Grind House

[zeezack]

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are to helm "Grind House". Tarantino and Rodriguez will each write and direct a 60-minute horror film, and the two films will be packaged together under the overall title.

It will also include its own trailers, bonus materials and added extras from other filmmakers that will be packaged together between the two horror flicks in a tribute to the old, big-city movie houses like those on New York's 42nd Street.

The feature will be released in the Spring of 2006.

[gadgetfusion]

So far the cast is:

Dean Fernando - Alex Li
John Jarratt
Michael Keaton
Alicia Rachel Marek - Redhead Babe
Danny Trejo
Tom Savini
Mickey Rourke - Stuntman Mike
Zoe Bell - Zoe
Rose McGowan
Michael Biehn
Josh Brolin
Marley Shelton
Lucy Lawless

The two horror films (which are now both 75 minutes each) are:

Project Terror (a zombie film, title has been mistaken to be 'Planet Terror') - Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Death Proof (a slasher film, said by Tarantino to be a slasher with a car instead of a knife) - Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Some of the fake trailers announced are for:

A sexploitation film called Cowgirls in Sweden, a blaxploitation movie, a kung fu movie, a trailer for a movie called Machete, and a spaghetti western movie.

Grind House will be released on December 1, 2006.

I can't wait for this film!

[Scott C]

I just saw the trailer for this, and man is this stunning!

Tarantino and Rodriguez have certainly honed the skills they used to bring the gritty Sin City to the screen and upped them by the looks of it!

I love the whole grainy cinematogrpahy look they have gone for, and the cast list they have chosen. The fact that the trailer gives nothing essentially away, but entices you in is also a bonus.

Definitely keep an eye on this one.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

Tarantino and Rodriguez are two of the best filmmakers working today. This looks to be great!

[xtremekornfreak]

So yesterday I am at a nearby megaplex and what do i see as i am walking towards a night at the museum? What else but the standee for grindhouse. and i must say it is the coolest standee i've ever seen. AICN has a pic here: http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/31045


I can't get over how great it looks. Right after seeing it, I ran to the sevice desk to beg the clerk to put y name down for it. I even tried bribing him, but there aint much you can get for $8 and change. I guess I can only hope that art house theatre which i work at will get it. I've had my name down for a grindhouse poster on the request sheet for a solid year now.

[deadwiz]

These 2 films looks awesome! I got bored the other day and made a few desktop wallpapers for the 2 flicks.

These are just smaller versions of my 1440x900 I have. If you want them, let me know.

Let me know what you think too!

[bonnimart1]

im looking forward to this movie. zoe bell is awesome. i loved her in the documentary double dare.

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[xtremekornfreak]

does anyone know where any good on set pics are posted? So far i've only seen a handful of images from the set and then the 3 different posters that have been released.

[Scott C]

A new trailer has made its way online and its great. I love the fact that they have really made an effort to not only emulate the movies from times when there was double features at cinemas, but also the trailers that advertised the double features aswell.

Anyway I loved the new trailer, and at the moment Death Proof is the segment I'm most looking forward to. Probably because I'm a big Kurt Russell l fan I guess. Planet Terror is still pretty damn close though in terms of competiton, espeically with a hottie that has a gun for a leg.

[alien dwarf]

Saw grindhouse on friday. it was awesome It made me so happy cause its everything you go to those cheesy b-rated action films for, while at the same time adding its own awesome fighting sequences. And it was funny, like randomly when a "sexy" part came up there would be a "missing" reel announcement from management. My friend I was with said that they were probably making fun of how in the old days people would steal those reels with sex scenes and jack off to them at home lol. Its also very gross, but still awesome. For example, me and my friend are both girls, and on planet terror, she kept telling me how much the movie sucked and why were we here cause it was getting pretty sick. She loved it though and can't deny it. The guy we were with complained on death proof though cause half of it was just hot chicks talking and he wanted someone to come shoot them. Anyway, when i'm in a video store forced with the decision of 300 or planet terror/death proof, my head might explode cause that would be a really hard decision.

[deadwiz]

The movie was sweet! Loved it fully. I want to go see it again actually.

I'm saddened that it did pretty shitty in theatres here in the US. People would rather watch unoriginal crappy comedies then something worth the money.

[TheDogsBollox]

Haven't seen it yet but intend to when it's released here in Australia.

I've heard though that the reason(s) for the low box office appear to be a combination of runtime 3+ hrs, the R rating, lack of knowledge about the 'Grindhouse'style and simply that a lot of people are apparently walking out at the break because they don't realise it's a double feature and therefore missing the second and best of the two movies.

