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The Bride tells Karen Kim "I'm better than Annie Oakley and I've got you right in my sights."
The camera tracking in slowly into the final black-and-white closeup of Uma Thurman as she's driving is clearly a reference to the famous final close-up of Garbo at the ship -- Tarantino has often compared the two actresses
Bill says to the Bride about Tommy her to be husband, "Mind if I meet this fella, I'm a little particular about who my gal marries." Which is just a little too similar to Cary Grant in His Girl Friday saying, "Mind if I meet this guy, I'm a little particular about who my wife marries." His Girl Friday is also one of Tarantino's top ten favorite movies.
The Bride's real name, 'Beatrix' is partially inspired by Lana Turner's character name in this film, "Beatrix Emery". Lana Turner is also mentioned by Esteban during his conversation with The Bride.
Character parody of "Sam."
Is the cartoon The Bride and B.B. are watching at the end of the film.
Esteban mentions this as the movie that made Bill "a fool for blondes".
Is the film on T.V. when The Bride first confronts Bill.
Bill mentions this show's title during his last conversation with The Bride.
Uma is framed at the door of the chapel like John Wayne, and Bo Svenson
Bill calls Beatrix "Quick Draw Kiddo"; Sound effect of guitar hitting a body during fight between Elle & The Bride.
Score from 'A Fistful of Dollars' is heard after Budd has shot The Bride.
In the DVD of the making of KILL BILL II, Quentin Tarantino states that the fight between Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah, was inspired by the Japanese horror / sci-fi film WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS. He called his fight "War of the Blond Gargantuas". Hannah's character, in fact states the word "gargantuan" several times as a hint, before her fight with Thurman's Bride.
The main theme from "Navajo Joe" is heard during the climactic scene from "Kill Bill".
Use of the "Sergio Leone" closeup. Also, "Il Tramanto" from this film's score is heard when The Bride sees Bill in the opening flashback.
The same excerpt of 'Ironside''s theme song heard in 'Vol. 1' is heard when The Bride first sees Elle Driver.
The overhead shots of The Bride in her hotel bathroom.
the shot of the hand rising from the ground
The last chapter of "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" is titled "Face to Face"
The origin of Chapter 8's title.
Larry mentions Budd being as useless as an "asshole right here", referring to his elbow. Larry Bishop says the same line in 'The Savage Seven'.
Score song "L'Arena" is heard during the scenes where The Bride is both being nailed into, and then later escaping from her coffin.
The Bride's hand reaches out from inside the grave.
On her way to Budd's trailer (after escaping the coffin), The Bride is walking through a sun-bathed desert out of focus, then slowly comes into focus, just like Henry Fonda in C'era una volta il West (1968). Also, they way you frst see Bill is similar to the way you first see Charles Bronson in C'era una volta il West.
Scene immediately before the Bride confronts Budd (Death Valley sequence) and music refer to Death Valley scene in Zabriskie Point
Score song "The Chase" is taken from this film, and used during a similar scene; someone speeding through the desert; "Sunny Road to Salina" is heard when The Bride has made her way to Budd's trailer after being buried alive; Esteban tells The Bride that Bill's villa is on "the road to Salina".
The opening scene in the church is exactly like the "marriage" scene between Vasco and Lola
Music from "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh" was used in the scene when Bill confronts Budd.
As Bill leaves The Bride with Pai Mei, the license plate on his Jeep reads "THX 1169", referencing this film's title.
Text mentioning 'Walking Tall' and 'Billy Jack' is visible on the 'Mr. Majestyk' poster in Budd's trailer.
Score song "Summertime Killer" is taken from this film, heard when The Bride first enters Bill's hacienda.
When Elle Driver is racing through the desert to meet up with Budd, Quentin Tarantino uses the same set-ups and angles from a scene in "Fritz the Cat" in which Blue the biker rides through the desert on his motorcycle.
The Bride's quote "I went on what the movie advertisements refer to as roaring rampage of revenge" is a reference to this film's tagline which was "she's a howling hellcat humping a hot steel hog on a roaring rampage of revenge''.
The scene in which Budd is bitten by a snake is mirrored by a scene in Chato's Land, another revenge film
The "five point palm of death" manuever is a reference to this film, and Pai Mei's character is a reference to the actor of this movie, who played said character in other films
Text mentioning 'Walking Tall' and 'Billy Jack' is visible on the 'Mr. Majestyk' poster in Budd's trailer.
