:  A hitman that calls himself "El Mariachi" finds himself in a violent adventure involving a psychotic CIA and the beautiful Carolina.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Desperado, The Boondock Saints, Blood Diamond

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THE MASK OF ZORRO

GENRE:  Action/ Adventure/ Romance
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
DIRECTOR:  Martin Campbell
WRITER:  Johnston McCulley, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Randall Jahnson, John Eskow

PLOT:  Don Diego de la Vega trains young Alejandro Murrieta to become Zorro and fight Don Rafael Montero.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Robin Hood, Gladiator, V For Vendetta

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DESPERADO

GENRE:  Action/ Comedy/ Crime
MADE:  1995
CAST:  Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida
DIRECTOR:  Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Rodriguez

PLOT:  A gunslinger and a drug runner are in the midst of a war with each other.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Once Upon A Time In Mexico, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Mask Of Zorro

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

GENRE:  Drama/ Fantasy
MADE:  1994
CAST:  Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
DIRECTOR:  Neil Jordan
WRITER:  Anne Rice

PLOT:  An ambitious journalist gets the chance for a personal interview with a vampire, where the vampire tells the story of his life, how he was turned to present.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Bram Stoker's Dracula, Underworld, Queen Of The Damned

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