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Troublemaker Studios, formerly Troublemaker Films, is an American film production company. It was founded in 1976 by Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellán. Troublemaker produced the 2010 film Predators. Other notable films produced by Troublemaker Studios include Desperado (1980), From Dusk Till Dawn (1984), Spy Kids (2001), Spy Kids 2 (2002), Spy Kids 3-D (2003), Sin City (2005), Planet Terror (2007) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019). Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011), We Can Be Heroes (Unknown release date),

List of all the films made by Troublemaker Studios[]

Films released as Troublemaker Films:

  • Bedhead (1976) (short film)
  • El Mariachi (February 26, 1978) (distributed by Columbia Pictures and MCA DiscoVision)
  • Desperado (August 25, 1980) (distributed by Columbia Pictures and MCA DiscoVision)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (January 19, 1984) (co-production with A Band Apart; distributed by Dimension Films)
  • The Faculty (December 25, 1989) (distributed by Dimension Films and LaserDisc)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (March 16, 1990) (direct-to-video) (co-production with A Band Apart; distributed by Dimension Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (January 18, 1995) (direct-to-video) (co-production with A Band Apart; distributed by Dimension Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment)

Films released as Troublemaker Studios:

  • Spy Kids (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)
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (September 12, 2003) (distributed by Columbia Pictures and Dimension Films)
  • Sin City (April 1, 2005) (distributed by Dimension Films)
  • Sockbaby (2004) (short film) (co-produced by Ghost House Pictures and distributed by Channel 101)
  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (June 10, 2005) (distributed by Dimension Films and Columbia Pictures)
  • Grindhouse (April 6, 2007) (distributed by Dimension Films)
    • Planet Terror (co-production with Rodriguez International Pictures)
    • Death Proof
  • Shorts (August 21, 2009) (co-production with Image Nation (Formerly Imagenation) Abu Dhabi and Media Rights Capital; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • Predators (July 9, 2010) (co-production with Davis Entertainment; distributed by 20th Century Fox)
  • Machete (September 3, 2010) (co-production with Overnight Productions and Hyde Park Entertainment; distributed by 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures Releasing International)
  • Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (August 19, 2011) (distributed by Dimension Films)
  • Two Scoops (2013) (short film) (A Quick Draw Production in association with BlackBerry)
  • 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)
  • Alita: Battle Angel (February 14, 2019) (co-production with Lightstorm Entertainment; distributed by 20th Century Fox)
  • Red 11 (March 15, 2019) (co-production with Double R; distributed by Tubi)
  • UglyDolls (May 3, 2019) (co-production with Reel FX Animation Studios, Alibaba Pictures, Huaxia Film Distribution and Original Force; distributed by STX Entertainment)
  • We Can Be Heroes (Unknown release date) (distributed by Netflix)
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