Product Details

• Directors: Sarah Kelly
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 5553707897

Editorial Reviews

From The New Yorker

From the outset, in which Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney ham their way through a staged skit for the camera, Sarah Kelly's chronicle of how the director Robert Rodriguez and his crew of non-union slackers made the Mexican vampire Western "From Dusk till Dawn" feels more like a promo video than a documentary. What might have been a revealing portrait of a young director's trial in the desert-Rodriguez's set, and part of his ten-week shooting schedule, were consumed by fire in the Mojave-is turned into a back-scratching that gives everyone, from key grips to caterers, a chance to get personal. When outside union organizers threaten to strike the horror flick, Kelly's moviemaking takes on a "60 Minutes"-style bravado. But an angry hand raised by a union guard dog quickly sends her back to stargazing. -Jay Fielden
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Entertaining Behind the Scenes Look, November 5, 2000

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Hearse Queen "grimrides" (northern california, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Full Tilt Boogie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Full Tilt Boogie is a documentary by Director Sarah Kelly bringing us behind the scenes from the movie From Dusk Till Dawn. The 1996 criminals-on-run-meet-vampires movie brought together writer Quentin Tarantino with director Robert Rodriguez.

The film starred actors George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis and Salma Hayek, and Cheech Marin. Cheech appears in multiple roles, playing a border guard, a strip club barker with a hilarious "pussy for a penny" spiel, and a mexican mobster.

What is nice about the documentary, is you not only get to "meet" the stars and director, but also the folks behind the scenes, the grips, the assistants, and the other "little people" who make the movie magic reality. About halfway into the movie, the film starts looking at the troubles the flick went through when Rodriguez made the flick with a non-union cast and crew. It's intriguing to follow the union portion of the documentary.

What I didn't like about the film was the lack of Tom Savini in the documentary. Tom, one of the industry's most well known makeup/special effects artists (Creepshow, Friday the 13th, Dawn & Day of the Dead, etc) played Sex Machine in the film, and I was disappointed to not have any input from him in the documentary.

Another disappointment was the almost total absence of Harvey Keitel in the documentary. According to the narration, he was not interested in making the documentary, only From Dusk 'Till Dawn, but did do a painfully brief interview with Quentin, which left me wanting more.

The final thing that bothered me is while you do get to "meet" the folks behind the scenes, it doesn't go very far, and I was left wanting to know more about these interesting folks who made the movie happen.

But all in all, if you enjoyed From Dusk 'Til Dawn, you still will want to check out this documentary.

At the time of this review, the price is rather high (over a $100), but you have access to a DVD player, you may want to get the From Dusk Til Dawn: Dimension Collector's Series DVD, which includes this featurette along with a ton of other extras for around 25 bucks until the price drops on the VHS.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost as good as the movie!, September 17, 2000

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Chicalolita (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Full Tilt Boogie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This revealing documentary follows the entire filming process of one of the defining movies of the decade. Thanks to this film we can see George Clooney fighting off females in a bar, Juliette Lewis doing karaoke and Quentin Tarantino giving a wonderful masterclass in comedy. Perhaps the most intriguing part of the film is the background fear of a union strike and the set that blew up a bit too much. I definitely recommend watching this film and seeing how this fantastic movie was made.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, interesting look at what it's like to make a movie, October 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Full Tilt Boogie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this film two years ago at the SXSW film festival and thought it was fabulous. I was thrilled to see it in my video store last night. For a good time...watch From Dusk Til Dawn and then see Full Tilt Boogie.