Along those lines I've also read somewhere that they intend to release the movie as two seperate films outside of the US.

[deadwiz]

Haven't seen it yet but intend to when it's released here in Australia.

I've heard though that the reason(s) for the low box office appear to be a combination of runtime 3+ hrs, the R rating, lack of knowledge about the 'Grindhouse'style and simply that a lot of people are apparently walking out at the break because they don't realise it's a double feature and therefore missing the second and best of the two movies.

Along those lines I've also read somewhere that they intend to release the movie as two seperate films outside of the US.

Yeah, I saw people leave after the first film...
I also heard that too. But that kinda sucks because both the films together with the fake trailer is what makes the whole experience great! Oh well.

[T.M.A.]

It's a very sad thing, with Grindhouse tanking at the box office and all. Maybe I had something to do with it, because my movie ticket has "Firehouse Dog" written on it instead of "Grindhouse!" What the f##k??? It's G rated, and I've never even heard of that film. lol, ah God, If only I had known...

Anyways, about my Grindhouse experience. It was like I just like I've been to heaven. It was beautiful. There were some many stars...and love...and brilliance! And there was Blood, Guts, Nudity, Violence, and offensive language. Grindhouse, people. Two Different Movies For The Price Of One! When you leave, you will miss it, but you'll also feel like you life has been fulfilled. I can move on in peace now. Though too bad no one else will because of the split up...

When I went to see it, I made sure to bring a friend, go to the oldest theater in town, and buy some over priced popcorn combos; just to get the whole experience. We got there 20 minutes before the film began, but had to wait outside because the film from the last show just ended, and people were exiting the theater. So I didn't get to get a seat till 10 minutes before the film began.

Now, before I go on any further, I got a confession to make. I loved Death Proof more then Planet Terror. Ya, ya...I know everyone loves Planet Terror more, blah, blah blah. But I don't give a crap. I loved Death Proof more. Period. Now, someone may say that "maybe I'm just not into Grindhouse movies, because Robert's movie was A Grindhouse movie, while Quintin's wasn't!" Bullshit! Grindhouse wasn't about just showing off the insane, low budget horror spoofs of that time, but it was also about the dangerous, more serious, but still un-serious movies of that time. Like Last House on the Left, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Mad Max for examples. Did these films have gore? Almost none (though some thought they saw a lot based on nothing. Nothing!). Did they have nudity? Last House did, but not the type you wanted to see! Did they do insane stuff you would almost never see in a movie today? Yep. You see..what I'm trying to say is this. Grindhouse was about seeing everything that you would have saw at that time period aka the 70's and 80's in those theaters. Those films weren't just about the gory, insane, stuff that you saw in Robert's movie, but where also about the dangerous stunts, the talkative writing, and the insane concepts you wouldn't ever even dream to see or exist in a studio movie. That's Grindhouse!

Another thing people are saying is that Quintin was more concerned about making "a Quintin Tarantino film" then a Grindhouse film. Dude, so was Robert! His concern was making " a Robert Rodriguez film" then a Grindhouse film. Every director of that time was more concerned with making "their film" then a Grindhouse film. Because there films simple were Grindhouse films! The director's of that time were their own stars for a reason ya know.

Some people also found the dialog boring and pointless, but I love that kind of stuff, and eat it like ice cream. Like other Tarantino films, the characters just talk about stories, what's new, and stuff about sex, instead of plot related stuff. I guess some guys just don't like listening to women these days...

And about the trailers, they all kicked ass. My favorite was Eli Roth's Thanksgiving. Cheesy, Surprising, Shocking, and Funny as hell! Plus the crappy advertisements and the rating/special previews clips were great. I really don't want to imagine a version without this whole package of stuff.

I also saw one of the winning trailers that were sent in, called Hobo With A Shotgun! A really great, student, grindhouse trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA

Well, that's all I got to say. I rated Planet Terror 8/10, and Death Proof 10/10. But the whole experience at the theater is all that matters, and isn't something you can ever get online, or on DVD. Only at the theater.

[Sparekey]

I LOVED this. I couldn't believe that the theaters weren't packed for it.

With the crap that passes for "entertainment" on US network TV, it should have been sold out for months.

Pirate survivor "reality" TV????? Sometimes I think I have been transported to a Bizzarro world.

[Shaunofthedead17]

i got planet terror the other day and was blown away, i wasnt expecting much, i was really blown away.