Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino (written by)
Quentin Tarantino (character The Bride) ...
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Release Date:

16 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Plot:

The murderous Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.

Plot Keywords:

Bride | Vengeance | Assassination | Assassin | Bouncer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 39 nominations

Cast

Vivica A. Fox	...	Vernita Green
Ambrosia Kelley	...	Nikki (as Ambrosia Kelly)
Michael Parks	...	Earl McGraw / Esteban Vihaio
James Parks	...	Edgar McGraw
Jonathan Loughran	...	Trucker
Michael Bowen	...	Buck
Kenji Ohba	...	Bald Guy (as Kenji Oba)
Yoshiyuki Morishita	...	Tokyo Businessman (as Yoshijuki Morishita)
Jun Kunimura	...	Boss Tanaka
Goro Daimon	...	Boss Honda
Kazuki Kitamura	...	Boss Koji / Crazy 88
Akaji Maro	...	Boss Ozawah
Shun Sugata	...	Boss Benta
Sachiko Fujii	...	The 5, 6, 7, 8's (as The 5 6 7 8's)
Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama	...	The 5, 6, 7, 8's (as The 5 6 7 8's)
Yoshiko Yamaguchi	...	The 5, 6, 7, 8's (as The 5 6 7 8's)
Sakichi Satô	...	Charlie Brown
Tetsuro Shimaguchi	...	Crazy 88
Yôji Tanaka	...	Crazy 88 (as Boba)
Satoshi Yamanaka	...	Crazy 88 (as So Yamanaka)
Issei Takahashi	...	Crazy 88
Julie Manase	...	Crazy 88 (as Juri Manase)
Chiaki Kuriyama	...	Gogo
Chia Hui Liu	...	Johnny / Pai Mei (as Gordon Liu)
Yuki Kazamatsuri	...	Proprietor
Lucy Liu	...	O-Ren Ishii
Sonny Chiba	...	Hattori Hanzo
Julie Dreyfus	...	Sofie Fatale
Bo Svenson	...	Reverend Harmony
Jeannie Epper	...	Mrs. Harmony
Stephanie L. Moore	...	Joleen
Shana Stein	...	Erica
Caitlin Keats	...	Janeen
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Tommy Plympton (as Chris Nelson)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Rufus
Reda Beebe	...	Lucky
Sid Haig	...	Jay
Larry Bishop	...	Larry Gomez
Laura Cayouette	...	Rocket
Clark Middleton	...	Ernie
Michael Madsen	...	Budd
Daryl Hannah	...	Elle Driver
Claire Smithies	...	Clarita
Helen Kim	...	Karen
David Carradine	...	Bill
Perla Haney-Jardine	...	B.B.
Uma Thurman	...	Beatrix Kiddo
Victoria Lucai	...	Trixie (as Vicki Lucai)
Venessia Valentino	...	1st Grade Teacher
Thea Rose	...	Melanie Harrhouse
William Paul Clark	...	Soda Jerk (as William P. Clark)
Stevo Polyi	...	Tim
Al Manuel Douglas	...	Marty Kitrosser
Patricia Silva	...	Hooker #1
Maria Del Rosario Gutiérrez	...	Hooker #2
Sonia Angelica Padilla Curiel	...	Hooker #3
Veronica Janet Martinez	...	Hooker #4
Lucia Cruz Marroquin	...	Hooker #5
Citlati Guadalupe Bojorquez	...	Hooker #6
Graciela Salazar Mendoza	...	Hooker #7
Maria de Lourdes Lombera	...	Hooker #8
Jorge Silva	...	Bartender / Pimp
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lawrence Bender	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Hartig	...	My Oh My Club Pool Player (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez	...	Precision Driver (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino	...	Himself (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Quentin Tarantino

Writing credits
Quentin Tarantino		(written by)
Quentin Tarantino		(character The Bride) (as Q) &
Uma Thurman		(character The Bride) (as U)

