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Grindhouse

- A double feature that'll tear you in two!

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

Release Date : 2007-04-06

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Yer DeadDimension FilmsBig Talk StudiosEyetronicsRodriguez International PicturesTroublemaker Studios

Production Country : United States of AmericaCanadaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Grind House

Cast

Character Name : Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Kurt Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Rose McGowan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Herself (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Zoë Bell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wray (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Freddy Rodríguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abernathy (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Rosario Dawson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Dakota Block (McGraw) (segment "Death Proof") / Dakota (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Marley Shelton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Butterfly (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Vanessa Ferlito

Gender : Female

Character Name : Block (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Josh Brolin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jungle Julia (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Gender : Female

Character Name : JT (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Jeff Fahey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee Montgomery (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Hague (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Michael Biehn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kim (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Tracie Thoms

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shanna (segment "Death Proof") / Judy (segment "Thanksgiving")

Original Name : Jordan Ladd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warren (segment "Death Proof") / Rapist #1 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Quentin Tarantino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcy (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Marcy Harriell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dov (segment "Death Proof") / Tucker (segment "Thanksgiving")

Original Name : Eli Roth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Omar Doom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Omar (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Michael Bacall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lanna Frank (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Monica Staggs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jasper (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Jonathan Loughran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Punky Bruiser (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Marta Mendoza

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim the Bartender (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Tim Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Venus Envy (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Melissa Arcaro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Earl McGraw (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Michael Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edgar McGraw (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : James Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babysitter Twin #1 (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Electra Avellan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Babysitter Twin #2 (segments "Death Proof" / "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Elise Avellan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lanna Frank Friend #1 (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Eurlyne Epper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lanna Frank Friend #2 (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Jamie L. Dunno

Gender : Female

Character Name : Butterfly Foot Double (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Shannon Hazlett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tony (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Rebel Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abby (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Naveen Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Romy (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Julio Oscar Mechoso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tammy (segment "Planet Terror") (as Stacy Ferguson)

Original Name : Fergie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Nicky Katt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Crane (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Hung Nguyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic #1 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Cecilia Conti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paramedic #2 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Tommy Nix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Tom Savini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Carlos (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Carlos Gallardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skip (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Skip Reissig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rapist #2 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Gregory Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #1 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Troy Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #2 (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Derek Southers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramona McGraw (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Jerili Romeo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Felix (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Felix Sabates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patient (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Doran Ingram

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sax Survivor (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Johnny Reno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Machete (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Danny Trejo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Padre (segment "Planet Terror")

Original Name : Cheech Marin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Original Name : Udo Kier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eva Krupp (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Original Name : Sheri Moon Zombie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lt. Boorman (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Original Name : Tom Towles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gretchen Krupp (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Original Name : Sybil Danning

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Original Name : Bill Moseley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicolas Cage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Werewolf Woman (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorielle New

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)

Original Name : Oleg Prudius

Gender : Male

Character Name : Featured Woman (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Emily Booth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Featured Woman (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : MyAnna Buring

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Simon Pegg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peg (segment "Death Proof")

Original Name : Helen Kim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Isaacs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer (voice) (Segment "Don't")

Original Name : Will Arnett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Featured Woman (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmy Robbin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Macfadyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde in Don't Trailer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lucy Punch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Rafe Spall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Eater (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Frost

Gender : Male

Character Name : Featured Woman (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgina Chapman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brunette with Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Katie Melua

Gender : Female

Character Name : (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Ingleby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Gatiss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Extra (segment "Planet Terror") (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Serafinowicz

Gender : Male

Character Name : (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Smiley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boddy (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Hernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Pilgrim (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Rendell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gun-Weilding Werewolf (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Deak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmy Rossum

Gender : Female

Character Name : Texan Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Nix

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Grandmother (segment "Thanksgiving")

