Grindhouse (film)

Grindhouse
A vintage-style poster with inner posters presenting the two films Planet Terror and Death Proof. The main title, directors, images from the films and release date are also shown.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Quentin Tarantino
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Quentin Tarantino
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byDimension Films
Release date
  • April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06) (United States)
Running time
191 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$53–67 million[2][3][4][5]
Box office$25.4 million[6][a]

Grindhouse is a 2007 American double bill. It consists of two films, Planet Terror, a horror comedy written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Death Proof, a slasher film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles.[7][8] The former stars Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Josh Brolin, and Marley Shelton; the latter stars Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Zoë Bell. Grindhouse pays homage to exploitation films of the 1970s, with its title deriving from the now-defunct theaters that would show such films. As part of its theatrical presentation, Grindhouse also features fictitious exploitation trailers directed by Rodriguez, Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, and Jason Eisener.

The double bill was released theatrically on April 6, 2007, to positive reviews for its tone, thrills, and tribute to exploitation cinema. However, Grindhouse was a commercial failure, grossing $25.4 million on a $53–67 million budget. Due to underperforming at the domestic box office, Planet Terror and Death Proof were released separately in other countries. Initial home media releases also separated Planet Terror and Death Proof; the theatrical version with both films and the fictitious trailers did not appear on home media until 2010. Despite the box office failure, Rodriguez and Tarantino have expressed interest in a possible sequel due to Grindhouse's positive reviews and successful home media sales. The fictitious trailers directed by Rodriguez, Eisener, and Roth later became the basis for their feature films Machete, Hobo with a Shotgun, and Thanksgiving.

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  4. ^ "'All the King's Men' Tops List of Hollywood's Biggest Flops". The Wrap. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Corliss, Richard (September 26, 2007). "Planet Terror – DVD and Conquer". Time. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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  7. ^ "Tarantino brings re-edited slasher flick to Cannes". Reuters. May 22, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "'Grindhouse' Suffers Box Office Horror". CNBC. April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2022.


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