MACHETE

GENRE:  Action/ Comedy/ Thriller
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba
DIRECTOR:  Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Rodriguez, Alvaro Rodriguez

PLOT:  Ex Federali now residing in the U.S. is set-up and is now being hunted by the authorities.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  From Dusk Till Dawn, Grindhouse, Once Upon A Time In Mexico

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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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SIN CITY

GENRE:  Action/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba
DIRECTOR:  Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
WRITER:  Frank Miller

PLOT:  A film set in a dark, lonely town called Basin City about three individuals caught up in violent corruption.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Desperado, Kill Bill Vol.1, Fight Club, Oldboy, 300

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GRINDHOUSE

GENRE:  Action/ Horror/ Thriller
MADE:  2007
CAST:  Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo, Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis
DIRECTOR:  Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino

PLOT:  A horror film featuring two feature length films written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Sin City, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn

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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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FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

GENRE:  Action/ Crime/ Horror/ Fantasy
MADE:  1996
CAST:  George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
DIRECTOR:  Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Tarantino

PLOT:  Two criminals on the road take a family of three as hostage in their traveling van and take refuge in a bar without realizing the bar is full of vampires.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Pulp Fiction, Desperado, Grindhouse

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