The Bride walking through the desert is an homage to the opening title sequence of this film.
Several lines of dialogue
The main theme from 'Tough Guys' is heard when The Bride attempts to show Pai Mei her kung fu.
Character Budd (Michael Madsen) has a poster from this movie hanging in his trailer. It's visible in several scenes.
Referenced in the opening monologue, refering to the similair massacre in this film.
Kill Bill copied the eye scene
the Bride's hand coming up from the grave like the "Carrie" finale
Lieh Lo's portrayal of Pai Mei in this film inspired the version of Pai Mei seen in 'Vol. 2'. In the original script, it even reads "Especially films that feature Lieh Lo as the old, white-haired, white-eyebrowed villian "Pai Mei."
The flashback of Beatrix (Uma aka The Bride) in school during attendance is an obvious reference to the scene with Woody Allen talking about his childhood and in his class everyone is a kid except him, whose an adult.
Brutal fights inside a trailer on a desert.
The Acuna Boys take their name from the gang of villains in 'Rolling Thunder'.
Kung Fu training scenes are a direct reference, enhanced by the fact that Gordon Liu stars in both movies. Even the faded colours in this scene match that of the shaolin movie.
It is referenced.
Beatrix is described as "the cowgirl who could not be caught" just as Ryan O'Neal was "the cowboy who could not be caught"
The flute David Carradine (Bill) is seen playing in 'Vol. 2' is the same one David Carradine plays in 'Circle of Iron'.
Bill's "Superman" speech
Lieh Lo's portrayal of Pai Mei in this film inspired the version of Pai Mei seen in 'Vol. 2'. In the original script, it even reads "Especially films that feature Lieh Lo as the old, white-haired, white-eyebrowed villian "Pai Mei."
The eye squishing scene was largely influenced by Fulci's movie. The eye-splinter scene in particularly.
In 'Vol. 2', Gordon Liu plays Pai Mei. In this film, Gordon Liu plays a hero who battles Pai Mei.
The Bride's training by Pai Mei is a reference to Luke Skywalker/Yoda
Is the movie B.B. and The Bride watch before she confronts Bill.
The Elle's eye scene
Darryl Hannah's twitching on Budd's bathroom floor is a definite reference to her death as Pris in Ridley Scott's film.
Score from 'Invincible Pole Fighter' heard at the moment Beatrix first sees her daughter.
Bill (David Carradine) shoots Beatrix (Uma Thurman) in the leg with a gun that shoots an arrow and says "Gotcha!". The same line and a gun with arrows is being used several times in the movie Gotcha! (1985).
"You don't have a future" spoken by sword-wielding woman Brigitte Nilssen is referenced by the "Bitch...you don't have a future" line in Kill Bill vol. 2; spoken by sword-wielding woman Uma Thurman.
close-quarters fight in a run-down trailer
Two cuts to Elle Driver's face, on the left and right cheeks.
buried alive, with camera shot of interior and burial sounds
the grave scene
His character Esteban Vihaio talks similar to Jean Renault which he played in Twin Peaks
Bill begins his tale with "Once Upon a Time in China"
The sequence durning the fight between Elle Driver and The Bride where Elle attempts to kick The Bride in the head is mirrored in Riki-Oh, down to the camera angles and the use of slow motion.
Straight Blade, Knee-cap pain comment
Uma Thurman's character The Bride says "I would jump on a speeding train with a motorcycle for you", which is clearly a reference to Michelle Yeoh's stunt in Police Story III where she does just this.
The moment the bride comes out of her grave. It is the same shot when Evil Ash emerges from his grave.
In the fight with Pai Mei, the Bride gets her foot stuck in his belly, a reference to Wo Ping's earlier work Wing Chun and the actress Michelle Yeoh.
Bare feet
Bill refers to the Bride as a "natural born killer"
Bill makes reference to the White Lotus a group of warriors that was created by Raiden
Line: "Now listen carefully 'cause this concerns you."
The way Biatrix gets up when she fights Pai Mei. The way she throws Elle on the bathroom wall when they fight. Also, The Bride's hotel room number is 101, just like neo's.
The Bride who lost an unborn baby, wakes up in a coffin, lights a flashlight, hits the coffin lid repeatedly, until it finally cracks open, much as Libby, a mother separated from her young child, wakes up in a coffin, lights a cigarette-lighter, hits the coffin lid repeatedly, until it finally breaks open.