Produced by
Lawrence Bender	....	producer
Koko Maeda	....	associate producer
Dede Nickerson	....	associate producer
Kwame Parker	....	assistant producer
Erica Steinberg	....	executive producer
E. Bennett Walsh	....	executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Robert Rodriguez

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sally Menke

Casting by
Koko Maeda
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
David Wasco

Art Direction by
Daniel Bradford

Set Decoration by
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

Costume Design by
Kumiko Ogawa
Catherine Marie Thomas

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup supervisor
Camille Calvet	....	on-set special makeup technician
Gino Crognale	....	on set special makeup tech
Stephanie A. Fowler	....	assistant makeup artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Ms. Thurman
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Ms. Thurman
Tysuela Hill-Scott	....	hair stylist: Ms. Fox, Los Angeles (as Tysuela)
Tysuela Hill-Scott	....	makeup artist: Ms. Fox, Los Angeles (as Tysuela)
Louis Kiss	....	special makeup effects artist
Miia Kovero	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles
Emanuel Millar	....	key hair stylist
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (as Chris Nelson)
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup supervisor (as Greg Nicotero)
Peter Owen	....	wigs: Los Angeles
Kyra Panchenko	....	hair designer: Uma Thurman
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup artist: Uma Thurman
Heba Thorisdottir	....	makeup department head
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker
Debbie Zoller	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Arturo Del Rio	....	unit production manager
Ricardo Del Río	....	production supervisor: Mexico
Peter Mavromates	....	post-production supervisor
Cornelia Ryan	....	production manager
Víctor Solorio	....	unit manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark	....	assistant director
Marco Polo Constandse	....	second assistant director: Mexico
Heather I. Denton	....	second second assistant director
Stephen Dudycha	....	additional assistant director
Dawn Massaro	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alejandro Ayala	....	set construction coordinator
Manuel Barrera Oliver	....	head painter: Mexico (as Manuel Barrera)
Kevin Berve	....	props
Jennifer A. Bolitho	....	scenic artist
Edward J. Borasch Jr.	....	assistant property master
Steve Borgese	....	greens foreman
Tom Callinicos	....	on-set dresser
Chris Cullen	....	graphic designer
Peter Davidson	....	set designer
Sam Dean	....	welder
Rome Duval	....	propmaker gangboss
Caylah Eddleblute	....	assistant property master
Gretchen Engel	....	art department coordinator
Marcus Epps	....	swing gang
Richard Ewan	....	paint gangboss
Carlos Gutiérrez	....	set dresser: Mexico
Archie Hankins	....	carpenter
Jennie Harris	....	assistant to set decorator
Emilie Harvey	....	scenic artist
George Hess	....	swing gang
Bob Huffman	....	propmaker gangboss
Paul Luther Jackson	....	swing gang (as Paul Jackson)
David James	....	sculptor
Maria Jaramillo	....	paint gangboss (as Maria M. Jaramillo)
Lynn A. Johanson	....	scenic artist
Jenn Joos	....	second assistant decorator
Steve Joyner	....	property master
Jane Kilkenny	....	model builder
Michael Kocurek	....	propmaker gangboss
Janet Kusnick	....	storyboard artist
Steven Ladish	....	swing gang (as Steve-o Ladish)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.	....	production illustrator
Ed Lindsey	....	propmaker
Joe Lozano	....	greensman
Julio Cesar Magaña	....	laborer
Jerry Martinez	....	graphic designer
Frank Musitelle	....	greens foreman
Scott Nifong	....	assistant property master (as Scott 'Mustang' J. Nifong)
Elizabeth Norton	....	stand-by painter
Laurel Pickering	....	lead painter
Jeff Plauster	....	construction foreman
Edward J. Protiva	....	swing gang
Francis J. Roix	....	carpenter
Mary Saisselin	....	set designer
Steve Salazar	....	welder
Brett C. Smith	....	leadman
Tyler J. Smith	....	property assistant
John Stone	....	construction coordinator
Christopher Tandon	....	assistant art director
Michael Triant	....	swing gang (as Michael C. Triant)
Ellen C. Troy	....	construction buyer
J.R. Vasquez	....	swing gang
Cole Young	....	property maker

