![]() Memetic Mutation: The pussy monologue and Salma Hayek's snake dance are both extremely memorable scenes, and as such, they've both taken on a life of their own beyond the movie.It Was His Sled: The first and second half of this movie are two completely different stories scotch-tapped together.John Hawkes would later get nominated for Winter's Bone, though. Pete Bottoms, the ill-fated store clerk in the beginning of the movie, says to Seth that he's acting natural and quips "I should win a fucking Academy Award for acting natural".Extra hilarity he also voiced vampire lord Demitri Maximoff in Darkstalkers few years later. The hilarity came with the fact Hirano hunts zombies and Scott is turned into a vampire and later killed off. A decade later, he ends voicing Kouta Hirano. In the Japanese dub of the film, Nobuyuki Hiyama voices Scott Fuller, who was one of his first roles as a voice actor.And even though Planet Terror is shown before Death Proof, the latter takes place first chronologically. The duo would end up doing exactly that in their later film Grindhouse. Because of the Halfway Plot Switch and the fact that pre-Mexico was all talk, talk, talk while Mexico was action, action, action film-buffs everywhere instantly declared that it was obvious that the first part was directed by Quentin Tarantino and the second part by Robert Rodriguez. ![]() ![]() Quentin Tarantino also does great work as Richie, excelling at making him unnerving and believably dangerous yet oddly pitiable. He Really Can Act: George Clooney shows impressive range as Seth, making him sympathetic, honorable and charismatic while still making it clear just how dangerous he is.Evil Is Sexy: Santanico Pandemonium played by Salma Hayek, of course! Even her transformation looks less gruesome than the other vampires, since she still retains her feminine features.50% of viewers hate the sudden Genre Shift from a heist thriller to schlocky action movie, and the other 50% argue that's the main appeal. Best Known for the Fanservice: Although Salma Hayek didn't show any naughty bits, her devilishly hot erotic dance with music by Tito & Tarantula is remembered by everyone who's seen the movie.Awesome Music: It's a daaark night indeed. ![]()
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