Come September, Netflix will once again be removing a large quantity of movies and series from its library and replacing them with other options.
One of the movies getting the boot is Desperado, the 1995 neo-Western action drama directed, written and co-produced by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi and Salma Hayek in her breakthrough role, the film is the sequel to 1993's El Mariachi and the second installment in Rodriguez's Mexican trilogy.
When is Desperado leaving Netflix?
According to What's on Netflix, Desperado will depart the app on Sept. 1. It is one of more than 50 movies leaving the platform that day, along with the entire Rocky franchise, American Graffiti, Little Miss Sunshine and others.
Interestingly, it was reported earlier this year that Netflix had made Desperadounavailable to subscribers of its ad-supported tier, so this removal isn't too shocking.
Desperado launched Salma Hayek's career
In addition to making $58 million worldwide against its $7 million budget and drawing solid reviews from fans and critics, Desperado also catapulted a then-28-year-old Hayek into the mainstream.
While the movie did wonder for her career, it wasn't all fun for the Mexican-born actress. Hayek admitted shooting the film's famous love scene was traumatic.
“So, when we were going to start shooting, I started to sob,” Hayek said in 2021, via The Hollywood Reporter.
Hayek added that she told Banderas, Rodriguez and his then-wife, producer Elizabeth Avellán, that she was "afraid" and didn't know if she could go through with the scene.
"One of the things I was afraid of was Antonio — he was an absolute gentleman and so nice, and we’re still super close friends — but he was very free," Hayek added. "It scared me that for him, it was like nothing. I started crying, and he was like, ‘Oh my God. You’re making me feel terrible.’ And I was so embarrassed that I was crying.”
Hayek made it clear that the trio were incredibly supportive and did not pressure her, but the experience was overall unenjoyable. They "got through it" though, and the rest is history.
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