“It Was The Boogeyman.”
April 6th, 2007 can’t come soon enough.
Making up one half of the film is Quentin Tarrantino’s Death Proof. The film is based around a fictional movie shoot. An up-and-coming actress Lee (Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Final Destination 3, the Black Christmas remake), her make-up artist Abernathy (Rosario Dawson; Sin City, Josie and the Pussycats) and stunt girls Zoe (Zoë Bell; who doubled Uma Thurma in Kill Bill) and Kim (Tracie Thoms; Rent, The Devil Wears Prada) are enjoying the shoot and having a blast together, but is this before a killer stuntman called Mike (cult film veteran Kurt Russell; Escape From New York, Escape From L.A., The Thing, Big Trouble In Little China) begins the stalk them!
Why is that? Grindhouse, the horror double-feature from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, is finally unleashed into cinemas everywhere!
So what is “grindhouse cinema”? Grindhouse cinemas became popular in America culture in the 1970s. They were known for showing exploitation films, often in double-feature slots. “Exploitation films is a loosely defined term to describe a genre of films that typically sacrifice the traditional notions of artistic merit for more sensationalistic display, often featuring excessive sex, violence and gore.” (Yeah, Wikipedia, sue me!) These kinds of films still have a strong influence on the films of today, for example, Kill Bill is just oozing with exploitation influence! The Last House on the Left, Thriller: A Cruel Picture, Assault on Precinct 13, Zombi and Cannibal Holocaust are all perfect examples on the genre.
Tarantino and Rodriguez’s love for the genre led them to come up with the idea for Grindhouse, and as soon as Dimension Films’ came on board, the film was ready to go.
Making up one half of the film is Quentin Tarrantino’s Death Proof. The film is based around a fictional movie shoot. An up-and-coming actress Lee (Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Final Destination 3, the Black Christmas remake), her make-up artist Abernathy (Rosario Dawson; Sin City, Josie and the Pussycats) and stunt girls Zoe (Zoë Bell; who doubled Uma Thurma in Kill Bill) and Kim (Tracie Thoms; Rent, The Devil Wears Prada) are enjoying the shoot and having a blast together, but is this before a killer stuntman called Mike (cult film veteran Kurt Russell; Escape From New York, Escape From L.A., The Thing, Big Trouble In Little China) begins the stalk them!In between the two features, a load of fake movie trailers will be shown… the same as way back in the 70s when trailers for upcoming grindhouse films would be shown. Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Reject’s and that upcoming little remake called Halloween) is directing the trailer for a film called Werewolf Women of the S.S. The fake trailer stars pretty much the whole cast of the Halloween remake (well, Sheri Moon Zombie, Udo Kier and Sybil Danning) as well as Nicolas Cage as Fu ) is also involved in making a trailer for the film, however no details have been announced yet. Actor Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado) has revealed that he will be starring in the fake trailer for a fick called They Call Him Machete.
Next up is Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror. The film is about two doctors, William (Josh Brolin; The Goonies, Into The Blue) and Dakota Block (Marley Shelton; Valentine, Sin City) who find that their town is overrun by people covered in mysterious sores. They come across a wounded woman called Cherry (Rose McGowan; Scream, Charmed and who also appears in the Death Proof segment of the film), a stipper who lost her leg in a creature attack, along with her boyfriend Wray (Freddy Rodriguez; Harsh Times, Poseidon). As the apparent zombies become stronger and more aggressive, Wray and Cherry lead a full on battle, in an attempt to rid the world of them!
Next up is Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror. The film is about two doctors, William (Josh Brolin; The Goonies, Into The Blue) and Dakota Block (Marley Shelton; Valentine, Sin City) who find that their town is overrun by people covered in mysterious sores. They come across a wounded woman called Cherry (Rose McGowan; Scream, Charmed and who also appears in the Death Proof segment of the film), a stipper who lost her leg in a creature attack, along with her boyfriend Wray (Freddy Rodriguez; Harsh Times, Poseidon). As the apparent zombies become stronger and more aggressive, Wray and Cherry lead a full on battle, in an attempt to rid the world of them!To prove how excited I am about this movie, I’ve got 4 clips from good ‘ole You Tube below! The first clip is of Quentin and Robert talking about the film came to be, as well as their love of grindhouse cinema. The second is the preview for the film that was shown last year on Spike TV, during the Scream Awards. The final two videos are the official trailers for the film, which I think are fucking awesome!
It's coming, and on April 6th, Grindhouse will tear you in two!
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