Woman, so she scavenged through the endless vaults of cheeseball exploitation movies from the 1950s and hatched a plan. For those who havent seen it before and it has been tough to. The idea was to get established directors friedkin, dante, milius, mcnaughton, etc. The young man in question is robert rodriguez and this day was the catalyst of his dream career. May 02, 2012 shot superfast on a tv schedule, robert rodriguez roadracers is a model of the mans early, energetic film making, favouring imagination and muscularity. Movies and tv content specifically about a historical figure, event or period are eligible. That was followed by the romantic lead in the roadracers remake that was part of showtimes innovative rebel highway series. Roadracers is a 1994 madefortelevision film directed by robert rodriguez, his second feature. Dragstrip girl directed by mary lambert and starring mark dacascos and natasha gregson wagner.
He discusses these conflicts in the now outofprint book, roadracers. Showtime did a series where they took 10 young directors, and took old drivein movie titles, and the director was given the title of the film, and they could either remake the old movie, or they could just completely make up their own movie. Island of lost dreams vhs movies vhs tape robert rodriguez. Rodriguez described his experiences making the film in his book rebel. In his book, rebel without a crew, rodriguez remarks that most of his earliest memories as a child were from movie theaters. Join facebook to connect with robert rod rodriguez and others you may know.
Back in 1993 producer debra hill had a small degree of success with her madeforhbo remake of attack of the 50 ft. While manyachild would easily succumb to a jan bradysense of being lost in the shuffle, robert always stood out as a very creative and very active. Rodriguez was fascinated with films from an early age. Oct 20, 2003 rodriguez was fascinated with films from an early age. I scoured the world looking for a copy for months before i found one in the u. Dvd talk third annual historical appreciation challenge. In 2011, miramax made a deal with hulu plus and netflix to instant stream their film library. Robert rodriguez and norman reedus in ride with norman reedus 2016. Spy kids was one of rodriguez biggest hits, he had with hollywood that produced three other sequels i didnt see the fourth one yet. The film originally aired on showtime network as part of their rebel highway series that took the titles of 1950sera bmovies and applied them to original films starring upandcoming actors of the 1990s including the likes of. I met robert rodriguez working on a movie called roadracers. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. With david arquette, john hawkes, salma hayek, jason wiles.
Synopsis the film roadracers is a homage to the juvenile delinquent films of the 1950s. Intended as a practice film for the spanishlanguage direct. Cine meccanica so far outits really something else. Roadracers paints a vivid portrait of life in the 50s, as seen through the eyes of robert rodriguez and his greaser hero, dude. In this book he provides an account of the making of his. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Its an actionpacked, energetic experience, filled with plenty of. If you buy the book, id love to get your take on it in the comments below. Rodriguez directed rebel highways first entry, last weeks roadracers, an oddly offbalance teen film with a terrific performance from david arquette hes in. Made for the showtime network cable channel in 1994 for the rebel highway series, robert rodriguez s roadracers never got the dvd justice it deserved though it did come out on vhs but thanks to echobridge and their efforts, its now available almost twenty years since it was made. Its the wild story of a rockin rebel david arquette, scream racing through life with a fast car, a loud guitar, and a sexy girlfriend salma hayek, from dusk till dawn.
Half of the book is the script of roadracers and the other half is pure rodriguez taletelling of the sometimes harrowing experience of making roadracers. Movies for the mancave 3 available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. Rodriguez was interested in making films from an early age. Dimension home video has provided us with artwork for roadracers which stars david arquette and salma hayek. Robert rodriguez facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. Apr 18, 2012 roadracers paints a vivid portrait of life in the 50s, as seen through the eyes of robert rodriguez and his greaser hero, dude. Jul 15, 2011 if you buy the book, id love to get your take on it in the comments below.
The spy kids series is an american spy adventure comedy film series written and directed by robert rodriguez, and produced by troublemaker studios and dimension films. I just think this is a great book, and kelly is a great writer and friend, and a local resident of my hometown beacon, ny. Made for the showtime network cable channel in 1994 for the rebel highway series, robert rodriguezs roadracers never got the dvd justice it deserved though it did come out on vhs but thanks to echobridge and their efforts, its now available almost twenty years since it was made. The film originally aired on showtime network as part of their rebel highway series that took the titles of 1950sera bmovies and applied them to original films starring upandcoming actors of the 1990s including the likes of alicia. Acclaimed director robert rodriguez delivers more actionpacked thrills with roadracers, the story of a rockin rebel named dude david arquette, racing through life with a fast car, a loud guitar, a sexy girlfriend salma hayek and a big mouth. He began by making little animated flip films in the margins of books. Of all the people to be amazed by the images of john carpenters 1981 scifi parable, escape from new york 1981, none were as captivated as the 12yearold rodriguez. If you havent heard of robert rodriguezs roadracers, youre not alone. Robert rodriguez the faculty, from dusk till dawn, roadracers made an different kind of family movie that has some originality and feel much fresher than the usual hollywoodtype family comedy. Toothy, footloose exercise in retrorockabillydrivein kitsch, made for showtimes rebel highway project. Roadracers the making of a degenerate hot rod flick this is a quasi sequel to roberts rebel without a crew book, centering around the making of. This 1994 movie is from director robert rodriguez, and tells the story of a rockin rebel, racing through life with a fast car, a loud guitar.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Roadracers is robert rodriguez second film about a 50s rebel named dude delaney david arquette who plays a mean guitar and dreams of leaving his small town and becoming a rockabilly star racing with a fast car and a sexy girlfriend named donna salma hayek and friend nixer john hawkes but dude having a temper gets caught up in a nasty feud with the towns sheriff sarge william. But when a confrontation ends with deadly threats, dude finds himself speeding headon toward a showdown that will settle the score for good. The making of a degenerate hot rod flick by robert. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Robert anthony rodriguez is a mexican american filmmaker and visual effects supervisor. Overview of roadracers, 1994, directed by robert rodriguez, with aaron vaughn, karen landry, tammy brady conrad, at turner classic movies. Rodriguez was the odd man out, since this was actually the biggest production hed done up until that point. In this book he provides an account of the making of his film.
