Robert Rodriguez

And so I thought, how about for the opening of George Clooney and Quentin walking out of the gas station that we have the whole place just blowing up and they just keep talking like it's not happening. You know, like take it another step further so I'm not just doing the same thing. Okay, that one is like, okay, you're going to walk out and it's all in one take. So we're only going to do one take.

And so I thought, how about for the opening of George Clooney and Quentin walking out of the gas station that we have the whole place just blowing up and they just keep talking like it's not happening. You know, like take it another step further so I'm not just doing the same thing. Okay, that one is like, okay, you're going to walk out and it's all in one take. So we're only going to do one take.

And so I thought, how about for the opening of George Clooney and Quentin walking out of the gas station that we have the whole place just blowing up and they just keep talking like it's not happening. You know, like take it another step further so I'm not just doing the same thing. Okay, that one is like, okay, you're going to walk out and it's all in one take. So we're only going to do one take.

We're going to blow the thing up. We're going to start with just, you know, some smaller explosions. And then when they're further away and it's safer, then we'll do the big fireballs. So we're going and you're nervous. Cause like if one of them trips up a line and you know, the pressure's on them, it's not just you that's nervous. You're nervous for them.

We're going to blow the thing up. We're going to start with just, you know, some smaller explosions. And then when they're further away and it's safer, then we'll do the big fireballs. So we're going and you're nervous. Cause like if one of them trips up a line and you know, the pressure's on them, it's not just you that's nervous. You're nervous for them.

We're going to blow the thing up. We're going to start with just, you know, some smaller explosions. And then when they're further away and it's safer, then we'll do the big fireballs. So we're going and you're nervous. Cause like if one of them trips up a line and you know, the pressure's on them, it's not just you that's nervous. You're nervous for them.

They're the ones who got to walk out, do that whole speech, get in the car and drive away. What if the car doesn't start? What do you know? There's a lot of things that could happen. Well, guess what happens? The thing you would not expect happens. They go in, they come out, they start talking, shoot it. It's perfect, great, we can move on.

They're the ones who got to walk out, do that whole speech, get in the car and drive away. What if the car doesn't start? What do you know? There's a lot of things that could happen. Well, guess what happens? The thing you would not expect happens. They go in, they come out, they start talking, shoot it. It's perfect, great, we can move on.

They're the ones who got to walk out, do that whole speech, get in the car and drive away. What if the car doesn't start? What do you know? There's a lot of things that could happen. Well, guess what happens? The thing you would not expect happens. They go in, they come out, they start talking, shoot it. It's perfect, great, we can move on.

And the camera guy goes, I don't know what happened, but just like you had a little snafu here, he goes, yeah. We have an autofocus on the Steadicam. I mean, we have a focus thing. It just went like this. I felt it go whack all the way out of focus and whack for a second back. Like it just reset itself.

And the camera guy goes, I don't know what happened, but just like you had a little snafu here, he goes, yeah. We have an autofocus on the Steadicam. I mean, we have a focus thing. It just went like this. I felt it go whack all the way out of focus and whack for a second back. Like it just reset itself.

And the camera guy goes, I don't know what happened, but just like you had a little snafu here, he goes, yeah. We have an autofocus on the Steadicam. I mean, we have a focus thing. It just went like this. I felt it go whack all the way out of focus and whack for a second back. Like it just reset itself.

I don't know why it did that, you know, because it's radio controlled and we can't tell because we're shooting film, you know, sort of like, oh shit, let's watch the dailies. Sure enough. Let's see if we can get, maybe I can scratch the film right there. No, it goes completely out of focus and back in focus within a second. Now we got to reshoot it.

I don't know why it did that, you know, because it's radio controlled and we can't tell because we're shooting film, you know, sort of like, oh shit, let's watch the dailies. Sure enough. Let's see if we can get, maybe I can scratch the film right there. No, it goes completely out of focus and back in focus within a second. Now we got to reshoot it.

I don't know why it did that, you know, because it's radio controlled and we can't tell because we're shooting film, you know, sort of like, oh shit, let's watch the dailies. Sure enough. Let's see if we can get, maybe I can scratch the film right there. No, it goes completely out of focus and back in focus within a second. Now we got to reshoot it.

So we had to wait until we were back in that location. We rigged it for two more takes just in case. So that thing that was supposed to be the one take is three takes. The other thing that happened was the front of the Dusk Till Dawn bar. That same guy that did those explosions, he packed a bunch of explosives behind the actors.

So we had to wait until we were back in that location. We rigged it for two more takes just in case. So that thing that was supposed to be the one take is three takes. The other thing that happened was the front of the Dusk Till Dawn bar. That same guy that did those explosions, he packed a bunch of explosives behind the actors.

So we had to wait until we were back in that location. We rigged it for two more takes just in case. So that thing that was supposed to be the one take is three takes. The other thing that happened was the front of the Dusk Till Dawn bar. That same guy that did those explosions, he packed a bunch of explosives behind the actors.

When the actors come running out of the bar at the end of the movie, and there's an explosion through the door because all the vampires are blowing up, he didn't just... He put like 10 times. It blew out. You see it in the movie. You see this huge fireball going up. And if you watch closely, you see it already start to catch the whole place on fire.

When the actors come running out of the bar at the end of the movie, and there's an explosion through the door because all the vampires are blowing up, he didn't just... He put like 10 times. It blew out. You see it in the movie. You see this huge fireball going up. And if you watch closely, you see it already start to catch the whole place on fire.