Robert Rodriguez filmography

Summary

Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American film and television director, producer, writer, composer, cinematographer and editor. He has contributed to many projects as a combination of the six. Less commonly, Rodriguez has also worked as a second unit director, digital animator and a visual effects supervisor.

Rodriguez in 2007

Despite being rejected from the University of Texas' film school due to poor academic promise of the Arts, Robert Rodriguez created his first 16mm short film Bedhead which opened many doors for him. Rodriguez then created his first feature-length film El Mariachi which was picked up by Columbia Pictures. After directing the television film Roadracers, Rodriguez continued work in Hollywood.

El Mariachi was the first of Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy that included Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Rodriguez continued working on several other film series including the crime-horror film hybrid From Dusk till Dawn and the family-oriented adventure film series Spy Kids. Rodriguez has also collaborated with film director Quentin Tarantino on various projects including Four Rooms, From Dusk till Dawn, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Sin City and Grindhouse.

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title
Director Writer Producer Editor DoP Composer Re-Recording Mixer Notes
1992 El Mariachi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Also sound editor, music editor, sound effects designer, additional editor, camera operator and still photographer.
1995 Desperado Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Also steadicam operator
1996 From Dusk till Dawn Yes No Executive Yes No No Yes
1998 The Faculty Yes No No Yes No No Yes Also camera operator and mechanical department: XFX Inc.
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money No No Executive No No No No Direct-to-video
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter No Story Executive No No No No Direct to video
Presenter and special thanks (as Robert R., Mi Hermano)
2001 Spy Kids Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Also visual effects supervisor and camera operator;
Writer: "Oye Como Spy", "Los Robotos".
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound effects editor, visual effects supervisor, production designer and camera operator: "a" camera;
Lyrics and Music: "Isle of Dreams", "Floop's Dream";
Producer: "Isle of Dreams";
Writer: "Oye Como Spy".
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Also visual effect supervisor and production designer;
Producer: "Game Over", "Heart Drive";
Writer: "Game Over", "Heart Drive", "Spy Wedding Theme".
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound effects editor, visual effects supervisor, production designer, steadicam operator and camera operator: "a" camera;
Producer: "Flor De Mal", "Siente Mi Amor";
Writer: "Siente Mi Amor".
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 No No No No No Yes No
2005 Sin City Yes Uncredited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Co-directed with Frank Miller
Also visual effects supervisor and camera operator.
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl Yes Yes Uncredited Yes Yes Yes Yes Also visual effects supervisor;
Lyrics and Music: "Sharkboy & Lavagirl";
Producer and writer: "Dream, Dream, Dream, Dream (Dream, Dream)", "Sharkboy & Lavagirl".
Curandero No Yes Executive No No No No
2007 Grindhouse: Death Proof No No Yes No No No No
Grindhouse: Planet Terror Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also visual effects supervisor, music producer and camera operator.
Writer: "Grindhouse (Main Titles)", "Useless Talent #38", "Two Against the World", "Cherry's Dance of Death".
2009 Shorts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also camera operator and music producer.
Writer: "Spy Ballet".
2010 Predators No No Yes No No No Yes
Machete Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Co-directed with Ethan Maniquis
Composer via his band Chingon.
Also visual effects supervisor and music producer.
Writer: "Machete Main Title Theme".
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
2013 Machete Kills Yes Story Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also visual effects executive producer and music producer.
Writer: "Machete Main Title Theme".
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Co-directed with Frank Miller
Writer: "Skin City", "Uh Huh".
2019 Alita: Battle Angel Yes No No No No No No
Red 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
UglyDolls No Story Yes No No No No
2020 We Can Be Heroes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No [1]
2021 Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles Yes No No No No No No Concert film
co-directed with Patrick Osborne
2023 Hypnotic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Spy Kids: Armageddon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2115 100 Years Yes No No Yes No No No Filmed in 2015, but scheduled for release on November 18, 2115[2]

Short films edit

Year Title
Director Writer Producer Editor Dop Composer Notes
1991 Bedhead Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Bryant Delafosse and David Rodriguez
Also animator and sound effects
1995 Room 309 - "The Misbehavers" Yes Yes No Yes No No Segment from the film Four Rooms
2007 Machete Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Fake trailer shown in the double-feature film Grindhouse
2011 The Black Mamba Yes Yes No No No Yes Commercial short
Also sound mixer
2013 Two Scoops Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Co-written with Gary Lathwell and Richard Peretti
2015 Sock 'em Dead Yes Yes Yes Yes Uncredited No Also sound
2018 The Limit Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Short VR film
co-written with Racer Max Rodriguez

Acting roles edit

Year Title Role Note
1996 From Dusk till Dawn Band Member Uncredited
1997 Full Tilt Boogie Himself Documentary
2000 Famous Punk #2
Bullfighter Bullboy #1
2005 Sin City SWAT Member Uncredited
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D Shark Voice, uncredited
2006 High Hopes Mr. Lewis
2007 Planet Terror One of Abby's Henchmen Uncredited
2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero Himself Documentary
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Himself Documentary
2010 The United Monster Talent Agency Jaws Scientist Short film
2013 Amelia's 25th Emilio Cruz
2014 New World Man Mr. Folsom Voice
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Sam's Friend Uncredited

Uncredited works edit

Year Title Notes
1994 Pulp Fiction Directed Quentin Tarantino's scene
1997 Mimic Directed some scenes
Scream 2 Directed the movie-within-a-movie titled Stab

Television edit

Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Writer Creator Notes
1994 Roadracers Yes Yes Yes Yes Television film
2014–2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Yes Yes Yes Yes Directed 7 episodes
Wrote episode: "Pilot"
2014–2016 The Director's Chair Yes Yes No Yes Also host and editor;
Directed 12 episodes
2014 Matador Yes Yes No No Directed 2 episodes
2014–2018 Lucha Underground No Yes No No
2018 Spy Kids: Mission Critical No Yes No Yes
2020 The Mandalorian[3] Yes No No No Episode: "Chapter 14: The Tragedy"
2021 Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School No Yes No Yes Also host
2021–2022 The Book of Boba Fett Yes Yes No No Directed 3 episodes

Acting roles edit

Year Title Role Note
1997 Nash Bridges Marlo Veras, Commercial Director Episode "Bombshell"
2000 Deadline Chicago SWAT Lt. Episode "Pilot"
2011 The Cleveland Show Himself Voice role;
Episode "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang"
2017 Uncle Grandpa Himself Voice role;
Episode "New Direction"
2021–2022 The Book of Boba Fett Dokk Strassi, Mok Shaiz Voice role, 5 episodes

Music videos edit

Year Title Artist(s)
2010 "40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)" Bob Schneider
2015 "Confident" Demi Lovato
2020 "Rain On Me" Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
2021 "Off the Ground" Haley Reinhart

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (August 21, 2019). "Priyanka Chopra Jonas To Star In Netflix Superhero Movie From 'Alita: Battle Angel' Director Robert Rodriguez". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Coggan, Devan (November 19, 2015). "John Malkovich and Robert Rodriguez made a film that won't be released until 2115". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (May 4, 2020). "Robert Rodriguez". Twitter. Twitter.

Bibliography edit

  • "Robert Rodriguez Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
  • "Robert Rodriguez > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved February 16, 2008.

External links edit

  • Robert Rodriguez filmography at IMDb