Real Creatures of Dirt

In this fun and educational piece, animal experts talk about the real creatures that inspired the characters of Rango and the filmmakers explain why they chose specific animals to reflect certain personality traits.

• Joy LissandrelloDirector
• Joy LissandrelloWriter
• Troy BenjaminWriter

• Donald SchultzSelf
• Gore VerbinskiSelf
• Johnny DeppSelf / Rango / Lars
• Mark 'Crash' McCreerySelf
• Brent KarnerSelf
• Neftali CamachoSelf
• Bill NighySelf / Rattlesnake Jake
• Eugene YelchinSelf
• James Ward ByrkitSelf
• Gary WilsonSelf
• A. Kristopher LappinSelf
• Isla FisherSelf / Beans