El Diablo
starring: Anthony Edwards, Louis Gossett Jr., John Glover, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Beltran
directed by: Peter Markle
directed by: Peter Markle
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783118574
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0783118570
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 08, 2001
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 32014
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 1990
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A school teacher in a small texas town dreams of being a western hero. But his dreams become a hilarious nightmare when the legendary outlaw el diablo rides into town. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Anthony Edwards Louis Gossett Jr. Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Peter Markle
Amazon.com:
When a teenage schoolgirl is kidnapped by Mexican bandit El Diablo (Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Beltran), her clumsy, awkward schoolteacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) sets out to save her. The would-be hero in this offbeat Western teams up with crotchety veteran gunslinger Van Leek (Louis Gossett Jr.), who helps him form an unlikely posse to rescue Smith's damsel in distress. What sets this low-key, made-for-cable production apart from numerous other Westerns is its humorously skewed take on the myths and legends of the Old West, as it not only deconstructs Hollywood's romanticized view of the genre but Billy Ray's veneration of a mythical gunfighter named Kid Durango, whose literary adventures he regularly reads to his students. Gossett is wonderfully droll as unscrupulous six slinger Van Leek, whose motives are always suspect; Edwards is charming as the bumbling teacher; and the supporting cast--which includes Branscombe Richmond (Renegade), Miguel Sandoval (Get Shorty), and John Glover (Brimstone)--imbue life into their quirky gun-for-hire roles. Indeed the best aspect of El Diablo is the way in which many of its characters' façades are gradually revealed. The very tongue-in-cheek screenplay was coauthored by Halloween director John Carpenter. --Bryan Reeseman
Average Rating: 
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- A good comedy WesternThis movie should not be viewed with the idea of a serious western. I did, but it didn't take ... Read More
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- El Diablo: Pixellation Hell in the Old West...This movie features a fine cast, an intriguing story with likable characters, and a very authentic ... Read More
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- El DiabloEl diablo is a funny western about a young school teacher who decides to rescue one of his students ... Read More
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- Great movie - bad reproductionThis is one of my favorite movies ... I love it! BUT, I returned the DVD after finding out that it ... Read More
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- Thoroughly Enjoyable FunI began watching this movie because there was simply nothing else on, and I like Lou Gossett Jr & ... Read More
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