Rebel Without a Crew
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
- ^ Robert Rodriguez (1995). Rebel Without a Crew. New York: Dutton Books, Plume. pp. 6–11. ISBN 9780452271876. OCLC 155845528. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.'
- ^ 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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- Filmography
- Unrealized projects
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- 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)
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- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
- UglyDolls (2019, also produced)
- Death Proof (2007)
- Predators (2010)
- El Mariachi (2014)
- From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016)
- Matador (2014)
- Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
- The Director's Chair (2014–2018)
- Spy Kids: Mission Critical (2018)
- The Mandalorian (2020)
- "Chapter 14: The Tragedy"
- The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
- "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land"
- "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine"
- Troublemaker Studios
- From Dusk till Dawn (franchise)
- Mexico Trilogy
- Rebel Without a Crew (1995)
- Spy Kids franchise
- Grindhouse
- Chingon
- El Rey Network
- Elizabeth Avellán (wife)
- Patricia Vonne (sister)
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