Seth Gecko
| From Dusk till Dawn character | |
|---|---|
| Seth Gecko | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | Richie Gecko (brother) |
| Portrayed by: | George Clooney, D.J. Cotrona |
Seth Gecko is the main protagonist: a cool, suave, short-fused, sociopathic anti-hero, in the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn, its 2001 spin-off video game of the same name, and the upcoming TV series. He is portrayed by George Clooney in both the films and the video game. He will be portrayed by D.J. Cotrona on TV.[1]
Overview
Seth Gecko was originally in prison prior to the events of From Dusk till Dawn but was broken out by his younger brother (and partner in crime), Richie: A nerdy, obnoxious, even-shorter-fused, psychopath; that only a brother could stand. At the film's opening, they are being hunted by the police for: several murders, bank robberies and kidnappings.
From Dusk till Dawn
In the original film, Seth and his deeply disturbed younger brother Richie have just robbed a bank, and taken one of its female employees as a hostage. When Seth briefly leaves the room, Richie rapes and kills the woman, for which Seth reprimands him. While on the run from the law, he and Richie meet Jacob Fuller and his two children, Kate and Scott. Seth immediately sees that Richie has designs on Kate, and reassures Jacob that she will be safe as long as they do as they're told.
After crossing the border in to Mexico, they go to a bar called "Titty Twister", where Seth is supposed to meet Carlos, his contact. At the "Titty Twister", everything changed. At first what seemed like beautiful strippers, bartenders and bikers turn out to be vampires. Richie is turned into a vampire, forcing Seth to kill his own brother.
At the end of the film, Carlos arrives and unknowingly rescues them by breaking the door and letting sunlight in, killing the vampires. He is one of the two only survivors, the other being Kate, Jacob's daughter. He offers her some of the cash from the bank robbery and he and the others go to El Ray, leaving Kate with her father's RV, because El Ray would be too dangerous for her.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
The Gecko brothers are mentioned in From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money. Bo Hopkins references Edgar McGraw's cold demeanor and distracted nature: "Oh, them Gecko brothers killed his daddy."
Curdled
The Gecko brothers briefly appear in a photo cameo in the black comedy Curdled. In additional, Katie Houge, news reporter from the first film, appears, again portrayed by Kelly Preston.
TV Series
In late 2013 it was reported that a TV series had begun production.[2] Seth, will be played by D.J. Cotrona.[3]
Video game
It is revealed that some time in between the film and spin-off video game, Seth is arrested and condemned to life in prison for the "Titty Twister" murders. In the video game, he is now shown as an inmate of the fictional Rising Sun high-security prison, a converted tanker floating off the coast of New Orleans. Vampires infiltrate the prison by posing as inmates. They murder the transport guards and the warden and begin a rampage. In the chaos, Seth gains a weapon and escapes his cell.
Eventually, he manages to escape and survives.
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