Planet Terror
Short description
A small Texas town is overrun by a strange infection that turns its victims into enraged attackers. At the center are Cherry Darling, a go-go dancer who loses a leg in an early assault, and her ex-boyfriend Wray, a man with unusual fighting skills. Together with a handful of survivors, including a married pair of doctors, they improvise a resistance and try to stay alive through the night. Cherry's replacement limb becomes an unexpected asset in the fight.
Robert Rodriguez wrote, directed and produced the film, working with producers Quentin Tarantino and Elizabeth Avellan, and it was made at his Troublemaker Studios. It is the thirteenth film he directed, following The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and preceding Grindhouse. Rose McGowan plays Cherry, with Freddy Rodríguez as Wray, Marley Shelton and Josh Brolin as the Blocks, and Jeff Fahey and Michael Biehn among the supporting cast. The production involved 33 credited cast members and a crew of more than 500.
Released in 2007, the film runs 105 minutes and blends action, horror and thriller elements. Its budget was about 23 million dollars, while its worldwide takings came to roughly 11 million. On IMDb it holds 7 out of 10 from around 233,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.7 out of 10 from about 4,000 votes. A critics' rating of 6.6 out of 10, based on 30 reviews, is close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Some of the music for 'Planet Terror' was borrowed from the films 'Escape from New York' (1981) and 'Blow Out' (1981).
- Michael Parks, who played Sheriff Earl McGraw, also appears in the same role in "Death Proof" (2007), "Kill Bill: Volume 1" (2003), and "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1995).
- Robert Rodriguez wrote the first 30 pages of the script in 1998.
- Soldiers are watching the trailer for "Women in Cages" (1971) starring Pam Grier.
- In one scene of the film, you can spot "Great White Bites" cereal in the background. A box of cereal appears in every Quentin Tarantino film.
- A poster with the inscription "Support Our Troops" can be seen in the hospital.
- Robert Rodriguez's son, Rebel Rodriguez, played Tony Block.
- Prominent scratches and bubbles appeared in the 1970s only at the end of the reel, but not during the film's screening.
- Rose McGowan wanted Ray-Phillip Santos to play El Rey, but the role went to Freddy Rodriguez.
- The working title of the film was "Project Terror".
- Originally, John Carpenter was supposed to compose the music for the film.
- The filmmakers deliberately 'aged' the film to simulate the look of movies shown in grindhouses.
- The role of Dakota was specifically written for Marley Shelton.
- In the scene where Earl McGraw (Michael Parks) feeds his wife, a photograph of Parks on a motorcycle from the television series 'Bronson' (1969) can be seen.
- The international version of the film has a runtime of 105 minutes.
- The twin nannies were played by Robert Rodriguez's nieces.
- The character Freddy Rodriguez's nickname, El Rey, is a reference to the city the main characters in the film "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1995) were heading to.
- In the scene where the doctor calls for a nurse to sedate the patient, a notepad with the large inscription "Kill Bill" lies on the nurse's table.
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