Sound Department
Bob Beher	....	sound editor
John Bires	....	sound engineer
Adam Blantz	....	additional sound mixer
Adam Blantz	....	second boom operator
Adam Blantz	....	utility sound
Eddie Bydalek	....	sound mix technician
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	co-sound designer
Harry Cohen	....	co-supervising sound editor
Dino Dimuro	....	sound designer
Ian Elias	....	sound
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Scott Martin Gershin	....	co-supervising sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Kevin Globerman	....	ProTools operator
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Daniel R. Kerr	....	sound
David Kudell	....	digital assistant
Tom Lalley	....	sound re-recording engineer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jimmy Moriana)
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue denoising
Tom Ozanich	....	sound effects editor
Paul D. Poduska	....	head sound effects librarian
Branden Spencer	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jon Title	....	sound effects editor
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
Hugh Waddell	....	adr supervisor
Hugh Waddell	....	dialogue supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
David Young	....	additional sound
Craig Mann	....	digital sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Siu Wah Chan	....	wire technician: Fight Team
Wai Lun Fung	....	wire technician: Fight Team (as Fung Wai Lun)
Jason Gustafson	....	special effects supervisor
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator
Anthony Ray Herrera	....	special effects foreman
Chen Hu	....	wire technician: Fight Team
Jack Jennings	....	special effects technician
Shu Jian	....	wire technician: Fight Team
Chi-Tei Lam	....	wire technician: Fight Team
Chi Wah Ling	....	wire technician: Fight Team
Matt McDonnell	....	special effects foreman
Corey Pritchett	....	special effects coordinator
Ben Rittenhouse	....	foam department supervisor: KNB Effects Group Inc.
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects foreman
Keith O. Wilson	....	special effects assistant
He Yaxi	....	wire technician: Fight Team

