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Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof -
Front Cover Actor
Kurt Russell
Rosario Dawson
Vanessa Ferlito
Jordan Ladd
Rose McGowan
Movie Details
Director Quentin Tarantino
Studio Momentum Pictures Home Ent
Language English
Audience Rating Suitable for 18 years and over
Running Time 109 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Loud, fast, and proudly out of control, Grindhouse is a tribute to the low-budget exploitation movies that lurked at drive-ins and inner city theaters in the '60s and early '70s. Writers/directors Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) cooked up this three-hour double feature as a way to pay homage to these films, and the end result manages to evoke the down-and-dirty vibe of the original films for an audience that may be too young to remember them. Tarantino's Death Proof is the mellower of the two, relatively speaking; it's wordier (as to be expected) and rife with pulp/comic book posturing and eminently quotable dialogue. It also features a terrific lead performance by Kurt Russell as a homicidal stunt man whose weapon of choice is a souped-up car. Tarantino's affection for his own dialogue slows down the action at times, but he does provide showy roles for a host of likable actresses, including Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rose McGowan, Sydney Poitier, and newcomer Zoe Bell, who was Uma Thurman's stunt double in Kill Bill. Detractors may decry the rampant violence and latch onto a sexist undertone in Tarantino's feature, but for those viewers who grew up watching these types of films in either theaters or on VHS, such elements will be probably be more of a virtue than a detrimental factor. --Paul Gaita
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 364
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Amazon UK
Product Details
Edition Best Buy - Limited Edition Steel Case & Bonus DVD
Format DVD
Region 2
UPC (Barcode) 796019804967
Release Date 14-1-2008
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2