Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player

Did Robert Rodriguez make El Mariachi for only $7,000? That's the myth, at least. And no matter what the final post-production budget may have totaled, there's no arguing that Rodriguez is one of the most gifted filmmakers of the modern film era. (He writes! He directs! He edits! He scores!) In this tell-all diary, Rodriguez recalls the struggles he faced to finance, shoot and distribute his early indie classic almost single-handedly. An amazing read for aspiring filmmakers as well as fans of the director's later work.