Troublemaker Studios is a film

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founded and owned by filmmaker

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and producer

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. The company is based in

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and is at the former site of the

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. It shares space with

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, which is managed by the

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, 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

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processors and FirePro graphics accelerators on many of its productions. A second facility, Troublemaker Sound, is located in the hill country outside Austin. It provides post-production sound and editing facilities, including a mixing and dubbing sound stage powered by a large

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installation, and a full Avid Unity-based editing system. In the 1990s and 2000s, it had an alliance with Dimension Films to produce projects for the studio, with most of them becoming hit films and their box office successes. The company made its breakthrough with its first franchise being that of ''

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''. On August 12, 2021, the company had signed a deal with

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and

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Los Hooligans Productions

The company was founded in 1991 as Los Hooligans Productions, taking its name from Rodriguez's own

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, ''Los Hooligans'', which he wrote and illustrated for three years while attending the

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. Rodriguez chose the name so fans of the strip would recognize it when they saw his films. The company was reincorporated as Troublemaker Studios in 2000. Los Hooligans Productions filmography: *''

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'' (1991) (short film) (distributed by

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El Mariachi ''El Mariachi'' is a 1992 Spanish language American independent neo-Western film and the first part of the saga that came to be known as Robert Rodriguez's '' Mexico Trilogy''. It marked the feature-length debut of Rodriguez as writer and direc ...

'' (February 26, 1993) (distributed by Columbia Pictures) *'' Roadracers'' (July 22, 1994) (distributed by

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'' (August 25, 1995) (distributed by Columbia Pictures) *''

Four Rooms ''Four Rooms'' is a 1995 American anthology farce black comedy film co-written and co-directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, loosely based on the adult short fiction writings of Roald Dahl. The ...

'' (December 25, 1995) (co-production with

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; distributed by

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) *''

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'' (January 19, 1996) (co-production with A Band Apart; distributed by Dimension Films) *''

The Faculty ''The Faculty'' is a 1998 American science fiction horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, B ...

'' (December 25, 1998) (distributed by Dimension Films) *'' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'' (March 16, 1999) (direct-to-video) (co-production with A Band Apart; distributed by Dimension Films and

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Films

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'' (March 30, 2001) (distributed by Dimension Films) *'' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams'' (August 7, 2002) (distributed by Dimension Films) *'' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' (July 25, 2003) (distributed by Dimension Films) *''

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'' (September 12, 2003) (distributed by Columbia Pictures and Dimension Films) *''

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'' (April 1, 2005) (distributed by Dimension Films) *''

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'' (June 10, 2005) (distributed by Dimension Films and Columbia Pictures) *''

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'' (April 6, 2007) (distributed by Dimension Films) **''

Planet Terror ''Planet Terror'' is a 2007 American action horror film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Set in Texas, the film follows the survivors of a biochemical outbreak as they battle zombie-like creatures and a rogue military unit. It stars Ro ...

'' (co-production with Rodriguez International Pictures) **''

Death Proof ''Death Proof'' is a 2007 American action-thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Kurt Russell as a stuntman who murders young women with modified cars he purports to be "death-proof". Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito ...

'' (co-production with Rodriguez International Pictures) *''

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'' (August 21, 2009) (co-production with Imagination Abu Dhabi and

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; distributed by

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'' (July 9, 2010) (co-production with

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; distributed by

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'' (September 3, 2010) (co-production with Overnight Productions and

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; distributed by 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures Releasing International) *'' The Black Mamba'' (February 19, 2011) (short film) (co-production with

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; distributed by

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) *'' Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' (August 19, 2011) (distributed by Dimension Films) *'' The Director's Chair'' (2014–present) (co-production with Skip Film and FactoryMade Ventures) *'' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' (August 22, 2014) (co-production with Aldamisa Entertainment, Miramax Films and Solipsist Films; distributed by Dimension Films) *''Sock 'Em Dead'' (2015) (short film) (co-production with Rodriguez International Pictures in association with Happy Socks) *'' 100 Years'' (2015; releasing in November 18, 2115) (in association with Kouz Production and Moonwalk Films) *'' Spy Kids: Mission Critical'' (2018) (co-production with Dimension Television and

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; distributed by Lantern Television) *'' Alita: Battle Angel'' (February 14, 2019) (co-production with

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; distributed by 20th Century Fox) *''

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'' (March 15, 2019) (co-production with Double R) *'' UglyDolls'' (May 3, 2019) (co-production with

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and Original Force; distributed by

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) *'' We Can Be Heroes'' (December 25, 2020) (Under Double R, distributed by

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) *'' Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles'' (September 3, 2021) (co-production with Interscope Films, Darkroom Productions,

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and Aron Levine Productions; distributed by

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) *''Hypnotic'' (co-production with Studio 8 and Hoosegow Productions; distributed by Solstice Studios) *'' Spy Kids: Armageddon'' (co-production with

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and

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; distributed by

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Quick Draw Productions

In 2010, Rodriguez launched Quick Draw Productions, a production and financing company that would allow him greater freedom to develop and produce film and television projects. Aaron Kaufman and Iliana Nikolic are his partners in the venture. In 2012, an animation division, Quick Draw Animation, was launched. Both companies are based at Troublemaker Studios. Quick Draw Productions filmography: *''Two Scoops'' (2013) (short film) (in association with BlackBerry) *''

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'' (October 11, 2013) (co-production with A.R. Films, Aldamisa Entertainment, Demarest Films, Overnight Productions and 1821 Pictures; distributed by

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'' (2020) (co-production with

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and

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'' (2021) (co-production with Lucasfilm and Golem Creations; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution)

Rodriguez International Pictures

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. Rodriguez International Pictures filmography: *''Curandero: Dawn of the Demon'' (2005/March 12, 2013) (direct-to-video) (distributed by Dimension Films, Miramax and

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'' (April 6, 2007) (distributed by Dimension Films) **''

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'' (2014) (co-production with Teleset Colombia and

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; distributed by

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) *'' From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series'' (2014–15) (co-production with Sugarcane Entertainment and FactoryMade Ventures; distributed by Miramax and

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'' (2014) (co-production with

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and FactoryMade Ventures; distributed by Entertainment One) *''

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'' (2014–2018) (co-production with

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, FactoryMade Ventures and AG Studios) *''Sock 'Em Dead'' (2015) (short film) (co-production with Troublemaker Studios in association with Happy Socks)

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* Troublemaker Studios {{Film Studio 1991 establishments in Texas American companies established in 1991 Companies based in Austin, Texas Entertainment companies based in Texas Film production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1991 Robert Rodriguez