Book · 1996 · Biography & Autobiography
Rebel without a Crew
Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
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Yeah there's an amazing story people can check it out in a book called a rebel without a crew by by Robert Rodriguez.
Seth Godin · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2025 Listen at 33:50 The best things said about it
Um, Robert Rodriguez had written a book about making El Mariachi for seven thousand dollars, and again this contributed to that craze that was going on at the time.
Yo i read a book um rebel without a crew i think it's um i think rich rodriguez i think is think is his name and he was a filmmaker.
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Rebel without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez is an influential filmmaking memoir that details how the director shot his ultra-low-budget feature film El Mariachi for just seven thousand dollars. Seth Godin recommended the book on The Tim Ferriss Show to illustrate a creative approach to resource constraints and navigating big challenges with limited means. On SmartLess, the hosts discussed the book alongside the Russo Brothers, noting how Rodriguez's account of making a movie on a shoestring budget contributed to a major indie filmmaking craze during that era and inspired their own early creative journeys. Roy Wood Jr. also mentioned reading the memoir on The Joe Rogan Experience, highlighting how it serves as a practical blueprint for aspiring independent filmmakers looking to shoot a movie on a tiny budget through sheer resourcefulness and determination. Across these discussions, the book is consistently praised as an inspiring testament to what can be accomplished in the creative arts when passion and ingenuity overcome a lack of traditional financial backing.
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Seth Godin yeah there's an amazing story people can check it out in a book called a rebel without a crew by by Robert… 1
“yeah there's an amazing story people can check it out in a book called a rebel without a crew by by Robert Rodriguez”
Anthony Russo Um, Robert Rodriguez had written a book about making El Mariachi for seven thousand dollars, and again this… 1
“Um, Robert Rodriguez had written a book about making El Mariachi for seven thousand dollars, and again this contributed to that craze that was going on at the time.”
Roy Wood Jr. yo i read a book um rebel without a crew i think it's um i think rich rodriguez i think is think is his nam… 1
“yo i read a book um rebel without a crew i think it's um i think rich rodriguez i think is think is his name and he was a filmmaker”
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“I wrote a book called Rebel Without a Crew that really inspired filmmakers because you remember that for it too just recently.”
“I go, I understand cuz a lot of people read my book, Rebels Had a Crew and told me, "Oh, it made me be a filmmaker."”
“Like when I did I just uh did the audio book for Rebel Without a Crew, which I thank you for that by the way. I hadn't read it since I wrote it.”