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This 70s-inspired movie has one of the best car chases ever made -- but how well do you remember the rest of this Tarantino gem? Test your knowledge of this companion feature to "Planet Terror" with our quiz!
In what city does "Death Proof" begin?
Austin, Texas
Tarantino name-checked several local restaurants and bars in the script.
San Antonio, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee
Buellton, California
What "original title" for "Death Proof" is briefly seen in the opening credits?
Wheels of Terror
Thunderbolt
Grindhouse movies sometimes changed titles after release, if ticket sales and word-of-mouth were poor.
Crossed Pistons
Fatal Ride
Who plays "Jungle" Julia Lucai?
Tessa Thompson
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
The role is a sharp deviation from the sweet journalism teacher she played on "Veronica Mars."
Zoe Saldana
Ruth Nigga
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Who plays Jungle Julia's friend, Shanna?
Rose McGowan
Sheryl Moon Zombie
Jordan Ladd
Ladd is the daughter of Cheryl Ladd and the granddaughter of actor Alan Ladd.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
What is Arlene's (Vanessa Ferlito's) nickname?
Colibri
Butterfly
Jungle Julia requires men address her as this as part of a prank she sets up.
Sugar
Satanico Pandemonium
In addition to buying Arlene a drink and calling her Butterfly, what must the men do?
a handstand
recite the Infield Fly Rule
recite lines from Frost's "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
The repetition of the final line, "miles to go before you sleep," is a bit of disturbing foreshadowing.
solve an equation
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If the men do this correctly, what does Arlene have to do?
an Instant Margarita
a lap dance
Julia says if Arlene doesn't like the guy, she can claim to have already done the dance for someone else.
buy the man dinner
pay the night's tab
Who plays the bartender, Warren?
Danny Trejo
Tommy Chong
Danny Bonaduce
Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino's friend, Eli Roth, has a small role as well.
What is the name of Kurt Russell's character?
Bob
Burt
Mike
Stuntman Mike
The fact that he's a stuntman explains his "death proof" car.
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Where are the girls going after their night on the town?
home
the airport
camping
a lake house
The house belongs to Shanna's family.
What does Dov (Eli Roth) do that annoys Shanna?
tries to get himself invited to the lake house
tries to kiss her
calls her "Shauna"
She reminds him it's "Shanna Banana, not Shauna Banauna."
doesn't pay his share of the bar bill
How does Stuntman Mike persuade Pam to accept a ride?
he punctures the tire on her car
he flirts with her, and she's considering going home with him
he convinces her she's had too much to drink
he doesn't -- she asks for one
Pam is asking Warren the bartender if he can find her a ride -- Stuntman Mike just overhears.
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What was missing from the theatrical version due to the "missing reel"?
the reason Stuntman Mike likes to crash his car into women's cars
the reason Julia's crush never showed up
Arlene's lap dance
The dance was restored to the DVD/streaming version.
we never find out
In the parking lot, Mike mentions "Vanishing Point," "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" and what other movie?
Cannonball Run
Duel
Gone in 60 Seconds
White Line Fever
"White Line Fever" grew out of the odd 1970s idea that being trucker was the coolest job ever.
What does Stuntman Mike tell Pam is the problem with his death-proof car?
it's been through too many wrecks to be death-proof anymore
it's not gunfire-proof
it does nothing to protect you from a psychotic driver
"to get the benefit, you really need to be sitting in my seat"
He then slams on the brakes, giving Pam a fatal or near-fatal head injury.
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What is the hood ornament on Stuntman Mike's car?
a wolf
a duck
It doesn't appear, though, in the car on the movie poster.
a naked lady
a Nazi stormtrooper
Which band does Julia want to hear on the radio?
the 5-6-7-8s
the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
the Delfonics
Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky, Mick & TIch
Julia explains that Pete Townshend almost left The Who to join this band.
What happens just before Stuntman Mike head-ons the car?
the radio dies
Arlene asks, "What's that?"
Lanna Frank pulls out the cigarette lighter
This anchors us in time, because the film backs up and shows us the crash three more times, showing what happened to each woman.
he turns on his headlights
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Why does Stuntman Mike get away with causing the head-on crash?
he knows the local cops
he was sober and all the girls were drunk
Sheriff Earl McGraw is suspicious, but he can't do anything about his suspicions.
he's considered to have superior driving skills because of his profession
he drives away from the scene without being identified
Where does the second half of "Death Proof" take place?
Los Angeles
Buellton, California
Nashville, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Buellton stood in for the Tennessee countryside.
Why are Kim, Lee and Abernathy (Abby) in Tennessee?
they live there
they're all working on a film shoot there
Abby later says the film is about cheerleaders, and Lee does wear a uniform (on her day off!)
they're driving cross-country
they're visiting Abernathy's sick grandmother
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What is the name of Zoe Bell's character?
Zoe Bell
Bell impressed Tarantino so much with her stunt work that he wrote the role for her.
Zoe Lawless
Jane Jones
Eva Montgomery
What does Lee ask Abernathy to get from the convenience store?
aspirin
diet Coke
tampons
this month's Allure
Lee is profiled in that issue.
What does Kim's vanity license plate read?
BAD1
BRAND X
"Brand X Action Specialists" is the stunt company Tarantino works with.
ROSCOE
LVRGRL
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When the clerk says he has a "special" magazine in the back, what does he mean?
it's pornography
it's this month's Auto Trader
it's this month's Italian Vogue
Abby wants to get it, splitting the cost three ways.
it's Life magazine from the week of JFK's inauguration
Where do the three women pick up Zoe?
the train station
the airport
Stuntman Mike follows them there and takes pictures with a telephoto lens.
a friend's house
her motel
In the diner, Kim also mentions "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" and "Vanishing Point." But what is her third car movie?
Corvette Summer
Gone in 60 Seconds
"Gone in 60 Seconds" was about car theft, and remade in the early 2000s.
Duel
Damnation Alley
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What movie does Kim cite in the diner as an example of a "girl" movie?
From Here to Eternity
Sixteen Candles
Pretty in Pink
Kim later admits she watched "Pretty in Pink," too, between classic road movies.
True Romance
What does Zoe say she wants to do while in America?
go to a traditional 50s-style diner
see a "mystery spot"
test-drive a 1970 Dodge Challenger
Since this is a rare car, Zoe's already got one scoped out in the area.
go to New York City
What does Zoe *really* want to do, when test-driving the car?
steal it
impress a guy with it
drag-race a Tennessee local
play a game called "Ship's Mast"
"Ship's Mast" is a game where the passenger wraps belts around each doorframe to hang onto and rides on the hood at high speed.
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Who stays behind with the seller, Jasper?
Abernathy
Kim
Lee
Why WOULDN'T you leave a young woman in a cheerleading uniform alone with a backwoods stranger?
none -- they all go
Which of the women carries a gun?
Kim
She explains that "in my world, a b____ need a gun."
Lee
Zoe
Abernathy
Which horror movie is advertised on the drive-in marquee Stuntman Mike crashes through?
Planet Terror
Wolf Creek
Tarantino likes the film, and nearly asked its star, John Jarratt, to play Stuntman Mike.
Frankenstein
Scream XII
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Why does Zoe survive being thrown from the hood of the challenger?
she lands on a pile of mown hay
she lands on an abandoned mattress
Kim, an expert driver, brakes and turns in a way that lessens the forces in the crash
because she's Zoe, that's why
An anecdote sets this up -- Abby talks about how Zoe was unhurt after a fall that would have probably paralyzed Abby.
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