Synopsis
A double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. "Death Proof," is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while "Planet Terror" shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the '50s exploitation drive-in classics.
Cast
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")