Death Proof (2007)

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.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Russell	...	Stuntman Mike
Zoë Bell	...	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

Storyline

In Austin, Texas, the girlfriends Julia, Arlene and Shanna meet in a bar to drink, smoke and make out with their boyfriends before traveling alone to Lake LBJ to spend the weekend together. They meet the former Hollywood stuntman Mike, who takes Pam out in his "death-proof" stunt car. Fourteen months later, Mike turns up in Lebanon, Tennessee and chase Abernathy, Zoë and Kim, but these girls are tough and decide to pay-back the attack.

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Plot Keywords:

psychopath | hot pants | lap dance | sexy dance | lap dancer | 

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Taglines:

A White-Hot Juggernaut At 200 Miles Per Hour!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

West Video [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2007 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Grindhouse Presents: Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof

Filming Locations:

Texas Chili Parlor, 1409 Lavaca St, Austin, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films,Troublemaker Studios,Rodriguez International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min (international) 87 min (Grindhouse) 121 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was physically scratched to achieve its dirty look, rather than digitally scratch the film footage.

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Goofs

When the first girls are driving to the lake, Jungle Julia Lucai calls a station to play a song by Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich. But, whenever she says their names, she incorrectly calls Mick, Mitch.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Arlene: [shouting to Jungle Julia] Hold on, I gotta come up! I gotta take the world's biggest fuckin' piss!

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, the Troublemaker Studios logo remains in it's original form but the Dimension Pictures logo has been rendered in a 1970s style.

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Connections

References Antropophagus (1980)

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Soundtracks

Down in Mexico
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by The Coasters
Courtesy of Gusto Records, Inc.

User Reviews

I don't understand why, but this is the film of the year for me

I can't figure this out, and I sincerely apologise if this is a useless review but Tarantino has done it again.

I find it difficult to explain why this film hit the spot when so many others did not. Tarantino definitely has a handle on reality, and doesn't need to create artificial story lines and make believe monsters to thrill and intrigue his audience. This is a film that illustrates our everyday idiosyncrasies and shows us both the real, yet dark side of humanity, and shows us that real life is far more exciting and intriguing than fantasy.

The dialogue between characters was funny, real, and interesting. Bringing together a variety of different characters (eg cheerleader, successful celebrity, ghetto girlie etc), he illustrates the common traits of the human psychology that we all pretend don't exist. Most other films take us into unrealistic fantasy, Tarantino knows reality is far more exciting!

Kurt Russell surpassed himself. He's been absent for too long, and his part in Death Proof leaves me wanting to see more from him. His acting was superb and I hope this film relights his career and we see more from him soon.

I definitely saw touches of Pulp Fiction in this film, but in a subtly different way.

Cinematography was awesome, and the use of weird and wonderful camera techniques made this film more than just interesting.

When it comes to films I'm a tough critic, I'm disappointed far more than I'm surprised so giving a 10 out of 10 for me is very unusual.

This is a clever, interesting, and unusual film that will appeal to serious lovers of movies. Tarantino is both a movie scholar and genius. I bow before you Quentin and hope desperately to see more like this.

Many thanks ... Shaun