The first five weeks of shooting for From Dusk Till Dawn was the bar fight that takes up the second half of the movie and was done on a soundstage in Los Angeles. (Image credit: Miramax) Fire and Other Natural Disasters Hit The Set Tensions between the two sides continued throughout production, though ultimately no action was taken by IATSE and, as shown in the making-of documentary Full Tilt Boogie, Miramax eventually agreed to provide healthcare to crew members. IATSE attempted to bring the crew into the union, but were rebuked in their efforts by Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender, saying it would add $300,000 to their budget, a number IATSE refuted. In a report from Variety, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) was not thrilled that an $18 million budgeted movie was shooting in Los Angeles with a non-union crew. From Dusk Till Dawn was another non-union production for Rodriguez, but that almost led to some problems. Most of Rodriguez’s early films were done with non-union crews, while Tarantino is not a member of the Writer’s Guild of America (he is a member of the Director’s Guild, however). Rodriguez and Tarantino have a long history with Hollywood unions. (Image credit: Miramax) From Dusk Till Dawn Went To Battle Against Hollywood Unions But according to Williamson, in an interview with the Phoenix News Times, after killing a whole bunch of vampires he believed he effectively satisfied his fans and then when he is ultimately killed after turning to a vampire, he said “I went down as an ugly thing and not as ‘The Hammer.’” However, spoiler alert if you haven’t seen From Dusk Till Dawn, Williamson’s character Frost ultimately satisfies none of those rules, considering he eventually becomes one of the undead. Williamson says that he has three rules when selecting a movie, needing at least two out of three to be in a movie: 1) he can’t be killed in the movie 2) he has to win all the fights and 3) he gets the girl at the end of the movie. (Image credit: Miramax) Fred Williamson Has Three Rules For Being In A Movie, But He Broke Them For From Dusk Till Dawnįred Williamson is a former NFL player who, during his playing career, was nicknamed “The Hammer.” He would then go on to become a major star and producer of blaxploitation movies. Hayek said at the time that it was one of the most challenging things that she has done as an actress. It was months of preparation for that one dance. I mean in my mind it had to have a meaning so that I could go into a trance. o have to put on a bikini and dance with a snake that’s 11 feet long and make it organic? I went to the extent that I created a relationship with this snake. So Hayek came up with a strategy to overcome her fear for the scene. Hayek said she told Tarantino that she couldn’t dance with a snake because of that, who, according to Hayek, said that Madonna would be up for it if she wasn’t. When asked to be in the film by Tarantino, he revealed that the dance scene would include an 11-foot snake, which would be a bit of a problem for Hayek considering her fear of snakes. ![]() Apparently for Salma Hayek, preparing for her role as Santanico Pandemonium required a bit of hypnosis. ![]() ![]() Salma later admitted that she just really needed money to pay her rent.(Image credit: Miramax) Salma Hayek’s Dance Was Done In A Trance Because Of Her Fear Of SnakesĪctors have different processes to get into their roles. The answer is far less mysterious than you might have expected at this point, after all the snake-inner-strength symbolism. It's hard to argue with the results: the scene turned out amazing and became one of the most iconic (yes!) moments of From Dusk Till Dawn.īut you may be wondering: how did the actress conjure so much inner strength to overcome her greatest fear all by herself while most shrinks take ages to do something about people's phobias? As weird as it may sound, it worked!Īnd in a different way than you'd expect: Salma found out that sometimes, snakes represent a person's inner strength… And basically brainwashed herself into ignoring the snake and imagining herself dancing with her inner strength! The actress decided to conduct some research to help change her attitude toward snakes. Salma, however, kept herself together and decided to deal with her fears face to face. ![]() It was not initially included in the script, and the idea came as a total surprise - or, rather, shock - to Salma.īut at that point, Tarantino and Rodriguez were unstoppable: they told Salma they'd find another actress who wouldn't have an issue with snakes.
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