Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis

Two full length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez put together as a two film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.

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R, 3 hrs. 11 min.

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino

Release Date: April 6, 2007

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  • September 3, 2009
    What a great idea, make two films back to back in the old grindhouse style. It could have been awful but luckily it wasn't, its very good! The fake trailers were very well done although Rob Zombie's effort is a bit weak compared to the others. I'd love to see Machete made into a ...( read more)real film! I think Planet Terror is much better for being cut down in its original print than the extended release but i think, and it looks as if I'm the only one, that Death Proof is much better in its extended version. Still, they could have both been extras on the DVD, why the producers decided to separate these films is a mystery to me, dumbass producers!
  • April 6, 2009
    50/50 here, Planet Terror is yet another zombie fest with all the usual cliches and predictable action but its damn fun. The effects are OTT and gorey and action is as you would aspect from Rodriguez...silly but cool, the cast is good too. The second film, Death Proof, is a 70's ...( read more)style revenge movie about a group of women chasing, catching and beating up Kurt Russell because he scared them badly as a joke. There's plenty of sexual hints throughout and the whole thing leans towards the fetish of women beating men. Its interesting and well done but just not that good, its also pretty dull apart from the final chase. Inbetween the two films are trailers for other fantasy movies, these are really good and I think would be cool as proper films. There are two main trailers each made by seperate directors, one being Rob Zombie, these are almost better than the actual movies. As a whole its very good but seperate I think Death Proof will lose out. On a final note, the women in every part of this huge movie are stunning hehehe
  • March 19, 2009
    A fun movie, or movies.
  • February 2, 2009
    I'm split down the middle on this one.

    Planet Terror is a ridiculously good time. Absolutely nailing the mood of a real grindhouse feature, it's perfect homage to zombie horror and 60s/70s exploitation. Really worth watching for horror fans.

    Death Proof, on the other hand, wa...( read more)s mournfully boring. As much as I wanted to enjoy it, Tarantino's endless gushing over his love of grindhouse flicks (via his characters' endless stretches of dialogue) only causes the movie to drag. Great for one particularly gruesome crash, but otherwise not worth the time.

    But if there's any one thing worth watching all of Grindhouse for, it's the faux trailers. Genre fans will be in stitches.

    As a whole, the genius of Planet Terror and the faux trailers outweigh the snoozefest that was Death Proof. Definitely watch the whole thing once, if only for the experience of doing so.
  • December 26, 2008
    Brilliant pair of films, no major problems as long as you don't take it too seriously. The double film within Deathproof was odd....definately weakened that half of the double-feature. Best seen apart and Planet Terror is clearly superior. The straight-laced, deadpan delivery of ...( read more)every line made it utterly hilarious. One of the best films going.
  • November 19, 2009
    So far i have only seen 'Planet Terror' but i am just dying to see 'Death Proof'. I love the d-grade filming style of these films. I think they are very unique and clever whislt also providing constant fun, thrills, and enjoyment
  • November 18, 2009
    Well, I can say that this was an amazing experience in the theater. I loved getting over 3hrs of footage, along with the best previews ever shown. Planet Terror is an amazing movie, a complete honoring of 70's grindhouse cinema. Death Proof was just a odd choice to go along with,...( read more) it's not really anything at all. It's not a grindhouse style at all, but it's not really a legitimate bit of film-making either. It did have redeeming qualities though and is certainly worth a view.
  • November 18, 2009
    Hot Chicks, Hot Cars, Hot action...Hot Movie a lot of fun if you can appreciate the 'homage' and don't take it seriously
  • November 18, 2009
    No Me Canso De Verlas!!! Una y otra y otra y otra y otra y otra......
  • November 12, 2009
    if it is a Tarantino's it should be worth of watching right?

