Planet Terror

Humanity's last hope… rests on a high power machine gun!
Planet Terror (2007)
Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Budget
$23 000 000
Revenue
$10 607 018
Director
Scenario
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Avellan, Erica Steinberg, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Sandra Condito
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Composer
Artist
Steve Joyner, Webster Colcord, Salvador Ruiz
Audition

Short description

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

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.
  • Some of the music for Planet Terror was borrowed from the films Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982).
  • Michael Parks, who played Sheriff Earl McGraw, also appears in the same role in Death Proof (2007), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
  • Robert Rodriguez wrote the first 30 pages of the screenplay in 1998.
  • The name of Freddy Rodriguez's character, El Ray, is a reference to the city the main characters were heading to in the film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
  • Soldiers are watching the trailer for the movie 'Women in Cages' (1971) starring Pam Grier.
  • In one of the film's scenes, 'Great White Bites' cereal can be seen in the background. A cereal box appears in every Quentin Tarantino film.
  • A poster reading 'Support Our Troops' can be seen in the hospital.
  • Rose McGowan wanted Ray-Philippe Santos to play El Ray, but the role went to Freddie Rodriguez.
  • The role of Dakota was written specifically for Marley Shelton.
  • In the scene where Earl McGraw (Michael Parks) feeds his wife, a photograph of Parks on a motorcycle from the TV series "Then Came Bronson" (1969) can be seen.

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