Full Tilt Boogie (1998)

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

The first must-see film of the year.

There isn't really much to say about this From Dusk Till Dawn accompaniment. It can almost be considered a DVD extra, which it kind of is if you bought the From Dusk Till Dawn 2 disc edition, which I didn't. I picked this up for about $6, knowing that it came with FDTD, and being a fan of the film. It is a 'documentary' in a different kind of sense that most would be used to, though it does 'document', so that's all good. The thing about F-TB is that most of it is just footage of the cast and crew doing other stuff like eating, or dancing, but there are a few interviews, though what you could call the bare minimum of an interview. It's not always entertaining, but what I find interesting about it is how it presents the actors and how they really are off camera. Particularly Juliette Lewis; she seems a lot less innocent than she looks in the film. So if you like to see what really goes on away from the actual film making, then you will appreciate this. And if you are a FDTD or Tarantino or Rodriguez fan, then you'll like it. If you can find it in a store for under $10, then I say buy it, but anything more probably isn't worth it.DVD FEATURES: Full-Tilt Boogie (Main Feature) Subtitles

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 the entire crew of the film and the comradry that forms between them all on the set as well as off it. The film is basically a journey through the production of From Dusk Till Dawn from problems with the unions to sandstorms and burning sets to dealing with George and Quintin on set, which I might add, make one crazy pair (God I love that opening scene). Will you learn anything important about film-making? I'd say it's hard not to walk away from this a little more knowledgeable about the sheer heart and determination put in by people who's names you'd probably never give a second glance to but they deserve more than just a crawl by mention in the end credits and that's what this film gives them. So if you liked From Dusk Till Dawn... that doesn't necessarily mean you'll like this, BUT if you like going behind the scenes and hanging out with a film crew as they get drunk by a pool, I say you can't do any better than to go for the Full Tilt Boogie.

Yeah, this film was pretty interesting as far as letting me see what really goes on behind the scenes while making a film. I guess the biggest reason why I liked it was because it wasn't so stuffy and polished--it gave the human side to film making. Tarantino and Clooney aren't represented as gods, but merely guys making a movie. I think that is very important and a big problem with films today--the human aspect of it is gone. But this documentary of the making of Dust till Dawn shows just the human side. And it isn't centered on the main characters, but everyone, right down to the caterers. Also shows the complex side of film making, including the unions. All together a pretty good film.

Well, not physically in it, but I'm there in spirit. The brief clip they show of Tarantino and Robert R. at the 1995 Fangoria Convention was the part where I should have been seen in. I was in the front row to the right of the stage, just outta camera range dangit!But I digress, this is an amusing trifle of a movie. It's a documentary about the making of the flick From Dust Till Dawn. It has some amusing bits like the opening scene with Tarantino and Clooney doing a badass walk to the movie set and being besieged by fans. I also liked the brief interview with my fave blaxploitation movie star, Fred Williamson. But to be honest this film has a pretty thin premise. To be brutally honest this film is based on a thinner premise than a movie based on a Saturday Night Live sketch. Ouch!The filmmakers needed to take a few tips from the makers of Truth Or Dare on how to liven up a documentary. Later once again alligator...