Shot superfast on a tv schedule, robert rodriguez roadracers is a model of the mans early, energetic film making, favouring imagination and muscularity. I am making such a literal interpretation of his book that id. The film roadracers is a homage to the juvenile delinquent films of the 1950s. This 1994 movie is from director robert rodriguez, and tells the story of a rockin rebel, racing through life with a fast car, a loud guitar, and a sexy girlfriend. Robert anthony rodriguez was born and raised in san antonio, texas, usa, to rebecca villegas, a nurse, and cecilio g.
John hawkes, whose soft voice and angular features were distinctive enough to land him steady work as a bit player and character actor throughout the 80s and 90s. The mexico trilogy or mariachi trilogy also desperado trilogy on some dvd releases is a series of americanmexican contemporary western action filmsel mariachi, desperado and once upon a time in mexicoall written and directed by robert rodriguez. He told me stories of filming with robert rodriguez, said robert was hanging off the front of the car with one hand on the hood and the other on the camera what a stud and then david signed my copy. Cynical look at a 50s rebellious rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff. In between films, rodriguez ventured into tv to helm, script, edit and provide a song for roadracers 1994, an outstanding installment of rebel highway, showtimes stylish series of lowbudget remakes of the 1950s drivein fare produced by american international pictures. Robert rodriguez, the acclaimed director of spy kids and desperado, delivers more actionpacked thrills with roadracers.
Of all the people to be amazed by the images of john carpenter s 1981 scifi parable, escape from new york 1981, none were as captivated as the 12yearold rodriguez. But when a confrontation ends with deadly threats, this young rebel finds himself speeding head. Find release information for roadracers 1994 robert rodriguez on allmovie. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Join facebook to connect with rob rodriguez and others you may know. Born robert anthony rodriguez on june 20, 1968, in san antonio, texas, he was the third of ten children born to cecilio, a sales manager for a cookware firm, and his wife, rebecca, a nurse. Dvd talk robert rodriguez roadracers 12 05 from dvdanswers. Robert rodriguez center left and david arquette center right on the set of the grindhouse cinema homage roadracers. Girls in prison directed by john mcnaughton and starring anne heche and ione skye. Roadracers vhs rare demo tape screener salma hayek robert rodriguez. Born and raised in texas, robert was the middle child of a family that would include 10 children. Shop movies directed by robert rodriguez on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris.
Roadracers is robert rodriguez second film about a 50s rebel named dude delaney david arquette who plays a mean guitar and dreams of leaving his small town and becoming a rockabilly star racing with a fast car and a sexy girlfriend named donna salma hayek and friend nixer john hawkes but dude having a temper gets caught up in a nasty feud with the towns. Filmmaker robert rodriguez who had long been in business with miramax and was in a relationship with actress rose mcgowan who says she was sexually assaulted by harvey weinstein in 1997. Robert rodriguez took the title from the original film and fashioned his own in a way that is much darker and much more ironic than the original. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in mexico and in his home state of texas. A greaser picture from the wonderfully eccentric mind of robert rodriguez, roadracers is an entertaining and wonderfully unique work from the talented director. Roadracers 1994 robert rodriguez releases allmovie. The beatles solo years 19701980, has just been published. Robert rodriguez on the lure of grindhouse cinema cnn.
Robert rodriguez roadracers is back, and weve been speaking. Over the past decade, hawkes has increasingly moved out of the. Robert rodriguez roadracers is back, and weve been. The series premiered with robert rodriguezs roadracers on july 22, 1994. I have no affiliation to the publisher, and i do not receive any compensation for sales. Shipping for each additional book, cd, video, or dvd purchased is. The franchise follows the adventures of carmen alexa vega and juni cortez daryl sabara, two hispanicamerican children who become involved in their parents espionage. With david arquette, jason wiles, john hawkes, salma hayek and william sadler. Like its predecessor, fab four faq, it too has received critical and fan acclaim. Roadracers movie trailer and a thanks to robert rodriguez. Overview for robert rodriguez turner classic movies.
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