Full Tilt Boogie (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Sarah Kelly

Release Date:

31 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Unzipped. Unwrapped. Unleashed!

Plot:

A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

Plot Keywords:

Behind The Scenes | Independent Film

Cast

Rick Stribling	...	Himself - The Key Grip
Ken Bondy	...	Himself - The Craft Service Guy
Amy Minda Cohen	...	Herself - Assistant to Mr. Clooney (as Amy Cohen)
Elizabeth Avellan	...	Herself - The Co-Producer
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	...	Himself - The 2nd 2nd Assistant Director (as Dieter Busch)
Cecilia Montiel	...	Herself - The Production Designer
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself - The Special Make-Up Effects Guy (as Greg Nicotero)
Victoria Lucai	...	Herself - Assistant to Mr. Tarantino
George Clooney	...	Himself - 'Seth Gecko'
McPherson O. Downs	...	Himself - The On-Set Dresser (as McPherson 'Mac Daddy' Downs)
Earl Thielen	...	Himself - El Driver (as Earl 'Mr. Blonde' Thielen)
Michael Parks	...	Himself - 'Sheriff McGraw'
Harvey Keitel	...	Himself - 'Jacob Fuller'
Juliette Lewis	...	Herself - 'Kate Fuller'
Fred Williamson	...	Himself - 'Frost'

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and some nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | USA:R (No. 35412) | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15

Company:

L. Driver Productions

Movie Connections:

References No Way Back (1976)

Soundtrack:

El Garabato

Good documentary on a good DVD

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 Quentin Tarantino, director Robert Rodriguez, stars George Clooney and Harvey Keitel and producer Lawrence Bender all give their insight into the making of one of the '90s' most "cult"-heavy flicks.

Personally I'm not a huge fan of the movie, I think it's good because it's unique - something that doesn't really come out of Hollywood very often: a movie where you don't know what is going to happen next, and when you think you do...you're wrong.

It's a thriller in the vein of "Pulp Fiction" that suddenly shifts into comedy, then into slapstick, then back into crime thriller, then into horror, then into comedy... it never stops and really is an original film.

The documentary details the making of the film and opens at a comic book convention (Fangoria) where Rodriguez and Tarantino are being interviewed about their upcoming project.

From then it starts back at the beginning and goes through the entire process.

It's not a great documentary but it is a good one with insightful interviews and a comprehensive scope. I don't really think the film as a whole warrants any kind of "classic" treatment - the DVD is worthy of a finer picture some might say - but considering some of the awful five-minute HBO making-ofs that are on TV all the time nowadays, "Full Tilt Boogie" is a return to form.