sword fight. Death mortally wounds Buddy in the end but the Kid discovers water is Death's weakness after spitting at him. The Kid then melts Death away with his water canteen. With his defeat, Death's bandmates are in shock that the Kid bested him. They give him a card and tell him with admiration that if he ever needs them to call them, and they take their leave. The Kid, saddened by Buddy disappearing after dying, bravely accepts to finish Buddy's journey. He puts on his clothes and glasses, and carries his sword and guitar. With Lost Vegas now in sight, the Kid has completed Buddy's dream, and the film ends with him turning into Buddy, symbolizing he's inherited His spirit as a crowd cheers him from Lost Vegas. Cast Jeffrey Falcon as Buddy, a parody of Buddy Holly Justin McGuire as the Kid Stephane Gauger as Death, a parody of Slash Lex Lang as the voice of Death George L. Casillas as Mariachi, a parody of Ritchie Valens Monti Ellison as the Head Pin Pal Kareem as Bowler #2 Paul Szopa as Bowler #3 Richard McGuire as the Cantina owner Gabrille Pimenter as Little Man Dan Barton as Ward Cleaver Lora Witty as Harriet Cleaver Rheagan Wallace as Peggy Cleaver Nathaniel Bresler as Rusty Cleaver John Sarkisian as the Russian General Euan MacDonald as Russian Lieutenant #1 Henrik Henrickson as Russian Lieutenant #2 Kim De Angelo as the Mother The Red Elvises appear as themselves. Director Lance Mungia plays one of the Archers. Production Opening sequence distortion The opening sequence has an intentionally distorted visual effect. The de-anamorphic visuals are a subtle "tribute" to the Chinese martial arts films (notably the films by Shaw Brothers) that often had their wide-screen opening sequences compressed to the 1.33:1 format of TV screens for VHS release. Thematic elements Throughout the film there are homages to many major musical movements in the United States. Buddy, the main character, is a symbol of the birth of rock 'n' roll. He shares the same clothing style of Buddy Holly, especially his horn-rimmed glasses. Death, a character resembling Slash from Guns N' Roses, kills a character representing Jerry Lee Lewis during the film. Death also dispatches a mariachi band and another musician dressed country western style. His minions also torment a traveler dressed in hip hop fashion. Buddy also has a duel with a musician (wielding