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Troublemaker Studios is a film production company founded and owned by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and producer Elizabeth Avellan. The company is based in Austin, Texas and is located at the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. It also shares space with Austin Studios, which is managed by the Austin Film Society, and houses production offices, sound stages and the largest green screen in Texas.
The company's visual effects division, Troublemaker Digital, is also located at the site, and uses six-core AMD Opteron processors and FirePro graphics accelerators on many of its productions. A second facility, Troublemaker Sound, is located in the hill country outside of Austin. It provides post-production sound and editing facilities, including a mixing and dubbing sound stage powered by a large Pro Tools installation, and a full Avid Unity-based editing system.
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(2003)Filmography of Troublemaker Studios (28 films)
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We Can Be Heroes (2020)
Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Themes Superhero films, Dystopian films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Priyanka Chopra, Christian Slater, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Adriana Barraza, Sung Kang
Des super-héros à la retraite sont enlevés par des aliens lors d'une invasion. Leurs enfants se réunissent alors pour les sauver ainsi que la Terre.
Red 11 (2019)
, 1h17Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Carlos Gallardo, Rebel Rodriguez
Pour faire avancer la recherche médicale, des jeunes acceptent de jouer les cobayes, en échange de sommes d'argent.
UglyDolls (2019)
, 1h27Directed by Kelly Asbury
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Actors Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Emma Roberts, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias
A Uglyville, l'existence de Moxy et de ses amis UglyDolls est chaque jour un tourbillon de bonheur. Mais la curiosité de Moxy la conduit à se demander ce qui peut bien se trouver de l'autre côté de la montagne longeant Uglyville. Accompagnée de ses camarades, Moxy va découvrir un autre monde –Perfection-. Une ville où les poupées sont conformes aux critères de beauté conventionnels afin de séduire les enfants. Moxy et ses copains vont être soumis aux manipulations de Lou, la poupée idéale, chargé de former les nouvelles recrues. Au sein de Perfection, les UglyDolls vont se retrouver confronter à la différence, au rejet et à l'envie d'être aimé.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
, 2h2Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films, Anticipation
Actors Rosa Bianca Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley
L'an 2563, 300 ans après que la Terre a connu une catastrophe appelée "l'effondrement" consécutive à une guerre contre Mars. Dans la ville d'Iron City infestée par le crime, le Dr Dyson Ido, médecin spécialisé dans les augmentations biomécaniques, cherche des pièces détachées dans une décharge à ciel ouvert venant de Zalem, dernière cité céleste de la planète, surplombant Iron City, et où chacun rêve d'aller. Ido trouve le corps d'une cyborg en piteux état. Il va alors la ramener dans sa clinique pour la réparer. La jeune cyborg se réveille, réparée mais amnésique. Le docteur Ido la rebaptise Alita (du prénom de sa fille décédée) et lui fait découvrir le monde dans lequel ils survivent. Mais Alita se découvre des réflexes combatifs et une force surhumaine, veut toujours en savoir plus et aller plus loin. Elle fait la connaissance d'Hugo, un jeune revendeur de pièces détachées auquel elle se lie rapidement. Alita va tenter de comprendre qui elle est réellement et d'où elle vient. Elle croise la route du terrible Vector, qui contrôle les matches du sport ultra-populaire de la ville, le Motorball.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
, 1h42Directed by Robert Rodríguez, Frank Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about suicide, Films about domestic violence, Superhero films, Gangster films
Actors Jamie Chung, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Powers Boothe, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson
Marv (Mickey Rourke) regains consciousness on a highway overlooking the Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, and with no memory of how he got there. He retraces his steps, recalling that since it's Saturday, he watched Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba) dance at Kadie's Saloon. Stepping outside, he encounters four rich frat boys burning a homeless man alive. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him "Bernini Boy," which Marv mishears as "Bernie." They flee; Marv follows, stealing a Police car on the way, which he crashes into their car, leading to his blackout and memory loss. He follows the two surviving frat boys into The Projects, the neighborhood where he grew up. With the assistance of the deadly residents lurking in the shadows, he dispatches the frat boys. He questions the leader about being called "Bernini Boy" and learns that it is the brand of coat he is wearing. After slitting the boy's throat, he considers his coat and realizes he can't remember how he acquired it.
Machete Kills (2013)
, 1h47Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodríguez, Mel Gibson, Jessica Alba, Charlie Sheen, Sofía Vergara
The film starts with Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) and Sartana Rivera (Jessica Alba) attempting to capture weapon dealers who have been supplying the Mexican drug cartels. The military men are then all killed by the gangsters, who in turn are wiped out by another intervening party. Its leader murders Sartana while Machete is arrested by corrupt Sheriff Doakes (William Sadler) and Deputy Clebourne (Samuel Davis). Doakes unsuccessfully tries to hang Machete but the President of the US, Rathcock (Charlie Sheen), intervenes. Machete is brought to the White House, where the president offers him US citizenship if he eliminates Marcos Mendez (Demián Bichir), a psychopath who is threatening to fire a nuclear missile at Washington, D.C. if the American government does not intervene to stop the rampant drug cartels in Mexico and the corruption of its government.
, 1h29Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Time travel films, Children's films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Mason Cook, Rowan Blanchard
Organization of Super Spies (OSS) agent Marissa Wilson (Jessica Alba) is leading a team of agents attempting to capture a criminal named Tick Tock (Jeremy Piven), who purchases a mini-disk stolen from OSS. Despite being nine months pregnant and going into labor, she continues her pursuit, against the admonitions of her boss, Danger D'Amo (also played by Jeremy Piven). Tick Tock is captured and the mini-disk, which contains information on a weapon of mass destruction called Project: Armageddon, is retrieved.