Visual Effects by
Robert Albano	....	data technician
Kevin Braun	....	digital optical supervisor
Frankie Chung	....	visual effects supervisor
Max Gabl	....	scenic artist
Christopher Haydostian	....	digital compositor
Steve Hodge	....	imaging technician
Brian Kun	....	data technician
Christopher Kutcka	....	imaging supervisor (as Chris Kutcka)
Jennifer Lee	....	editorial conform TDI
LaNelle Mason	....	digital restoration
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
Jaime Norman	....	visual effects production manager
Ariel Oclarino	....	senior systems administrator
Nabil Schiantarelli	....	compositor
Kevin Schwab	....	imaging technician
Matt Seckman	....	digital compositor
Brad Sutton	....	digital paint artist
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Mike Tosti	....	production technology
Sean Wilson	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Keith Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Zoe Bell	....	stunt double: The Bride
Satya Bellord	....	utility stunts
Richard Burden	....	stunt rigger
Shauna Duggins	....	utility stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	utility stunts
Ken Lesco	....	utility stunts (as Kenny Lesco)
Rob Moses	....	fight choreographer
Michiko Nishiwaki	....	stunt double: O-Ren
Chris O'Hara	....	stunt double: Bill
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double: Elle
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunt rigger
Steve Upton	....	stunt rigger
Troy Wood	....	utility stunts
Woo-ping Yuen	....	fight coordinator
Woo-ping Yuen	....	stunt coordinator
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
James Logan	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ignacio Ambriz	....	grip: Mexico
Kenneth J. Appel	....	electrian
Herb Ault	....	key grip
Matthew J. Barden	....	grip
Jeff Brinker	....	rigging grip
Jada Budrick	....	video technician
Glenn Cannon	....	video assist operator
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan	....	second assistant camera
Gustavo Castillón	....	second assistant camera: Mexico
Cheli Clayton	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Nick Critser	....	grip
Alfredo Valverde Cueto	....	grip: Mexico
Bruce Del Castillo	....	grip
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging key grip
Dan Duffy	....	generator operator
Carlos Escobar	....	rigging grip
Edgar Ambriz Espinoza	....	electrician: Mexico
Greg Fausak	....	best boy grip
Aaron Felton	....	grip
Jamie Felz	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip (as Tony Garrido)
Tim Gatena	....	video technician
Scotty Goudreau	....	generator operator
Khan Griffith	....	lighting technician (as Khan E. Griffith)
Juan Fernando Guzmán	....	electrician
Mark Hadland	....	best boy electric
Julie Helton	....	camera loader
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Stuart Kirschner	....	rigging electrician
Kim Kono	....	electrician
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	lighting technician
Eric Leach	....	rigging grip
Ron Leidelmeijer	....	video technician
Dickinson H. Luke	....	rigging electrician (as Dickinson Luke)
John R. Manocchia	....	rigging gaffer
Jerry L. Marshall	....	rigging best boy grip
Brett Matthews	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
W. Ted Mayer	....	grip
Carson E. Mayne	....	rigging electrician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Terence McNally	....	rigging electrician
Raymundo Garcia Medina	....	electrician: Mexico
David L. Merrill	....	dolly grip: Beijing (as Dave Merrill)
Felipe Morales	....	grip: Mexico (as Felipe Morales Macias)
Fernando Moreno	....	gaffer: Mexico
Fernando Guzmán Muñoz	....	electrician: Mexico
Pat O'Mara	....	rigging grip
Raúl Palacios	....	electrician: Mexico (as Raul Palacios Dominguez)
Simone Perusse	....	lighting technician
Alejandro Peña	....	generator operator: Mexico
Jesús 'Chucho' Rodriguez	....	key grip: Mexico
Stephen Saunders	....	electrician
John Seravic	....	crane technician
Jamie Stephens	....	second assistant camera
Jennifer Stuart	....	camera loader
Brent Studler	....	electrician
Antonio Sánchez Romero	....	electrician: Mexico
Miguel Ángel Sánchez	....	grip: Mexico
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
Vich Thiensuwana	....	rigging grip
Scott R. Todd	....	set lighting technician
Kelly Uchimura	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey L. Wilson	....	grip
Louie Escobar	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Camille Freer	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Renan Galindo	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jessica Miglio	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Gerardo Rene Arellano	....	extras casting assistant: Mexico
Ernesto Cairo	....	extras casting coordinator: Mexico (as Ernesto Martínez Cairo)
Rich King	....	extras casting
Jessica Vogl	....	casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jim Hansen	....	costumer
Cappi Ireland	....	costumer: Ms. Thurman, Beijing
Amy Lin	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen Monaghan	....	international costume supervisor
Daniel Grant North	....	costume supervisor
Juana Jimarez Pelaez	....	wardrobe assistant: Mexico
Hans Georg Struhar	....	costumer: Ms. Thurman, Los Angeles (as Hans G. Struhar)
Stella Tang	....	wardrobe assistant
Kanani Wolf	....	set costumer
Grace Yim	....	wardrobe assistant
Michele Flynn	....	ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan	....	editorial production assistant
Joe D'Augustine	....	additional editor
Aaron Denenberg	....	negative cutter
Tony Dustin	....	assistant digital film colorist
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor
Katie Flint	....	editorial assistant
Ted Gidlow	....	post-production coordinator
Rachel Goldberg	....	editorial production assistant
Phyllis Housen	....	assistant editor
Stephanie Ito	....	digital intermediate producer
Stephanie Johnson	....	assistant editor
Stephen Nakamura	....	senior digital film colorist
Fred Raskin	....	second assistant editor
Victor Rivera	....	assistant negative cutter
Joan Sobel	....	first assistant editor
Dee Storm	....	conforming editor
Heidi Vogel	....	post-production consultant
Lee Wimer	....	film color timer
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Jo Ann Kane	....	music copyist
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Wendi Morris	....	music coordinator
George Oldziey	....	orchestrator
Bryan Pezzone	....	musician: piano
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
John Rodd	....	music recordist
RZA	....	composer: additional music (as The RZA)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Quentin Tarantino	....	executive soundtrack producer
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Carl Thiel	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Robert aaron Brown	....	driver: grip truck
Bruce Callahan	....	driver: Uma Thurman
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Dawes	....	driver
John Embry	....	driver
Don Feeney	....	picture car coordinator
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Jessica James	....	driver: cast
David Joseph	....	driver: production van
Neil Marshall	....	driver: honeywagon
Brian Joseph Moore	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles/Mexico (as Brian Moore)
Carlos Ponce de León	....	transportation captain
Irv Press	....	driver
Marty Radcliff	....	driver
Derek Raser	....	transportation coordinator
John Sagray	....	driver
Arturo Saldivar	....	production driver

