Death Proof (2007)

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino (written by)

Release Date:

31 May 2007 (Hungary)

Tagline:

A White-Hot Juggernaut At 200 Miles Per Hour!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Vehicular Homicide | Face Ripping Off | Car Accident | Car Chase | Car Stunt

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

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)
Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt! (USA) (working title)
Thunder Bolt (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

114 min (international version) | USA:90 min (edited version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (No. 43396) | Hungary:18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:18 | Spain:18 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA (2007) | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#02, tied with "Inland Empire" and "Still life")

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As ‘Death Proof’ is an homage to the old, low budget Grindhouse films of the 70's and 80's, there are many deliberate errors by the filmmaker to give an authentic Grindhouse feel.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)

Down to basics

In my opinion Tarantino is a genius, but after seeing the comments on IMDb I honestly did not think much of this movie. So I sat down to watch it with no expectations. To my surprise I loved every minute of it, culminating with one of the best endings in cinema I can remember. Brilliantly played by Kurt Russel.

The women dominates this movie with hardly no men, played by brilliant and interesting actors that glues you to the screen. It is full of classic Tarantino shots like the motor hood shot, the long-hallway-conversation-no-cut shot and so forth. The dialogs are long and uncut, boring but yet strangely captivating bringing you down to basics of movie-making and acting. And of curse the ultra-cool music.

As a female one of my weaknesses in cinema is my love for strong female hero movies and I get my money worth here, and more.

Masterfull!