Critic Reviews


October 26, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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. full review

April 9, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

A rowdy jolt of quasi-nostalgic escapism. full review

April 9, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

The fun is in the one-thing-after-another delirium the movie induces, and in our breathless anticipation of what they'll hurl at us next. full review

April 7, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Love it or hate it, you sure get your money's worth. full review

April 6, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

A movie lovers dream come true, an absolute triumph in every way imaginable. full review

April 6, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Grindhouse is soaked in bloody nostalgia for the cheesy, disreputable pleasures of an older form of movie entertainment.

April 5, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Too often the films fail to separate what made drive-in shockers good (unapologetic bad taste and an ability to generate excitement on a shoestring) from what made them bad (the kind of self-indulgenc... full review

April 3, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

By stooping low without selling out, this babes-and-bullets tour de force gets you high on movies again. full review

March 29, 2007
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Gloriously grotesque, hilariously horrific and exactly the shot in the arm movies have been needing for far too long. full review

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Comments


  • thedoctor2k7
    October 11, 2008
    f****** awarsome film roriguez and tarantino at there best altho i only have them as 2 seperate films still awarsome
  • StarZero
    February 22, 2008
    Vote for your fave Grindhouse film on this poll!

    http://www.flixster.com/poll/which-of-these-grindhouse-movies-was-better
  • newlandcassie
    November 19, 2007
    I like Death proof the best there was a good ending and lots of action in the car chase.
  • sycoarcher
    September 26, 2007
    the only thing that made this film worth watching was the hotties in it and the car crash scene, apart from that.....YAWWWWNNNNNN!!!!, but planet terror on the other hand, that was the dogs nutz, lots of action, lots of gore, a cool old skool storyline that reminded me of b-flicks of that era and it was pretty humourous in places. A big thumbs up.
  • TheFakeAshT
    June 28, 2007
    i want to see it!!!
  • ihadanameonce
    June 14, 2007
    I wish they werent spliting Grindhouse for the Australia release. I want to see grindhouse the way it was intended. Screw the reviews and box office opening statistics. Why should we not get to see Grindhouse in all its Glory just because it didnt do as well as expected. First they push back the release date, and now they are spliting them up! I only hope that when the DVD comes we will have the option then to see "Grindhouse"! not "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof".
  • joannawashere2
    June 13, 2007
    Just one question: if they're splitting this in two for DVD release (which I hope they don't) then what happens to those priceless fake trailers? They were one of the best things about seeing the film(s), and I'm going to be mad if I don't get those. >:(
  • celval1
    June 9, 2007
    I LOVE THIS MOVIE...AT FRIST I WAS LIKE F*** THIS SHIT'S FAKE...DUH! IT'S WAS MADE FOR THAT JUST REASON...IT WON'T WIN AN OSCAR. BUT, IT SHOULD THE GENIOUS THAT IS PREVELENT COMES SHINNING THROUGH; ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR ROLE IN MAKING THIS MOVIE COME TO LIFE...EVERYTHING CAN BE DEEMED BAD...BUT THAT'S THE PICASO...ASPECT...IT'S UP TO YOU! HMMM...THE GROSSNESS IS SO GROSS IT'S AWSOME...EVEN A CHILD CAN WATCH IT AND UNDERSTAND IT'S REAL MEANNING AND NOT BE SCARED... I KNOW I LET MY NEPHEWS WATCH IT....PEOPLE SPREAD THE WORD THIS MOVIE SHOULD GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER...IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE YOU SHOULDN'T BE WATCHING MOVIES...WOOHOO, GO GRINDHOUSE! KEEP THE HISTORY ALIVE!
  • wick98
    June 1, 2007
    Yeah, they're splitting them up to try to get a larger profit.

    In North America, the film didn't do very well as a whole. In its opening weekend, it ended up being third or fourth at the Box Office, which was pretty surprising. So, they're splitting them up overseas to see if people were turned off of going to see it because of how long it was as a double-feature. In general, they're just hoping to make more money, as I mentioned above.

    I'd be pissed if I was you, though. Splitting them up ruins the experience. It's bullshit.
  • brianphillips04
    May 30, 2007
    Why the fuck is this not in Ireland yet and why are they splitting the films. Is it to make more money? The films will do alot better in Europe than in the states...

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