Other crew
Paul Abraham	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Melanie Aron	....	assistant: Mr. Tarantino, Los Angeles
Howard Berger	....	puppeteer
Andrew Blau	....	travel coordinator
Geraldine Brezca	....	set production assistant: Mexico
Emmanuel Cabare	....	production liaison
Aaron Campbell	....	production counsel
Karina Carrero-Annesley	....	office production assistant
Jerry Carville	....	assistant accountant
Sean Carville	....	second assistant accountant
Will Casey	....	unit publicist
Elida Cerda	....	medic
Sonny Chiba	....	fight choreographer: Kenjutsu
S.R. Conger	....	assistant accountant
Douglas Dresser	....	location manager
Zoran Drogriski	....	office production assistant
Stephen Dudycha	....	set production assistant
Jerimy Eaton	....	animal trainer
Wayne Fielder	....	set medic: second unit
Vincent Joseph Flaherty	....	armorer
Fish Fong	....	team manager: Woo-Ping crew
Todd Fullerton	....	24 frame video/computer engineer
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	assistant production coordinator
Cynthia Graves	....	production coordinator: Mexico
David Greenbaum	....	executive assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Hally Grounds	....	stand-in
Nancy Haecker	....	key assistant location manager
Bill Hansard	....	rear screen projection
Apryl Hill	....	set medic
Jose 'Pepe' Homs	....	assistant coordinator: Mexico
Mark Jackson	....	animal trainer
Jessica James	....	production assistant
Jay Johnson	....	title: designer
Beverly Jusi	....	first assistant accountant
Damiana Kamishin	....	travel coordinator
Jay Kennedy	....	assistant to producer: Mexico
S. Dylan Kirkland	....	production assistant
Martin Kitrosser	....	script supervisor
Huan-Chiu Ku	....	martial arts coordinator (as Ku Huen Chiu)
Patricia LaMagna	....	assistant: Ms. Thurman (as Patty LaMagna)
Jeff Lane	....	set production assistant
Ginny Lasater	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Sherrie Liu	....	script supervisor
Julie Manase	....	actresses trainer: Kenjutsu
Melissa Maus	....	accounting clerk
Douglas S. McClintock II	....	assistant location manager
Julie McLean	....	assistant: Mr. Tarantino
Blair Mealing	....	office production assistant
Norberto Nava	....	security coordinator
Peter Neil	....	production staff
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	puppeteer
Kyle Oliver	....	assistant location manager (as Kyle 'Snappy' Oliver)
Liuba Esperon Otero	....	location assistant: Mexico
Liuba Esperon Otero	....	stand-in: for Uma Thurman
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant
Christy Powers	....	key medic: supervisor nurse
Gabriela Preciado	....	office production assistant: Mexico
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein
Arturo Saldivar	....	office production assistant
Elizabeth Santoro	....	set production assistant
Pilar Savone	....	assistant: Mr. Tarantino
Adam Schindler	....	unspecified assistant
Roger Schumacher	....	animal trainer
Alan Schwartz	....	assistant craft service: Los Angeles
Daniel Shropshire	....	website design: marketing team
Ben Shum	....	set production assistant
Sue Smith	....	production secretary
Kristina Soderquist	....	production controller
Todd Spangler	....	assistant: Mr. Madsen
Jennifer Stephens	....	production coordinator
Benjamin Suarez	....	location manager: Mexico
Jeff Swafford	....	assistant: Mr. Bender
Marta Tomkiw	....	assistant location manager
Christopher Tricarico	....	legal
Buzz Visconti	....	first aid
Ann Wiggins	....	post-production accountant
Asajiro Yamamoto	....	assistant accountant: Mexico
Woo-ping Yuen	....	fight choreographer: Kung Fu (as Yuen Wo-Ping)

