Robert Anthony RodrÃguez 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.
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| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | Cinematographer | Editor | Other | ||
| 1991 | Bedhead (short film) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | El Mariachi[II] | 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[II] | Yes | ||||||
| Mimic[IV] | 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[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Kill Bill Vol. 2 | Yes | ||||||
| 2005 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sin City[V] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | Death Proof | Yes | ||||||
| Planet Terror[VI] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero[II] | Yes | ||||||
| Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX[II] | Yes | |||||||
| 2009 | Shorts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Predators[V][VI] | 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.
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 |
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