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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

R | | Action, Crime, Thriller | 10 October 2003 (USA)
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After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... The Bride
... O-Ren Ishii
... Vernita Green
... Elle Driver
... Bill
... Budd
... Sofie Fatale
... Gogo Yubari
... Hattori Hanzo (as Sonny Chiba)
... Johnny Mo (as Gordon Liu)
... Earl McGraw
... Buck
... Boss Tanaka
Kenji Ohba ... Bald Guy (Sushi Shop) (as Kenji Oba)
Yuki Kazamatsuri ... Proprietor
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Storyline

The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, led by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their wedding rehearsal was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins. Written by JD

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bride | revenge | sword | japan | martial arts | See All (286) »

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Action | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,089,322, 12 October 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$70,099,045, 28 May 2012

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$180,949,045, 28 May 2012
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Trivia

The Bride's yellow outfit is inspired by the outfit worn by Bruce Lee in his final film, Le jeu de la mort (1978). See more »

Goofs

During the second hospital scene, when Buck enters the room, we see the door behind him shut before he stares around the room. When the Bride is pulling him to the doorway to ask questions and slam his head, the door is open. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bill: Do you find me sadistic? You know, I bet I could fry an egg on your head right now, if I wanted to. 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. Well, maybe towards those other... jokers, but not you. No Kiddo, at this moment, this is me at my most...
[cocks pistol]
Bill: masochistic.
The Bride: Bill... it's your baby...
[BLAM!]
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Crazy Credits

The opening titles list some of the cast as "Guest Starring...". See more »

Connections

Spoofed in D' Anothers (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

Il Grande Duello / The Grand Duel, A (Mix II)
Written by Luis Bacalov
Performed by Luis Bacalov
Courtesy of EMI General Music Srl
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How are the "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Kill Bill" and "Grindhouse" movies connected?
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one of the best films of all time
28 August 2016 | by – See all my reviews

Arguably this should not be a difficult film to review. It is nothing less than brilliant. The story, the direction, the musical score, the casting, the acting, the dialog, the fight choreography, the inset homage to past films ... brilliant.

Just brilliant.

What makes this film tricky to review is not the film but ironically the film-maker.

I do not know the deep background here but I am guessing that QT, at the very height of his creative powers, locked himself in a cabin in the woods for a month and put this opus together. And essentially (in the view of this reviewer) not only created one of the best films of all time but essentially defined his own career by setting a bar so high that even his own future work could not equal it.

And there you have it. The hard part of the review.

The film is perfection. But in my view QT has yet to produce anything that comes close either in terms of final product or even in terms of effort expended.
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