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{{Infobox film
| name        = From Dusk till Dawn
| image       = From Dusk till Dawn film logo.png
| caption     = 
| director    = [[Robert Rodriguez]] {{small|(1)}}<br>[[Scott Spiegel]] {{small|(2)}}<br>[[P. J. Pesce]] {{small|(3)}}
| screenplay  = {{ubl|{{small|'''''From Dusk till Dawn''''':}}|[[Quentin Tarantino]]|{{small|'''''Texas Blood Money''''':}}|Scott Spiegel|[[Duane Whitaker]]|{{small|'''''The Hangman's Daughter''''':}}|Alvaro Rodriguez}}
| story       = {{ubl|{{small|'''''From Dusk till Dawn''''':}}|Robert Kurtzman|{{small|'''''Texas Blood Money''''':}}|Scott Spiegel|[[Boaz Yakin]]|Quentin Tarantino| {{small|'''''The Hangman's Daughter''''':}}|Alvaro Rodriguez|Robert Rodriguez}}
| producer    = {{ubl|[[Lawrence Bender]]|Quentin Tarantino|Robert Rodriguez|[[Elizabeth Avellan]]}}
| starring    = {{plainlist|
* [[Harvey Keitel]] (1)
* [[George Clooney]] (1)
* Quentin Tarantino (1)
* [[Juliette Lewis]] (1)
* Ernest Liu (1)
* [[Salma Hayek]] (1)
* [[Danny Trejo]] (1–3, TV series)
* [[Robert Patrick]] (2)
* [[Bo Hopkins]] (2)
* [[Duane Whitaker]] (2)
* [[Muse Watson]] (2)
* [[Brett Harrelson]] (2)
* [[Raymond Cruz]] (2)
* [[Marco Leonardi]] (3)
* [[Michael Parks]] (3)
* [[Rebecca Gayheart]] (3)
* Lennie Loftin (3)
* [[Ara Celi]] (3)
* [[Jordana Spiro]] (3)
* [[D. J. Cotrona]] (TV series)
* [[Zane Holtz]] (TV series)
* [[Robert Patrick]] (TV Series)
* [[Madison Davenport]] (TV series)
* [[Brandon Soo Hoo]] (TV series)
* [[Eiza González]] (TV series)
* [[Wilmer Valderrama]] (TV series)
}}
| studio      = {{ubl|[[A Band Apart]]|[[Troublemaker Studios|Los Hooligans]]|[[Dimension Films]]}}
| distributor = {{ubl|Dimension Films {{small|(1–2)}}|[[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] {{small|(2–3)}}}}
| released    = 
| runtime     = 314 minutes
| country     = United States
| language    = English
| budget      = $30 million {{small|(all films)}}
| gross       =  
}}
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'''''From Dusk till Dawn''''' is an American [[media franchise]] created by [[Robert Kurtzman]], including three films, a television series and a video game. 

==Films==
''From Dusk till Dawn'' is an American [[Horror film|horror]] franchise created by [[Robert Kurtzman]], developed writers and directors [[Quentin Tarantino]] and [[Robert Rodriguez]]. To date, it includes a [[motion picture]], two [[direct-to-video]] [[sequel]]s, a [[video game]], a [[comic book]], [[collectable]] [[statues]], and a [[TV series]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/17/t2s-robert-patrick-join-dusk-till-dawn-series/ |title=T2's Robert Patrick & More Join 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series', by Craig Hunter |access-date=2013-11-24 |archive-date=2020-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117144045/https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/17/t2s-robert-patrick-join-dusk-till-dawn-series/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Danny Trejo]] is the only actor to appear in all the original three films and the series. Actor [[Michael Parks]] appears in both ''From Dusk till Dawn'' and ''The Hangman's Daughter''. Rodriguez, Tarantino, and [[Lawrence Bender]] served as producers on all of the three films.

===''From Dusk till Dawn''===
{{main|From Dusk till Dawn}}
''From Dusk Till Dawn'' is a 1996 horror [[Crime film|crime]] [[Action film|action]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] film written by [[Quentin Tarantino filmography|Quentin Tarantino]] and directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]]. The movie stars [[Harvey Keitel]], [[George Clooney]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], and [[Juliette Lewis]].

===''Texas Blood Money''===
{{main|From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money}}

''From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'' is an American horror crime action thriller released on March 16, 1999. The film was an early test release by [[Dimension Films]] for the [[direct-to-video]] market.<ref name= "Lawson">{{cite news | last = Lawson | first = Terry | title = Small-screen Success Stories | work = [[Chicago Tribune]] | date = May 27, 1999 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/05/27/small-screen-success-stories/ | access-date = 2012-03-05 | archive-date = 2014-05-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124738/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-05-27/features/9905270205_1_video-business-pre-orders-sequel | url-status = live}}</ref> It was co-written and directed by [[Scott Spiegel]], the co-writer of ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' and director of ''[[Intruder (1989 film)|Intruder]]''.<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web | title=From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | publisher=IMDb | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120860/ | access-date=2012-03-05 | archive-date=2012-01-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127214515/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120860/ | url-status=live}}</ref> The film was filmed on location in [[South Africa]] and features cameos by [[Bruce Campbell]] and [[Tiffani Thiessen]]. It won a [[Saturn Award]] from The [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films]] for the Best Home Video Release of 1999.<ref name="Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films">{{cite web|title=Past Saturn Award Winners |publisher=The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |access-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=2008-09-14}}</ref>

===''The Hangman's Daughter''===
{{main|From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter}}

''From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter'' is a 1999 American horror film that serves as a [[prequel]] to the 1996 film, ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/181750/From-Dusk-Till-Dawn-3-The-Hangman-s-Daughter/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104160019/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/181750/From-Dusk-Till-Dawn-3-The-Hangman-s-Daughter/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2008|access-date=16 August 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008}}</ref> It was released directly to video and was nominated for the [[Saturn Award]]'s Best Home Video Release category.

