Antonio Virtuoso Banderas in The Mexican
A popular traditional Mexican song written by Elpidio Ramírez, Roque Ramírez, and Pedro Galindo was performed here by their friend Antonio. His chords have also sounded in films such as Kill Bill Vol.2 version of Chingon and also the eternal Joselito sang it together with Antonio Aguilar while they were riding on horseback wearing sombreros. The song talks about a man in love with Malaguenaa and I described how beautiful she is in vain since his love is unrequited. Antonio Banderas also happens to be from Malaga, and it's a pity that there isn't someone to tell him how well he plays the guitar or how well he interprets.
Ralph Macchio in Crossroads, 1986)
In this film, also known as Crossroads, Eugene Marton feels a tremendous fascination for the blues and for the life of Robert Johnson. He, in turn, is dedicated to playing the classical guitar. Also known as the child from The Karate Kid, he practices the guitar in his room with impeccable skill and without any fault, except for the typical one in all movies: the one in which what you see playing does not match what it sounds like. That being said, I'm sorry to disappoint those who thought that Ralph Macchio had a great ability to play the guitar in addition to knowing how to kick. The real guitarist, the one who recorded the audio track for Macchio to get the real applause, was William Kanengiser, renowned Grammy-winning guitarist and founder of the famous Los Angeles Guitar Quartet group. A true teacher, and highly recommended.
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future, 1985
Who has never seen this scene in his life? Marty McFly doing his thing with a Chuck Berry song and already towards the end getting into Van Halen territory and leaving the public of 1955 with their mouths open. Epic and funny scene where there is a curious story: Michael J. Fox despite knowing how to play the guitar received some advice on how to move and how to appear more natural with the instrument. For this, Bones Howe, in charge of all the musical paraphernalia, hired a guitarist named Paul Hanson. On the other hand, the real guitarist who plays the song and the anachronistic solo is Tim May, a guitarist we know absolutely nothing about. His name appears in the credits, but only at the end in the acknowledgments.
Ronny Cox and Billy Redden in Deliverance, 1972
This is perhaps the prettiest scene on the list. And also, it is the most famous of this film considered one of the 1000 best of all time according to the New York Times. The piece is titled Dueling Banjos and was composed in 1955 by Arthur Smith, a respected country musician who masters the violin, guitar, and banjo and is also 92 years old. The duel was recorded with one Don Reno, a bluegrass musician, and a skilled banjo player. But the thing doesn't stop there, specifically, the audio recording of the film, performed (as actors) in the film by Ronny Cox and Billy Redden was recorded by Eric Weissberg, another country musician who came to play as a session musician for Bob Dylan, Talking Heads and, many other artists. We don't know anything about Steve Mandel, the guitarist on the recording. What we do know is that both of them, like the producer, ended up in legal trouble for not having asked permission from the original composer of the piece.
