Rotten
Grindhouse is both impressive and disappointing. From a technical and craft point of view it is first-rate; from its standing in the canon of the two directors, it is minor.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Grindhouse
A double feature that'll tear you in two!
2007 · 3h 11m · R
Action, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
,
Eli Roth
,
Quentin Jerome Presher Brosman Tarantino
,
Edgar Wright
,
Rob Zombie
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Rodriguez Director
- Eli Roth Director
- Quentin Jerome Presher Brosman Tarantino Director
- Edgar Wright Director
- Rob Zombie Director
- Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
- Zoë Bell as Herself (segment "Death Proof")
- Rosario Dawson as Abernathy (segment "Death Proof")
- Vanessa Ferlito as Butterfly (segment "Death Proof")
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Jungle Julia (segment "Death Proof")
- Tracie Thoms as Kim (segment "Death Proof")
- Rose McGowan as Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
- Jordan Ladd as Shanna (segment "Death Proof") / Judy (segment "Thanksgiving")
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lee (segment "Death Proof")
- Quentin Jerome Presher Brosman Tarantino as Warren (segment "Death Proof") / Rapist #1 (segment "Planet Terror")
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The whole thing runs a bit over three hours, goes by swiftly, contains countless film references and includes hilarious fake trailers.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
A rowdy jolt of quasi-nostalgic escapism.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
Shocking gore. Excessive violence. Gratuitous nudity. Exploding pustules. Hey, maybe your childhood was different than mine.
Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
Fresh
A weaponized adrenaline rush.
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
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