Thanks
Peter Bogdanovich	....	special thanks
Charles Bronson	....	dedicatee
Cheh Chang	....	dedicatee
Sofia Coppola	....	special thanks
Sergio Corbucci	....	dedicatee
Sarah L. Driver	....	special thanks
Kenta Fukasaku	....	special thanks
Lucio Fulci	....	dedicatee
Mauricia Grant	....	special thanks
Gakuryu Ishii	....	special thanks (as Sogo Ishii)
Katsuhito Ishii	....	special thanks (as Katsu Hito Ishii)
Georges Lautner	....	special thanks
Sergio Leone	....	dedicatee
Richard Linklater	....	special thanks (as Rick Linklater)
Lieh Lo	....	dedicatee
Jerry Martinez	....	special thanks
Malcolm McLaren	....	special thanks
Sun Kwak Moon	....	special thanks
Guy Oseary	....	special thanks
Burt Reynolds	....	special thanks
Robert Rodriguez	....	special thanks (as Robert Rodriguez 'My Brother')
Eli Roth	....	special thanks
Rick Rubin	....	special thanks
Kurt Russell	....	special thanks
Ada Shen	....	special thanks
Stacey Sher	....	special thanks (as Stacy Sher)
Lee Van Cleef	....	dedicatee
William Witney	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• A Band Apart
• Super Cool ManChu

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Panasia Films (2004) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2004) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hollydan Works (2007-2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Nelonen (2010) (2011) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (VHS) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD) (UMD)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (RTL5)
• Starz! Network (2004) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects)
• Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. (visual effects)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• Pacific Title (opticals)

Other Companies

• A Band Apart  soundtrack published by
• Atlantic Cine Equipment  
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dsire Design  official website design
• Maverick Records  soundtrack published by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
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Also Known As:

"Kill Bill" - USA (closing credits title)
"Kill Bill Part 2" - USA (informal title)
"Vol. 2" - USA (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief drug use

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Poland:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Africa:16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Taiwan:R-12 | Malaysia:18SG (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Hungary:18 | USA:R (certificate #40699) | USA:TV-14 (edited TV version) | USA:TV-MA (unedited TV version)

Filming Locations:

Barstow, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The Character Pai Mei is based on Pak Mei, the originator of the "White Eyebrow" kung fu technique. According to legend, Pak Mei was one of the few masters left following the decimation of the Buddhist temples, and later sold out other masters to save himself and his team during an attack they had mounted that subsequently went wrong. For this reason, Pak Mei Kung Fu has always been known as the "forbidden technique," and Pak Mei himself has been a villainous figure in Chinese folklore and film for hundreds of years.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the wedding rehearsal, the minister's gestures for the seating arrangements are incorrect.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bill:Do you find me sadistic? You know, Kiddo, I'd like to believe that you're aware enough even now to know that there's nothing sadistic in my actions. At this moment, this is me at my most masochistic.
The Bride:Bill, it's your baby.

