Biography
Robert Anthony Rodríguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Sin City (2005), Planet Terror (2007), and Machete (2010). He also produced the latest installment in the Predator series, Predators (2010).
Known For
Complete Filmography
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
as Self
Chronicles Michael, an acclaimed actor blacklisted by Hollywood for most of his career, exploring his life and struggles within the industry's system.

Like Tears in Rain
2024
as Self
His entire life, the charismatic actor Rutger Hauer kept the outside world at a distance. His inner circle included only a small group of people, amon...

Frank Miller: American Genius
2024
as Self
Explore the near half-century career of the legendary comic book artist and writer. Made for his fans following a near death experience, the documenta...

Thanksgiving
2023
Thanks
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holida...

Spy Kids: Armageddon
2023
Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
When the children of the world’s greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful game developer unleash a computer virus that gives him control of ...

Hypnotic
2023
Director of Photography, Story, Editor
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bend...

Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self (Archive Footage)
Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin ...

Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
2021
as Himself
25 years after making his independent film "El Mariachi" for only 7,000 dollars, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez recreates the experience with his micro-bu...

The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
as Self
Go behind the scenes of "Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles."

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
Director
Fresh off the heels of her brand-new album, "Happier Than Ever," this cinematic concert experience features an intimate performance of every song in t...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

We Can Be Heroes
2020
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
When alien invaders capture Earth's superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.

Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N
2020
Writer
Are you ready for another dose of dreamlike impressionism and whimsical flights of fancy? Then you’re in the wrong joint.

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
2019
as Self
71 years in the making, this feature documentary experience reveals the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood's most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo.

UglyDolls
2019
Producer, Story
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After ...

Red 11
2019
Director, Screenplay, Editor
A human lab rat in a sinister medical research facility tries to buy his way out of debt to the company while under the influence of experimental psyc...

Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Director, Producer
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes ...

The Limit
2018
Director, Music, Producer
As a rogue agent with a mysterious past, you enlist the help of enhanced super-assassin M-13 to retrieve your identity and strike against the deadly o...

Also Starring Austin
2018
ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique,...

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
as Self
In this brand new featurette, directors Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone), Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), and Frank Darabont (The Sha...

Life After Flash
2017
as Self
A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up ag...

Sock 'Em Dead
2015
as Robert Rodriguez
Madison Davenport encounters a real vampire in her trailer while she is admiring her socks, and she uses them to fight off the vampire.

Sock 'Em Dead
2015
Writer, Director, Producer
Madison Davenport encounters a real vampire in her trailer while she is admiring her socks, and she uses them to fight off the vampire.

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
as Self
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the fir...

Fanarchy
2015
as Self
Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood system by becoming a creative force in their own right....

21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Thanks
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; ...

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Sam's Friend (uncredited)
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Director, Editor, Producer
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Bullet
2014
Producer
Danny Trejo plays 'Bullet' a tough cop who takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.

Machete Kills
2013
Story, Original Music Composer, Director
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take...

Amelia's 25th
2013
as Emilio Cruz
Aspiring actress Amelia begins her 25th birthday by breaking up with her boyfriend, and things only go downhill from there. After visiting a dubious p...

Two Scoops
2013
Director, Music, Executive Producer
Two Scoops' is a cinematic adventure, created by Robert Rodriguez with the help of his fans. In the film, you will find a scene featuring 'the agent,'...

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute...

Django Unchained
2012
Thanks
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Side by Side
2012
as Self
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...

The Black Mamba
2011
as Himself
Nike's Black Mamba film, starring Kobe Bryant, made its debut at the NBA All Star Weekend. The almost six-minute film, directed by action director Rob...

The Black Mamba
2011
Writer, Director
Nike's Black Mamba film, starring Kobe Bryant, made its debut at the NBA All Star Weekend. The almost six-minute film, directed by action director Rob...

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
Director, Writer, Producer
Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy M...

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Original Music Composer
An assassin is shot and almost killed by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her veng...

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
2010
Executive Producer
The story centers on Charlie, a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz who goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to hav...

The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
as Jaws Scientist
A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

Machete
2010
Director, Editor, Producer
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against h...

Predators
2010
Producer
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.

Shorts
2009
Director, Writer, Cinematography
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike...

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009
as Self
After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to sh...

