10 Facts About Death Proof

1.

Death Proof is a 2007 American action-thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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Death Proof is suspicious, having seen Mike's car earlier that day watching her outside a restaurant, but he convinces her to give him the lap dance.

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3.

Tarantino developed a fascination with the concept and the story for Death Proof developed from the way stuntmen would "death-proof" stunt cars so a driver could survive horrific, high-speed crashes and collisions.

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Death Proof started to tell me the story and said, 'It's got this death-proof car in it.

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5.

Death Proof uses various unconventional techniques to make the film appear more like those that were shown in grindhouse theaters in the 1970s.

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6.

Death Proof was released in the US and Canada alongside Planet Terror as part of a double feature under the title Grindhouse.

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7.

One of the first screenings of Death Proof was made at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 20,2007, with star Zoe Bell attending the screenings.

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8.

Dutch poster artwork for Death Proof claimed that the film would feature "coming attractions" from Robert Rodriguez.

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9.

Death Proof was released on DVD in the US on September 18,2007, in a two-disc special edition featuring the extended version of the film; documentaries on the casting of the film, the various muscle cars, and Tarantino's relationship with editor Sally Menke; trailers; and an international poster gallery.

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10.

Death Proof was released as a German HD DVD on December 15,2008, believed to be the last film published in the now-defunct format.

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