===Cancelled fourth film===
In December 2010, the production of a fourth ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'' film was in the planning stages,<ref name= "Block">{{cite news | last = Block | first = Alex Ben | title = Weinstein Co., Miramax Ink Deal to Produce Movie Sequels | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = December 16, 2010 | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-miramax-ink-deal-produce-60852 | access-date = 2012-03-05 | archive-date = 2020-11-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201117144047/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-miramax-ink-deal-produce-60852 | url-status = live}}</ref> but further work on this possibility has not been revealed. In 2013, ''[[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series]]'', a television adaptation of the films, had begun production, without any further mention of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/17/t2s-robert-patrick-join-dusk-till-dawn-series/|title=T2's Robert Patrick & More Join 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'|first=Craig|last=Hunter|work=TheHollywoodNews.com|date=17 November 2013|access-date=15 January 2014|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117144045/https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/11/17/t2s-robert-patrick-join-dusk-till-dawn-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==TV series==
{{main|From Dusk till Dawn: The Series}}

Rodriguez developed a [[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series|TV series]] for his cable network [[El Rey (network)|El Rey]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/univision-announces-partnership-with-robert-rodriguezs-el-ray-network-dusk-to-dawn-tv-series-498670/ |title=Univision Announces Partnership With Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network; 'Dusk Till Dawn' TV Series Planned |access-date=2020-04-17 |archive-date=2014-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612093701/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/univision-announces-partnership-with-robert-rodriguezs-el-ray-network-dusk-to-dawn-tv-series/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It stars [[Robert Patrick]] as Jacob Fuller, [[Eiza González]] as [[Santanico Pandemonium]], and [[Don Johnson]] as Sheriff McGraw.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/el-reys-from-dusk-till-dawn-rounds-out-cast-636143/ |title=El Rey's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Rounds Out Cast, by THE DEADLINE TEAM |access-date=2020-04-17 |archive-date=2014-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612093542/http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/el-reys-from-dusk-till-dawn-rounds-out-cast/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=111453 |title=Robert Patrick and More Join Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. Source: El Rey Network |access-date=2020-04-17 |archive-date=2020-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225224148/https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/111453-robert-patrick-and-more-join-robert-rodriguezs-from-dusk-till-dawn-the-series |url-status=live}}</ref> The series debuted on El Rey in the United States on March 11, 2014, and internationally on [[Netflix]] two days later.

==Characters==
{{see also|List of From Dusk till Dawn characters}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" | Character
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Film
! colspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Television series
|-
! style="text-align:center; width:20%;"| ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]''
! style="text-align:center; width:20%;"| [[From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money|''{{small|From Dusk Till Dawn 2:}}<br>Texas Blood Money'']]
! style="text-align:center; width:20%;"| [[From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter|''{{small|From Dusk Till Dawn 3:}}<br>The Hangman's Daughter'']]
! style="text-align:center; width:20%;"| [[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series|''{{small|From Dusk Till Dawn:}}<br>The Series'']]
|-
! Razor Charlie
| [[Danny Trejo]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Danny Trejo
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
! Santanico Pandemonium
| [[Salma Hayek]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Ara Celi]]
| [[Eiza González]]
|-
! Earl McGraw
| colspan="2" | [[Michael Parks]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Don Johnson]]<hr>[[Jesse Johnson (actor)|Jesse Johnson]]
|-
! [[Seth Gecko]]
| [[George Clooney]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[D.J. Cotrona]]
|-
! Richie Gecko
| [[Quentin Tarantino]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Zane Holtz]]
|-
! Jacob Fuller
| [[Harvey Keitel]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Robert Patrick]]
|-
! Kate Fuller
| [[Juliette Lewis]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Madison Davenport]]
|-
!Razor Eddie
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Danny Trejo
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
! Edgar McGraw
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[James Parks (actor)|James Parks]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
![[Ambrose Bierce]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Michael Parks
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
! The Hangman
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| [[Temuera Morrison]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
!The Regulator
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Danny Trejo
|}

==Video game==
{{main|From Dusk Till Dawn (video game)}}

''From Dusk till Dawn'' is a [[third-person shooter]] that is based on events that transpire directly after the end of the film ''From Dusk till Dawn''. Released in 2001 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], it was distributed by [[Cryo Interactive]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://m3talent.net/tributes/from_dusk_till_dawn/ Tribute page at m3 talent agency]
* [http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/from-dusk-till-dawn Fan club]

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