Original Name : Liliyan Malkina

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Zombies, dancing skanks, rednecks and killer stunt cars*** “Grindhouse” (2007) features two separate movies: “Planet Terror” by Robert Rodriguez and “Death Proof” by Quentin Tarantino. Together, they’re called “Grindhouse” because they’re a deliberate attempt to recreate the experience of a double feature at a B movie house in the mid/late 60s-70s with the prints intentionally marred by scratches and blemishes or, in one case, a whole reel supposedly missing. Trailers for fake movies, like “Machete,” are also part of the package. “Planet Terror” involves a biochemical outbreak in central Texas that (big surprise) turns people into zombies and the ragtag group that teams-up to fight ’em, led by Freddy Rodríguez and Michael Biehn, the latter a sheriff. Hotties Rose McGowan and Marley Shelton are on hand, the former acquiring a machine gun implant in replace of her amputated leg. (How exactly she pulls the trigger to massacre zombies is anyone’s guess). The movie comes across as a melding of “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” (1965), “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) and “Dawn of the Dead” (1978), but with the modern tone of “Slither” (2006) with its gross, deliberately offensive black humor. McGowan is a highlight throughout, especially her opening go-go sequence whereas Freddy Rodriguez is surprisingly formidable. Their romantic arc is kind of touching. Another point of interest is the quality cast, rounded out by the likes of Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews and Fergie. At the end of the day, though, “Planet Terror” fails to rise above the low-budget sorta-genius of Syfy schlock like “Flu Bird Horror” (2008), “Wyvern” (2009) and “Sasquatch Mountain” (2006) even though it cost literally twelve times as much. GRADE: C “Death Proof” involves an embittered stuntman (Kurt Russell) and his psycho obsession with murdering young women of dubious character with his death proof stunt car (but only the driver’s side). The first half is very good, hindered only by the inane chatter of the girls. This kind of dull drivel goes into overdrive in the second half, particularly involving Zoe Bell, Tracie Thoms and Rosario Dawson, but is rewarded by a thrilling car chase in the country that’s supposedly Tennessee, but obviously Southern Cal. Russell’s character is perversely charismatic and the movie perks up whenever he’s on screen. There are no less than eight female co-stars playing mostly classless types (but not all of them) and, depending on your tastes, four of them are quite alluring,: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rose McGowan, Vanessa Ferlito and Sydney Tamiia Poitier (yes, Sidney’s daughter). GRADE: C+/B- The two movies and additional trailers run 3 hours, 11 minutes. Unless you have that kind of time to blow, I suggest watching the movies singularly. OVERALL GRADE: C+

The Movie Diorama

@themoviediorama

2021-06-23

Grindhouse exploits its modern B-movie experience through a bloody expressionistic tribute. Two feature films. Four fictional trailers (five if you’re lucky...). And an authentic conceptual presentation of the 70s exploitation genre, missing reels and all. Rodriguez/Tarantino’s admiration for cinema in general is tangible. Both a credible experiment in genre resurrection and a fetish for babes, blood and bolted machine gun legs. It is, at its core, a retrospective piece of entertainment. But does the double feature presentation, trailers included, work as a solid film in itself? Yes. Just about. Two of the four fictitious trailers worked. Wright’s ‘Don’t’ replicated the essence of Hammer Film Productions perfectly with a quintessential amount of British campiness to illustrate the ghoulish plot. Not to mention the laugh out loud vagueness of the title. Roth’s (yes, this is surprising...) was another hilarious trailer with ‘Thanksgiving’, a holiday-themed slasher. Imitating existing features, such as ‘Halloween’, to deliver a barrage of nudity and decapitations. Absurd, yet sadistically amusing. These two especially suited the overall aesthetic of Grindhouse, particularly with ‘Planet Terror’. Rodriguez’ ‘Machete’, which later became a feature film’, summoned the desolate heat of the Mexploitation sub-genre. It’s fine. Occasionally becomes lost in itself when Trejo is randomly throwing machetes everywhere. Zombie’s efforts in ‘Werewolf Women of the SS’ (I know...) didn’t work for me. The concept felt like he was trying way too hard in being over-the-top and radical by merging a bunch of sets together. Intentional or not, it juxtaposed the other trailers. Cage as Fu Manchu though, I want more! Although varying in quality, these trailers do provide impressive contributions to the overall presentation and are embedded intricately before each feature film. Speaking of features, do both ‘Planet Terror’ and ‘Death Proof’ work as a project of duality? No. The former is an absurdist’s perspective of the zombie genre, whereas the latter just resembled an ordinary Tarantino flick without the excessive exploitation. The two, together, have different paces, styles and tones which exhume varying levels of contrast, diminishing the whole feature’s flow. There’s plenty of passion and heart being injected into this project, ultimately resulting in an enjoyable cinematic experience. Yet a prevention exists that disallows me from fully connecting to the concept. A myriad of pastiches, with varying levels of quality, as opposed to an actual presentation. I’d watch it again just for ‘Death Proof’...