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dan...

Death Proof
2007
Producer
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman...

Grindhouse
2007
as Extra (segment "Planet Terror") (uncredited)
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

Planet Terror
2007
as One of Abby's Henchmen (uncredited)
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped...

Planet Terror
2007
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped...

Grindhouse
2007
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...
Grindhouse 101
2007
as Self
Robert Rodriguez hosts a SXSW talk about his and Quentin Tarantino's upcoming "Grindhouse" double feature. Rodriguez and Harry Knowles discuss the his...

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
as Self
Feature-length documentary about the making of Clerks II.
High Hopes
2006
as Mr. Lewis
Hollywood hopeful Tom Murphy and his posse are pinning their dreams of success on having Tom’s famous girlfriend star in their first feature. That is...

Curandero
2005
Screenplay, Executive Producer
A journey that takes one man into the bowels of black magic in Mexico City

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
as Shark (voice) (uncredited)
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks an...

Confessions of a Pit Fighter
2005
Executive Producer
"From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in...

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
Director of Photography, Writer, Camera Operator
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks an...

Sin City
2005
as SWAT Member (uncredited)
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it ...

Sin City
2005
Director of Photography, Director, Original Music Composer
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it ...

Champion
2005
as Self
Danny Trejo, you know the man. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he...

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
2004
as Self
The documentary of Kill Bill Vol.2, and how it was made. This is a documentary found on the DVD of Kill Bill Vol. 2. It consists of interviews, behind...

The Customer is Always Right
2004
Director, Cinematography, Editor
Robert Rodriguez wanted to create a film version of Miller's Sin City, he made a three-minute proof-of-concept short called The Customer Is Always Rig...
Del Castillo
2004
Editor, Cinematography
Music concert video

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Original Music Composer
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She v...

How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004
as Himself (voice)
Robert Rodriguez shares how he makes home movies with this kids.

How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004
Director
Robert Rodriguez shares how he makes home movies with this kids.

Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004
as Himself
A short featurette available on the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), released in January 2004.

Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004
Editor, Director
A short featurette available on the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), released in January 2004.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Thanks
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President ...

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the worl...

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Director of Photography, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to...

El cuerno del diablo
2001
Production Design

Spy Kids
2001
Editor, Director, Producer
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from thei...

Bullfighter
2000
as Bullboy #1
Jack is a wanderer whose aimless roaming leads him to a number of interesting locations and into the company of many interesting people, and despite h...

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
as Punk #2
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
Executive Producer, Story
Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side.

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
Executive Producer
A bank-robbing gang of misfits heads to Mexico with the blueprints for the perfect million-dollar heist, but when one of the crooks wanders into the w...

The Faculty
1998
Director, Editor, Producer
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicio...

Full Tilt Boogie
1998
as Self
A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

Mimic
1997
Second Unit Director
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutan...

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Band Member (uncredited)
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampi...

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Editor, Director, Executive Producer
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampi...

Four Rooms
1995
Editor, Director, Writer
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems t...

Desperado
1995
Producer, Director, Steadicam Operator
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, ...

Roadracers
1994
Editor, Director, Writer
Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

El Mariachi
1993
Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a k...

Pretty Good Man
1991
Director, Camera Operator, Animation
A mediocre superhero discovers his powers and sort of overcomes his inferiority complex.

Bedhead
1991
Screenplay, Director, Editor
David defaces his sister's doll. In the fight that follows Rebecca falls and hits her head. When she comes to, she discovers that she has telekinetic ...

Machete Kills Again... in Space
N/A
Director, Writer
Voz flees to outer space after attempting to start a nuclear war on Earth and there is only one man who the President can trust to take Voz down: Mach...
The Faculty
N/A
Producer
When a high school newspaper photographer witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
Blood
N/A
Producer
A recently engaged bride-to-be becomes determined to find her blood family before she marries. But when she meets her unusual kin in the deep woods of...
Fire and Ice
N/A
Editor, Director, Producer
Feature adaptation of Frank Frazetta's tale of confrontation between an evil ice lord and a fire kingdom.
Untitled We Can Be Heroes Sequel
N/A
Writer, Director
A sequel to the 2020 film 'We Can Be Heroes'.
The Faculty
N/A
Producer
A remake of the 1998 sci-fi horror film.