“A Mexican standoff,” according to Wikipedia, “is a confrontation among two or more parties in which no participant can proceed or retreat without being exposed to danger.” ¡Orale! Let’s get some of those cinema standoff scenes and mash them up! [POCHO only presents this video after receiving assurances from responsible parties that “no actual Mexicans were harmed in the making of this mashup.” Your mileage may vary.]
The mashup highlights the “trio scene” from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a classic example of film editing. The 1966 Western was directed by Sergio Leone, and starred Clint Eastwood before he lost his mind, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. Check the scene out here:
Mashup video by by Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell for Burger Fiction.
Mashed up films in order of appearance:
In Bruges (2008)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
Tombstone (1993)
Escape From L.A. (1996)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
Shoot Em Up (2007)
Face/Off (1997)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011)
The Killer (1989)
Corky Romano (2001)
RoboCop (1987)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Assassins (1995)
Hitman (2007)
The Boondocks Saints II (2009)
City On Fire (1987)
Repo Man (1984)
Paycheck (2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
The Way Of The Gun (2000)
Enemy Of The State (1998)
Takers (2010)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Training Day (2001)
The Mummy (1999)
Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Date Night (2010)
True Romance (1993)
Munich (2005)
The Untouchables (1987)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Rock (1996)
The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Anchorman (2004)
So why is it called a “Mexican Standoff”? Nobody knows.