Jun 16, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 9 segments
This week we're looking at Robert Rodriguez's first movie from 1993. Made with a budget of just $7000 and it shows. But is it good? Where does it rank? Those are the questions we needed to answer. For…
This is a motion picture feature film from 1993.
That's his first movie.
which
is crazy.
On a total budget of something like 9,000.
So him and under budget.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
It was, he originally intended it for the Mexican home video market, but executives at Columbia pictures like the film and bought the American distribution rights.
And they eventually spent $200,000 to transfer the print to film.
I mean, it was already on film, but like they, you know,
They made copies, basically, you know, to cinemas and stuff.
And a not insignificant amount of post-production.
They remixed the sound and other post-production work, some actual editing where he originally, you know, did editing in camera, but he eventually was allowed to edit it properly and, like, cut the film.
Look, I'm sure he was allowed to do this at any point.
It just was not cost effective.
Well, yes, of course.
Um...
This movie's interesting and fun.
And then it gets depressing at the end.
And I was like, I was not expecting.
This is a motion picture feature film from 1993.
That's his first movie.
which
is crazy.
On a total budget of something like 9,000.
So him and under budget.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
It was, he originally intended it for the Mexican home video market, but executives at Columbia pictures like the film and bought the American distribution rights.
And they eventually spent $200,000 to transfer the print to film.
I mean, it was already on film, but like they, you know,
They made copies, basically, you know, to cinemas and stuff.
And a not insignificant amount of post-production.
They remixed the sound and other post-production work, some actual editing where he originally, you know, did editing in camera, but he eventually was allowed to edit it properly and, like, cut the film.
Look, I'm sure he was allowed to do this at any point.
It just was not cost effective.
Well, yes, of course.
Um...
This movie's interesting and fun.
And then it gets depressing at the end.
And I was like, I was not expecting.
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