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Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

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19976.52h 10m

Overview

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.

Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Written by Barry Gifford, David Trueba, Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez
Box OfficeBudget: $7.6MRevenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Perdita Durango

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Romeo

Harley Cross

Harley Cross

Duane

Aimee Graham

Aimee Graham

Estelle

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Adolfo

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Santos

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Catalina

Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

Shorty Dee

Carlos Bardem

Carlos Bardem

Reggie

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Doyle

Themes & Keywords

kidnappingtexasbank robberdrugsillegal prostitutionsatanic ritualmexican border

About Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil is a action, thriller film released in 1997 exploring themes of kidnapping, texas, bank robber, drugs, illegal prostitution, satanic ritual. Directed by Álex de la Iglesia, it stars Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross. She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.

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