''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
Robert Anthony Rodriguez ( ; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ...
. The book chronicles the origin, production and eventual success of
Rodriguez's debut feature, a 1992 crime thriller called
El Mariachi.
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''.
Influence
Considered one of the best books on filmmaking and is considered an inspiration to many independent filmmakers.
Film adaptation
A section of the book was loosely adapted by Rodriguez himself as the 2019 film ''
Red 11''.
References
1995 non-fiction books
Books about film
Mexico Trilogy
Show business memoirs
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