Rebel Without a Crew

1995 non-fiction book by Robert Rodriguez
978-0452271876

Rebel Without a Crew (subtitle: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player) is a 1995 non-fiction book by Robert Rodriguez. Presented in a diary format, Rebel details Rodriguez's beginnings as a young filmmaker, his stint at a medical testing facility to raise money for a feature film, the making of that film (El Mariachi) for $7,000, and his subsequent experiences in Hollywood selling the film and going to film festivals promoting it.[1]

Later editions of the book also feature one of Rodriguez's tutorials on low-budget filmmaking (Ten Minute Film School) and the screenplay to El Mariachi.[2]

Influence

Rodriguez' rags-to-riches story, detailed in Rebel, as well as his vociferous support of low-budget techniques (such as digital cinematography) to allow anyone to make a movie cheaply, have made him an icon of modern independent filmmaking.[3]

Film adaptation

The book was loosely adapted in the 2019 film Red 11, which was written and directed by Rodriguez.[4]

References

  1. ^ Robert Rodriguez (1995). Rebel Without a Crew. New York: Dutton Books, Plume. pp. 6–11. ISBN 9780452271876. OCLC 155845528. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Robert Rodriguez (1996). "Contents: Appendix 1 & Appendix 2". Rebel Without a Crew. New York: Plume. pp. 197–287. ISBN 9780452271876. OCLC 155845528. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Office of Communications, LOC (December 28, 2011). "2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates". News Release. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 14, 2012. [Rodriguez has become], in Berg's estimation, 'arguably the most successful Latino director ever to work in Hollywood.'
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 27, 2020). "Robert Rodriguez Thriller 'Red 11' & 'Film School' Docu-Series To Stream On Tubi – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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Robert Rodriguez
Films
directed
  • El Mariachi (1992)
  • Roadracers (1994)
  • Desperado (1995)
  • Four Rooms ("The Misbehavers" segment, 1995)
  • From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
  • The Faculty (1998)
  • Spy Kids (2001)
  • Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
  • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
  • Sin City (2005)
  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)
  • Planet Terror (2007)
  • Shorts (2009)
  • Machete (2010)
  • Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
  • Machete Kills (2013)
  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
  • Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
  • Red 11 (2019)
  • We Can Be Heroes (2020)
  • Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021)
  • Hypnotic (2023)
  • Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
Short films
  • Bedhead (1991)
  • The Black Mamba (2011)
  • 100 Years (2015; 2115 release)
Films written
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
  • UglyDolls (2019, also produced)
Produced only
Television
See also
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