Robert Rodriguez

I take it to Bruce Willis first, which was cool about doing it that way, which is unheard of. When I went to his agent, his agent was like, wait, He leans forward very dramatically. You brought actors down. Oh, because I told him, this is Frank Miller. He's one of our greatest artists. He wrote in Hollywood and he got screwed around. And the guy goes, welcome to Hollywood. You know, like that.

I take it to Bruce Willis first, which was cool about doing it that way, which is unheard of. When I went to his agent, his agent was like, wait, He leans forward very dramatically. You brought actors down. Oh, because I told him, this is Frank Miller. He's one of our greatest artists. He wrote in Hollywood and he got screwed around. And the guy goes, welcome to Hollywood. You know, like that.

I'm like, yeah, whatever.

I'm like, yeah, whatever.

I'm like, yeah, whatever.

So I just thought, hey, you'll be a partner. You're going to co-direct this with me. and we're gonna make this, I'm gonna take all the risks, you're gonna come down, we shot this opening, which I have, I'm gonna show it to Bruce so he can see the book, but then he can see how it gets translated.

So I just thought, hey, you'll be a partner. You're going to co-direct this with me. and we're gonna make this, I'm gonna take all the risks, you're gonna come down, we shot this opening, which I have, I'm gonna show it to Bruce so he can see the book, but then he can see how it gets translated.

So I just thought, hey, you'll be a partner. You're going to co-direct this with me. and we're gonna make this, I'm gonna take all the risks, you're gonna come down, we shot this opening, which I have, I'm gonna show it to Bruce so he can see the book, but then he can see how it gets translated.

And the guy gets very dramatic, he goes, wait, you brought the actors down, you shot this, you did the effects for it, and you didn't have the rights? And I leaned in and went, welcome to Texas. All these little monkeys spit out water. Frank was dying. It was super annoying. They said, okay. He saw it. He went, okay, you can go meet with Frank. You can go meet with Bruce.

And the guy gets very dramatic, he goes, wait, you brought the actors down, you shot this, you did the effects for it, and you didn't have the rights? And I leaned in and went, welcome to Texas. All these little monkeys spit out water. Frank was dying. It was super annoying. They said, okay. He saw it. He went, okay, you can go meet with Frank. You can go meet with Bruce.

And the guy gets very dramatic, he goes, wait, you brought the actors down, you shot this, you did the effects for it, and you didn't have the rights? And I leaned in and went, welcome to Texas. All these little monkeys spit out water. Frank was dying. It was super annoying. They said, okay. He saw it. He went, okay, you can go meet with Frank. You can go meet with Bruce.

So I showed it to Bruce and he's watching it. He looks at the book and he looks at the thing and he goes, damn, this is really great. And then fake titles come up, his name's in the titles. And I go, look, you have to be in the movie. Your name's in the titles. And he's like, I'm in. So he was in and we were shooting the actual movie by March. Wow. So April, we're already done with it.

So I showed it to Bruce and he's watching it. He looks at the book and he looks at the thing and he goes, damn, this is really great. And then fake titles come up, his name's in the titles. And I go, look, you have to be in the movie. Your name's in the titles. And he's like, I'm in. So he was in and we were shooting the actual movie by March. Wow. So April, we're already done with it.

So I showed it to Bruce and he's watching it. He looks at the book and he looks at the thing and he goes, damn, this is really great. And then fake titles come up, his name's in the titles. And I go, look, you have to be in the movie. Your name's in the titles. And he's like, I'm in. So he was in and we were shooting the actual movie by March. Wow. So April, we're already done with it.

We're filming the second story by April. It was out the next year. I mean, that's as fast as a movie has ever gone into production. All these actors jumped on right away once we had Bruce. And he loved doing this film noir type thing. And we're doing something very experimental, which is green screen. Nobody knew what green screen back then was.

We're filming the second story by April. It was out the next year. I mean, that's as fast as a movie has ever gone into production. All these actors jumped on right away once we had Bruce. And he loved doing this film noir type thing. And we're doing something very experimental, which is green screen. Nobody knew what green screen back then was.

We're filming the second story by April. It was out the next year. I mean, that's as fast as a movie has ever gone into production. All these actors jumped on right away once we had Bruce. And he loved doing this film noir type thing. And we're doing something very experimental, which is green screen. Nobody knew what green screen back then was.

And what I told them was, well, it's kind of like theater. But instead of being in front of a black curtain, you're in front of a green curtain. You'll still have some props. You might have a steering wheel, like Clive just there just had a steering wheel. You might have, but just mainly you and the actors. And everything else goes away. And I'll fill in the blanks.

And what I told them was, well, it's kind of like theater. But instead of being in front of a black curtain, you're in front of a green curtain. You'll still have some props. You might have a steering wheel, like Clive just there just had a steering wheel. You might have, but just mainly you and the actors. And everything else goes away. And I'll fill in the blanks.

And what I told them was, well, it's kind of like theater. But instead of being in front of a black curtain, you're in front of a green curtain. You'll still have some props. You might have a steering wheel, like Clive just there just had a steering wheel. You might have, but just mainly you and the actors. And everything else goes away. And I'll fill in the blanks.