Machete (2010)
, 1h45Directed by Robert Rodríguez, Ethan Maniquis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité, Children's films
Actors Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodríguez, Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Lohan, Daryl Sabara
The story revolves around Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo), a former Mexican Federal. The film opens in Mexico with Machete and his younger partner on a mission to rescue a kidnapped girl (Mayra J. Leal). During the operation, his partner is killed, the kidnapped girl stabs him before being killed herself, and Machete is betrayed by his corrupt Chief to the powerful drug lord, Rogelio Torrez (Steven Seagal), who kills Machete's wife and implies that he will kill his daughter before leaving him for dead.
Predators (2010)
, 1h47Directed by Nimród Antal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Mahershala Ali
Royce (Adrien Brody) awakens to find himself parachuting into an unfamiliar jungle. He meets several others who arrived in the same manner: Los Zetas drug cartel enforcer Cuchillo (Danny Trejo), Spetsnaz soldier Nikolai (Oleg Taktarov), Israel Defense Forces sniper Isabelle (Alice Braga), Revolutionary United Front officer Mombasa (Mahershala Ali), death row inmate Stans (Walton Goggins), Yakuza Inagawa-kai enforcer Hanzo (Louis Ozawa Changchien), and a general practice doctor Edwin (Topher Grace). An unnamed soldier dies when falling to the ground due to parachute failure.
Shorts (2009)
, 1h29Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Hannah Spearitt, Trevor Gagnon, Leo Howard, Jon Cryer
Toby "Toe" Thompson (Jimmy Bennett) is bullied by Helvetica "Hel" Black (Jolie Vanier) and her brother Cole (Devon Gearhart) on the way to school. Toe speculates that Hel loves him, infuriating Hel and leading Cole and his gang to start throwing rocks at Toe. One of the rocks they throw is a rainbow colored wishing rock, which Toes uses to wish for friends, which come in the form of small aliens. Toe takes the aliens to school, but their presence causes Toe and Hel to fall from the school's roof. The aliens leave, but Toe keeps the rock.
Death Proof (2007)
, 1h49Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Noir, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Three friends, Arlene, Shanna and radio DJ "Jungle" Julia Lucai, drive down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas on their way to celebrate Julia's birthday. In a bar, Julia reveals that she made a radio announcement offering a free lap dance from Arlene in return for addressing her as "Butterfly," buying her a drink, and reciting a segment of the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Aging Hollywood stunt double "Stuntman Mike" trails the women to a bar and claims the lap dance. Arlene is suspicious, having seen Mike's car earlier that day, but Mike puts her at ease.
Planet Terror (2007)
, 1h45Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, Disaster films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn
In rural Texas, go-go dancer Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) decides to quit her low-paying job and find another occupation. She runs into her mysterious ex-boyfriend El Wray (Freddy Rodriguez) at the Bone Shack, a BBQ restaurant owned by J.T. Hague (Jeff Fahey) and his sheriff brother (Michael Biehn). Meanwhile, a group of officials at a nearby US military base, led by the demented Lt. Muldoon (Bruce Willis), are making a business transaction with a chemical engineer named Abby (Naveen Andrews) for mass quantities of a deadly biochemical agent known as DC2 (codename "Project Terror"). When Muldoon learns that Abby has an extra supply on hand, he attempts to take Abby hostage, and Abby intentionally releases the gas into the air. The gas reaches the town and turns most of its residents into deformed bloodthirsty psychopaths, referred to as "sickos" by the surviving humans. The infected townspeople are treated by the sinister Dr. William Block (Josh Brolin) and his unhappy, unfaithful bisexual anesthesiologist wife Dakota (Marley Shelton) at a local hospital.
, 1h33Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Volcanisme, Superhero films, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Taylor Lautner, Sophia Myles, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, George Lopez, Kristin Davis
Max (Cayden Boyd) is a lonely child in the suburbs of Austin who creates an imaginary world named Planet Drool, where all of his imagination and dreams come to life. He creates two characters; Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner), a young boy who was raised by sharks after losing his father at sea, and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley), who can produce fire and lava, but has trouble touching objects without setting them alight. The two left Max to guard Planet Drool. In real life, Max's parents (David Arquette and Kristin Davis) have little time for him and their marriage seems to be on the rocks, and he is bullied by fellow schoolmate Linus (Jacob Davich). However, he does receive friendship from Marissa (Sasha Pieterse), the daughter of his teacher Mr. Electricidad (George Lopez, whose name is Spanish for "electricity"). Linus steals Max's Dream Journal (where all of his ideas are kept) and vandalizes it. The next day, a tornado rages outside the school, and moments later, Sharkboy and Lavagirl appear and ask Max to come with them to Planet Drool. They reach Planet Drool via a shark-like spacecraft, where Max learns that the dreamworld is turning bad, courtesy of Mr. Electric (also portrayed by George Lopez), originally the dreamworld's electrician but now corrupted.
Sin City (2005)
, 2h4Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodríguez, Frank Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about pedophilia, Superhero films, Serial killer films, Gangster films, Striptease
Actors Jessica Alba, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Benicio del Toro, Jaime King, Nick Stahl
The Salesman steps out of the elevator and walks onto a penthouse balcony where The Customer, wearing a beautiful red dress, looks out over Basin City. He offers her a cigarette and says that she looks like someone who is tired of running and that he will save her. She smiles to him, the two share a kiss and he shoots her; she dies in his arms. He says he will never know what she was running from but that he’ll cash her check in the morning.
Sockbaby (2004)
, 20minutesDirected by Doug TenNapel, John Soares
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors John Soares, Doug TenNapel, Jon Heder, Doug Jones, Isaac C. Singleton Jr.