- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 97 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Starring: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis ... see all
- Director: Sarah Kelly
- Plot: Full Tilt Boogie is a 1997 documentary directed by Sarah Kelly. It chronicles the production of the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn.
User Reviews
lots of fun with QT & RR
Mar 30, 2007
Filmjack3 - imdb.com
Mar 30, 2007Filmjack3 - imdb.com
What better way to see two of the filmmakers out of the 90s American quasi-new-wave to collaborate together then on a movie like this? More than ten years before Grindhouse Tarantino and Rodriguez teamed up- following subsequent re-writes by Tarantino of... Full review
A different view on film making
Sep 12, 2005
h79423 - imdb.com
Sep 12, 2005h79423 - imdb.com
The DVD-cover on From Dusk Till Dawn didn't say anything about this little extra. I don't see why not, but it was a nice surprise. Maybe that was the effect they were looking for.Full Tilt Boogie is definitely not the... Full review
Good documentary on a good DVD
Aug 20, 2005
MovieAddict2008 - imdb.com
Aug 20, 2005MovieAddict2008 - imdb.com
I just purchased the Collector's Edition of "From Dusk Till Dawn" about a week ago, and last night finally got around to viewing the "Full Tilt Boogie" documentary, which details the making of the project from conception to post-production. Star/writer... Full review
Best "Making of-" documentary since Hearts of Darkness
Jun 25, 2005
JimmyG100 - imdb.com
Jun 25, 2005JimmyG100 - imdb.com
This film comes included with the From Dusk Till Dawn Collectors Series DVD and it is quite a find. This isn't just about how someone did this or blah blah blah did that, this film is a real tribute to... Full review
Luckily this isn't your typical 'Making of...'
Apr 30, 2005
stamper - imdb.com
Apr 30, 2005stamper - imdb.com
I really wasn't too interested in watching this one, thinking it would be another typical 'Making of
', with the only exception that it had feature-length. There were just two reasons I decided to give it a try. The first one... Full review
Surprising
Sep 02, 2003
RandomLoser - imdb.com
Sep 02, 2003RandomLoser - imdb.com
I came across this documentary when I rented the DVD at Blockbuster. At first, I thought this would be another one of those HBO Special BS that companies usually slap on their DVDs, but from the beginning when Clooney and... Full review
A nice behind the scenes look...
Sep 29, 2002
Andrew Nixon - imdb.com
Sep 29, 2002Andrew Nixon - imdb.com
This is a really good and informative feature length documentary on the making of From Dusk Till Dawn. It covers most aspects of the film making process...Interviews with all of the cast and crew, following them around during filming and... Full review
A great film for anyone interested in filmmaking
Nov 20, 2000
croatoan1 - imdb.com
Nov 20, 2000croatoan1 - imdb.com
On the surface a documentary about the making of From Dusk Till Dawn, 'Full Tilt Boogie' is a frank, revealing, and ultimately informative look at independent filmmaking in today's Hollywood. Be warned, however, that if you're expecting yet another neat,... Full review
Worth one viewing and not much more
Oct 19, 2000
JawsOfJosh - imdb.com
Oct 19, 2000JawsOfJosh - imdb.com
"Full Tilt Boogie" does not provide any great insight into the making of "From Dusk 'Til Dawn", nor does it really glimpse in depth into the world of Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez. It does, however, showcase how calm &... Full review
Behind the scenes with Quentin, George and Robert.
Apr 18, 1999
Doctor_Bombay - imdb.com
Apr 18, 1999Doctor_Bombay - imdb.com
When Sarah Kelly asked Quentin Tarantino for a project, he gave her an opportunity to document the making of "From Dusk Till Dawn" the South of the Border-Vampire flick in which he starred with George Clooney, directed by his pal... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 02, 2002CultureCartel.com
The only time that the film is actually enjoyable is when Kelly talks with the actors, or shows some on-the-set footage.
Rodriguez is laid back and cool, while Tarantino comes across as the stuttering hyper-spaz we all know and love (well, some of us, anyway).
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| Jul 31, 1998New York Daily News
A rare sour note is struck by the threat of a union action against the nonunion production, whereupon Kelly inappropriately takes sides by subjecting the elusive union president to an embarrassing Michael Moore-like video ambush.
Co-star Harvey Keitel, who declined to participate in the documentary, gets whacked, too, with a brief interview that makes him look hopelessly pretentious.
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| Jul 30, 1998Chicago Tribune
There's considerable good-natured humor along the way, and while "Full Tilt Boogie" is pleasantly diverting, it's about as negligible as "From Dusk to Dawn" was itself.
Not helping matters is that in clocking in at 99 minutes "Full Tilt Boogie" overstays its welcome by 10 or 15 minutes.
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eFilmCritic.com
In fact, Full Tilt Boogie is a whole lot more interesting than From Dusk Til Dawn ever was.....And it's all the above that makes Full Tilt Boogie so engrossing.....The fact that he considers himself a good enough actor to star in his films..... ... Full Review
News
Where would the world be without the crazed "filmmaking" instinct? Grabbing a camera and some friends you know, making them do things they would normally not do, then sit back and watch it all unfold. ... Full Article
R -By Chris Grunden For movie details, please click here . The 1996 Robert Rodriguez-helmed vampire western From Dusk Till Dawn crossed Natural Born Killers and Night of the Living Dead with mixed results. ... Full Article
Sarah Kelly's absorbing documentary on the making of Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn breaks down the fourth wall between audience and performers and then proceeds to devour it whole with infectious glee and sublime panache. ... Full Article

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