Followed by
Desperado (1995)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Remade as
Xian ren zhang (1994)
Edited into
Desperado (1995)
- There is a dream sequence/flashback to El Mariachi in which Antonio Banderas is used in place of Carlos Gallardo who played the same character in El Mariachi.
The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004) (V)
References
Django (1966)
- The idea for weapons concealed in the guitar case came from Django, where a machine gun is concealed in a coffin, Both films are remakes of Yojimbo, and involve Mexico.
Batman (1989)
- the licence plate of the yellow truck towards the end is just the bat signal
Referenced in
"Married with Children: Movie Show (#7.21)" (1993)
- The poster for this film can be seen at the cinema the Bundys go to.
"Mad About You: Surprise (#2.8)" (1993)
- poster in subway station
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Plump Fiction (1997)
Full Tilt Boogie (1997)
- Someone mentions this film.
Lucignolo (1999)
Chuen jik sat sau (2001)
Give and Take, and Take (2003)
- with Willie C's introduction as he sits there in the sun wearing big glasses, before answering his cordless phone.
Inside Troublemaker Studios (2004) (V)
- mentionned once
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (2004) (V)
- mentionned once
The Punisher (2004)
- Guitar in cantina, dramatic opening of the case
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico (2005) (VG)
- The use of guitar cases as weapons
The Quick and the Undead (2006)
- loner carries guitar case on his back that contains a gun
Wild Seven (2006)
- mentioned in dialogue
Featured in
The Robert Rodriguez Ten Minute Film School (1998) (V)
El Mariachi: 10 Years Later (2003) (V)
Spoofed in
Six-String Samurai (1998)
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
- Mexican guy walking down the road carrying guitar
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