The best Danny Trejo’s documentary movies
Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as hypermasculine characters, villains and anti-heroes. Some of his notable films include Heat, Con Air, Machete, and Desperado, the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.
Full Tilt Boogie
6.6/10
A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
7.7/10
71 years in the making, this feature documentary experience reveals the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood's most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo.
Survivor's Guide to Prison
7.1/10
Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.
Heckler
6.1/10
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
Champion
7.1/10
Danny Trejo, you know the man. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a troubled childhood which included drug addiction, armed robbery and extensive prison time. Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of Danny Trejo before he turned himself around and after.
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
6.8/10
A look beyond the shock and inhumanity of prison rape to the intricate social hierarchy that keeps it alive. A filmmaker goes deep inside Alabama's infamous Limestone penitentiary to uncover the long-term causes and consequences of prison rape. With a startling lack of inhibition, five inmates reveal the workings of an elaborate inner society.
Not a War Story
7.2/10
Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark humor zombie apocalypse film all on their own.
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
7.3/10
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.
Tattoo Nation
6.9/10
A documentary that follows three pioneers -- Charlie Cartwright, Jack Rudy and Freddy Negrete -- revolutionized the world of tattooing.
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
7.3/10
A look at the production of Rob Zombie's 3 from Hell.
Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'
8/10
Behind the Scenes during the making of 'Halloween' (2007)
Good Fortune
7.8/10
GOOD FORTUNE is the rags to riches tale of conscious capitalism pioneer John Paul DeJoria. Born with nothing, at times homeless on the streets of LA, “JP” spent his early adulthood in and out of motorcycle gangs only to wheel and deal his way to the top of a vast hair and tequila empire. A modern day Robin Hood, JP’s motto is “Success unshared is failure.” The son of immigrants, JP defies the stereotype of 'the 1%' and is the poster boy of the triple bottom line – people, planet and profit. A success story full of ups and downs, GOOD FORTUNE is the portrait of an extraordinary business man.
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
6.6/10
Depicts the legendary skateboarders as they achieve world wide fame by winning world championships and then descent into the world of drug addiction and crime. This documentary is moving and is geared as a warning to those who are considering drug experimentation. It features unseen archival skateboarding footage of the founders of skateboarding as we know it today.
Habla Men
6.4/10
Official Rejection
7.1/10
A documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon, along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. Full of interviews with important players in the indie world, this is a must see for young filmmakers on the what happens when the shooting stops.
Map of Hell
6.6/10
Host Danny Trejo sets out to discover the origin of the idea of hell.
Film Is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez
6.5/10
An interview segment featured on the DVD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), released in January 2004.
