And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself, is an HBO movie, so it was OK, but not great. It's based on a true story about the Mutual Film Company (home to Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith), paid Pancho Villa to film his real battles in the Mexican Revolution.

The best part for me, was when the opening credits are rolling, they pan over a letter addressed to Frank Thayer, the Mutual Film Company producer of the film. Then when Pancho meets Frank, Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa says: "Pancho means Frank. Francisco Pancho Villa. We are two Franks."

Of course, no movie made in Mexico is without lots of chickens and there are plenty. So I enjoyed the movie and then I did a bunch of Wikipedia searches to find more about the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa, the Mutual Film Company, etc. Learned a bit of history...