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Quentin Tarantino (written by)
Release Date:
31 May 2007 (Hungary)
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A White-Hot Juggernaut At 200 Miles Per Hour! See more »
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Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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3 nominations
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Remembrance cinema at its best!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kurt Russell | ... | Stuntman Mike | |
| Zoe Bell | ... | Herself (as Zoë Bell) | |
| Rosario Dawson | ... | Abernathy | |
| Vanessa Ferlito | ... | Arlene | |
| Sydney Tamiia Poitier | ... | Jungle Julia (as Sydney Poitier) | |
| Tracie Thoms | ... | Kim | |
| Rose McGowan | ... | Pam | |
| Jordan Ladd | ... | Shanna | |
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead | ... | Lee | |
| Quentin Tarantino | ... | Warren | |
| Marcy Harriell | ... | Marcy | |
| Eli Roth | ... | Dov | |
| Omar Doom | ... | Nate | |
| Michael Bacall | ... | Omar | |
| Monica Staggs | ... | Lanna Frank |
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"Grindhouse Presents: Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" - USA (DVD title)
"Grindhouse: Death Proof" - International (English title)
"Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" - USA (complete title)
"Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt" - USA (informal alternative title)
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"Grindhouse: Death Proof" - International (English title)
"Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" - USA (complete title)
"Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt" - USA (informal alternative title)
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114 min (international version) | Japan:113 min | USA:87 min (Grindhouse version)
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Norway:15 | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | France:-12 | UK:18 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2007) | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:16 | Hungary:18 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Brazil:16 | Japan:R-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:Not Rated | Australia:MA (Original rating) | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Peru:18
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According to Zoe Bell, when her friend Quentin Tarantino told her she would be starring in the movie she thought she would be just a featured extra. She copped on when she saw her name on the poster.See more »
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Continuity: In the scene at the Chili Parlor, Warren buys the girls a round of shots. They slam the shots, exchange some banter, then Butterfly says she is going out to have a cigarette. She clearly taps a smoke out of the pack, grabs the lighter, and begins to stand. Then, there is a quick close up of a hand grabbing the smokes and lighter off of the table, which is already in Butterfly's hand.See more »
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References Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)See more »
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What happened to Lee?Is it true that Stuntman Mike is in the diner scene with the second group of girls?
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This is an absolutely brilliant film and a film that I could watch over and over. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino this film seems to have divided audiences like no other, it has been adored and despised in many quarters and there seems to be no middle ground for opinion. It is cited, by Tarantino himself, as being a remembrance to the B movies of the 60s and 70s through the guise of Grindhouse cinema. In order to fully appreciate what Tarantino has done then I would agree that you must be at least familiar (on some level) with the films of that genre and era and familiar with Grindhouse cinema and its workings. It is not an absolute necessity to be fully aware of this type of film-making but it helps if you want to completely appreciate this film.
Grindhouse cinema was never revered in its day and many have questioned its reprisal. For an audience to require adequate knowledge of such a minnow in cinema history is regarded by many critics as asking too much and is adduced as being a major factor in its downfall. This is due to the belief that Tarantino has made a film for too niche a market, and as a consequence it should be of no surprise that it flopped at the box office. This is something that I whole heartedly disagree with because, to the contrary, I believe that Tarantino has made his most selfish film to date, he has made something that he wanted to... that no studio dictated... no executive planned and no audience asked for, this film is 100 percent his and it just so happens that not that many people like it, all great directors make films that fit into this category.
A major critique of Death Proof has been that it contains a lot of dialogue, but I feel that this should be expected as it is a remembrance to Grindhouse cinema and these types of movies are notorious for the amount of talk they can contain and the amount of "build up" they might have and Tarantino himself is recognised as being a writer that emphasises the dialogue in his films. Modern cinema goers are likely to not have the patience for such an offering and thus dismiss its significance and become agitated at a lack of "action" and this is evident from some of the reviews on this website.
The film is about two separate sets of voluptuous women who are stalked by a stuntman called Mike that uses his death proof cars to execute the women. The essence of the story at the heart of Death Proof is that it's impeccably nostalgic as it insinuates to the very essence of cult, it is a forged story because of its countless renditions and numerous re-tellings by the way of novels, films and tales. Being familiar with such a story allows for an ease in understanding and following of narrative a common attribute in cult films. The voluptuous women, or female characters, in the film are all so similar in appearance yet all so different in disposition, because the film is essentially split into two parts we witness the floundering of one set of female characters and the resurgence in dominance of another. The female empowerment in Death Proof is symbolic to a desire for masculinity which is so wonderfully conveyed by their attempt in "taming" the car (I shouldn't need to mention what the car is symbolic of). It's often perceived that in these films masculinity must be achieved in order to succeed, which in itself is a direct reference to the inspired B movies of Russ Meyer.
On a personal level I was happy to watch a film that accomplishes its stunt work without any CGI and re-live many of the films I dismissed too eagerly in my youth. Being a homage the film is littered with references, the most notable of which being the casting of Kurt Russell a deliberate nod to the master of cult (and horror) John Carpenter (the shirt worn by Jack Burton, from Big Trouble In Little China, is visible on the wall in the bar), The Dodge Challenger driven by Stuntman Mike has the plate numbers OA5599, which correspond to the white Dodge Challenger from the heavily referenced film Vanishing Point. The film also contains lots of Tarantino-esquire moments, from the copious amount of foot shots to re-appearance of Sheriff Earl McGraw, and there are some moments of pure Tarantino ingenuity i.e. the four-shot death scene, the reversed hospital set, the lap dance, the shot of the car in the rain, Stuntman Mikes nod to the third person and the wonderfully constructed soundtrack. Upon seeing Death Proof I immediately watched it again as I felt it deserved it. Enjoy.