Movie Connections:

References Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Soundtrack:

Urami-Bushi

The Better Half

It's a matter of some debate which volume of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" is better. Let's end the argument right now: David Carradine doesn't even appear in "Volume 1." Hasn't the Academy mailed him his Best Supporting Actor Oscar already?

In the first volume of "Kill Bill," released only a few months before "Vol. 2" in the tail end of 2003, we met Uma Thurman, one peeded-off super-assassin taking out some folks from her past one at a time, with the occasional mega-posse thrown in for interest. "Vol. 1" had a lot of blood, violence, and wisecracks, and galloped across the screen like a rap video on steroids.

"Vol. 2" is way different. It makes sense it's a separate movie; the tone is such a departure from "Vol. 1" in two ways. One is style. Director Tarantino has fun stylistically quoting Sergio Leone and chop-fu cheapos from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Cinematic sampling is something he's good at and enjoys, but in "Vol. 2" he doesn't go as overboard as he does in "Vol. 1." He pulls back and lets the plot breathe, rather than filling every spare second with a homage-cum-parody that maybe a dozen lucky fans will get. Maybe some here wish he'd pile it on a bit more, but they have to make do with the goofy Pei Mai sequence, which is a flashback and hence not jarring in its "Vol. 1"-style comic-book treatment. Throughout "Vol. 2" the emphasis is on storytelling and character-building, which is where it should be given we are now being asked to deepen our commitment of interest to these people. "Vol. 1" is okay for what it is, but its flash and action are no match for the depth and nuance of "Vol. 2."

This gets to the second different tonal difference between the films, which is emotional. It all comes back to the characters. They don't quite become real people here, but they get close enough to get under your skin. Admittedly, the opening part of "Vol. 2" tests the viewer's patience a bit, there's some long bits that show the director hasn't really mastered self-discipline, like with Thurman's graveyard struggle, but the meandering usually has a purpose. Tarantino is building toward something here that has its payoff when Thurman's character finally has her face-to-face showdown with Carradine's Bill.

From that moment forward to the end, this is the best Tarantino has ever been.

Carradine and Thurman dominate the proceedings with two of the finest performances I've seen, certainly the best Tarantino has directed, playing off the mythology we've been taught in "Vol. 1" and developing resonances with the viewer both together and apart which will surprise those expecting a casual butt-kicking affair. We finally find out what Carradine means in the first line of "Vol. 1" where he tells a whimpering victim he is being masochistic, not sadistic, and its a powerful revelation, that this sinister baddie may have a heart buried under that cold exterior. Carradine is perfect in his phrasing, his pauses, the tired glint in his eye, or the way he says "Kiddo." You can't ask for a better veteran performance. For her part, Thurman presents a brilliantly conflicted character who can not stop either hating or loving Bill, and brings us not into a world of cartoon anguish, but real human pain.

"Kill Bill Vol. 2" is slow-moving, and needs "Vol. 1" in a way few sequels do, since it assumes you know nearly all the characters coming in. That's a weakness. So are some undeniably pointless bits, including the entire sequence with Bill's father figure, Esteban Vihaio, and some business at a bar involving Michael Madsen, who plays a former assassin now gone to seed.

Madsen's good, though, and so's Daryl Hannah as another rather mouthy assassin, Gordon Liu as Pei Mei, and especially Perla Haney-Jardine as a girl named B.B. The nice thing with Tarantino is for every scene that strikes a bum note, there's four or five that hit the right mark, and some manage to do much more. My favorite scene involves a Mexican standoff in an L.A. hotel room between Thurman's character and an anonymous hitwoman, at once grippingly suspenseful, hilarious, and life-affirming. Still, it's the final moments of this film that will stay with you, as Bill and his former pupil work out their "unfinished business" and we are left to ponder the results of their decisions and actions.

"Kill Bill Vol. 2" may not reach the heights of cinema to which it aspires, the level of "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" quoted in its score, but it's a fine film that will make most viewers glad they stuck around for the second installment. I am.