Death Proof

film by Tarantino [2007]

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Death Proof is a 2007 American action-thriller film directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was released as part of the Grindhouse double feature, alongside Robert Rodriguez's horror film Planet Terror. The film is a homage to B-movie double features and centers on a homicidal stuntman who uses his "death proof" car to stalk and murder young women. The movie is known for its stylized violence and sharp dialogue, characteristic of Tarantino's filmmaking.1

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…B-movie double features, paired Tarantino’s Death Proof, a thriller about a homicidal stuntman, with Robert Rodriguez’s horror film Planet Terror.
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