Robert Rodriguez filmography

Rodriguez in 2007

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

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 Road Racers, Rodriguez continued work in Hollywood.

El Mariachi, was the first of Rodriguez 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 Til Dawn, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Sin City and Grindhouse.

Films

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Writer	Composer	Cinematographer	Editor	Other
1991	Bedhead (short film)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	El Mariachi	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
1994	Roadracers	Yes		Yes			Yes
1995	Desperado	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
	Four Rooms	Yes		Yes			Yes
1996	From Dusk till Dawn	Yes					Yes
1997	Full-Tilt Boogie							Yes
	Mimic							Yes
1998	From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money		Yes
	The Faculty	Yes					Yes
1999	From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter		Yes	Yes
2001	Spy Kids	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Kill Bill Vol. 2				Yes
2005	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Sin City	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007	Death Proof		Yes
	Planet Terror	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero							Yes
	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX							Yes
2009	Shorts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2010	Predators		Yes					Yes
	Machete	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
2011	Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World	Yes		Yes			Yes

^ I Also credited as an animator.
^ II Also credited for sound effects.
^ III Also credited as an interview participant.
^ IV Also credited as a second unit director.
^ V Also credited as a visual effects supervisor.
^ VI Also credited as a re-recording mixer.

Highest-grossing films

This is a list of the top 10 highest domestic-grossing films in which Rodriguez has written, directed, or produced, according to Box Office Mojo. This does not include films in which he had a minor role or appeared as a participant, according to the same site. Rodriguez's films have grossed domestically a total of more than $590 million, with an average of $54 million per film.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross (US$)
1	Spy Kids 3D: Game Over	$197,011,982
2	Sin City	$158,753,820
3	Spy Kids	$147,934,180
4	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	$119,723,358
5	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	$98,185,582
6	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D	$69,425,966
7	Machete	$40,304,524
8	The Faculty	$40,283,321
9	From Dusk Till Dawn	$25,836,616
10	Shorts	$25,747,167

References

General

• "Robert Rodriguez Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=robertrodriguez.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
• "Robert Rodriguez > Filmography". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:151002~T2. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 

Specific

External links

• Robert Rodriguez at Allmovie
• Robert Rodriguez at the Internet Movie Database