When Larry is cutting shifts from Budd's roster, he's quoting the strip club manager from the documentary 'Strip Notes', also directed by Daryl Hannah.
the line early in the film about an 'a**hole' on an elbow
Several scenes, including Beatrix's foot getting stuck in Pai Mei's abdomen and the grown Beatrix in the class full of children mirror scenes from early in this film.
Referenced in
Talked about by David Carradine, Michael Madsen, and Vivica A. Fox (as Kill Bill).
Mentioned in dialogue by Sean, Claudia, Eddie and "Crazy Amy".
When the article from USA Today is shown, a photo of Uma Thurman from Kill Bill: Vol. 2 is shown at the top right hand corner of the paper.
a poster behind Tarantino and Thurman
Jackie Boy's toilet dive shot is equal to the scene with Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) in the Budd's place fighting sequence with the Bride (Uma Thurman). Both scenes are shot identically, including the flushing and puking by the character.
episode title
Wooldoor says something about learning martial arts training from this movie.
The Master Moloch character is a take-off on the Pai Mei character, and is also voiced by Tarantino himself.
mentioned by Quentin Tarantino
The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
Jools considers it overrated.
Referenced by name
episode title
In Planet Terror the last item on Dr. Dakota Block's list of things to do states: Kill Bill
Title is shown at the end
The Kill BIll movies are mentioned
Score from 'Vol. 2' is heard in Hell Ride.
When Leonidas is annoyed by the Dane Cook-lookalike, he first hits him lightly with the five-pressure-point-stroke, a martial arts-stroke that is described and performed in Kill Bill: Vol.2
Jakob Stegelmann mentions the Kill Bill film series in his review of No More Heroes (2007) (VG)
Question: What is the poisoned hand? Refer to this movie, and the advise team talked some minutes about this film
Middleman explains how he lost his eye.
Footage of Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman's character) breaking her way out of the coffin by using short and fast punches to the coffin's lid is shown before the myth that you can escape a coffin by using short and fast punches to the coffin's lid.
mentioned in dialogue
Blu-ray DVD cover
Minion tells Megamind the new suit is called the "Black Mamba." Which is the code name of the Bride in Kill Bill.
Christiane is dressed like the bride
Quentin
Rap Critic mentions other films scored by RZA
After being buried alive Batman escapes from a coffin by punching it until he breaks through.
A Silhouette Of Doom song
Lester's appearance in the Japanese segment is modelled after Pai Mei including the beard flick
Features
The specific cartoon short at the end of the movie is this one.
scenes from the movie can be seen on Bill's big-screen TV
Clips from the films beginning are heard.
Featured in
clips
Footage from film is shown.
A clip from each of Tarantino's films to date are shown.
clips shown
clips
clips featured to illustrate the best movie hotel scenes
When Sexy begins to watch adult films, the DVD cover of the movie is seen
Clips of mistakes shown
clip of characters discussing Superman
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#2
clips shown
Spoofed in
The scene where Beatrix is dirving in her car saying she has gotten so far and she only has one person left to kill, Bill, is spoofed. Instead, presenter Lindsay Lohan is driving a car saying shes presented so many awards so far, but she only has one left, Best Movie.
The film has similiar music and action sequeces between 2 women
This is a spoof of the Quinten Tarantino action film.
parody of the trailer fight scene (Jesus heals Elle Driver's eye before chopping her in two)
This short film parodies the "Kill Bill" movies.
The final fight between The Bride and Bill was spoofed.
parody of the trailer fight scene (Jesus heals Elle Driver's eye before chopping her in two)
with sword duel mimicking duel in Bud's van
The mission "Kill Phil: Part 2" borrows its name from these films.
Cindy: "Harro? Hibachi Benihana teriyaki?" Ghost boy: "Nagasaki Okinawa Hokkaido Yokahama" (Your Japanese is awful. It dishonors my ears.) [Think Pai Mei]
Brian Kung-Fu is seen practicing the Five-Point-Palm-Exploding-Heart Technique while getting ready for the manager's birthday party
opening black & white scene where engagement party is gunned down and only one person survives
Spoof of characters from this film
The opening Itchy & Scratchy skit is a parody of The Bride being trained.
The film is a parody.