Planet Terror (2007)

After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez

Stars:

Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rose McGowan	...	Cherry Darling
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Wray (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Josh Brolin	...	Dr. William Block
Marley Shelton	...	Dr. Dakota Block
Jeff Fahey	...	J.T.
Michael Biehn	...	Sheriff Hague
Rebel Rodriguez	...	Tony Block
Bruce Willis	...	Lt. Muldoon
Naveen Andrews	...	Abby
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Romy
Fergie	...	Tammy (as Stacy Ferguson)
Nicky Katt	...	Joe
Hung Nguyen	...	Dr. Crane
Cecilia Conti	...	Paramedic Cecil
Tommy Nix	...	Paramedic Nixer

Storyline

After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.

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Plot Keywords:

texas | sheriff | military base | go go dancer | scientist | 

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Taglines:

You might feel a little prick

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2007 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Grindhouse présente Robert Rodriguez's planète terreur

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£80,894 (UK) (9 November 2007)

Gross:

£80,894 (UK) (9 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios, Rodriguez International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min (international) 91 min (original release)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title for Planet Terror was "Project Terror".

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Goofs

In the scene where J.T. is lying behind the counter in the Bone Shack assumed dead by Wray and Sheriff Hague, as J.T. awakes up you hear him cycle a pump action shot gun. J.T. is clearly holding a double barrel shotgun which has no cycling action. "Double Barrels" have a break open action where the barrels tilt forward for loading and unloading of 2 rounds only.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Skip: Real pretty tonight, Holly.
[two girls are kissing]
Skip: Goddammit, girls - if you're gonna do that shit, do it onstage!
[walks away]
Skip: Smokin' hot. Whew!

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Crazy Credits

Mr Rodriguez's Chef is listed as Robert Rodriguez....himself!

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Connections

Spoofed in The Simpsons: Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (2008)

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Soundtracks

Back To The Pod / The Crazies Come Out
Written by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Performed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Courtesy of Studio/Canal

User Reviews

Roger Corman did it better on less money

The problem with PLANET TERROR is that it's not terrible, and it's not that great either. Any number of real drive-in trash movies from the early 1970s are better than this film is.

For self-styled film buffs, Rodriguez and Tarantino display a spectacular lack of understanding of what made those old grindhouse movies work. The point was that the original films transcended their low budgets and poor actors by virtue of the talent and energy of their directors.

But maybe that was a challenge too far for Team Tarantino. By giving themselves the insurance of genuinely talented actors like Michael Biehn and Naveen Andrews (even if the thesps act like they're slumming it), they fail to set themselves the same challenge faced by their predecessors ... so we don't end up with a great trash movie. We don't even get a pretty good trash movie. We just get an average trash movie. And that's pretty much the worst kind of movie you can get.