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The first half of this Rodriguez-Tarantino double bill gave us laughs, thrills, and blood by the bucketful! Take our quiz and see if you remember the gory details!
Who plays "Machete," the hero of the faux "Coming Attraction"?
Cheech Marin
Antonio Banderas
Andy Garcia
Danny Trejo
"Machete" was supposedly about a Mexican day-laborer on a revenge quest against a corrupt politician.
Who plays the heroine, Cherry Darling?
Rose McGowan
McGowan also played "Pam" in "Death Proof."
Alyssa Milano
Sarah Shahi
Adrienne Palicki
What does Cherry do during her go-go routine?
text with a friend
fall asleep
cry
Her boss Skip tells her "it's go-go, not cry-cry," a line she uses later.
storm off stage and quit
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What is Wray's line of work?
he's a mechanic
he drives a wrecker truck
His service is named "Wray's Wreckage."
he's a paramedic
he's a cat burglar
What was Cherry Darling's ambition in younger years?
to be a teacher
to be a doctor
What kind of doctor is never revealed.
to dance on Broadway
to cook world-famous barbecue
What is Cherry's new ambition?
to get married and settle down
to be a taxi drver
to be a stand-up comedian
Cherry keeps trying to tell people she's not funny, but they think she is.
to be an actress
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What kind of doctor is Dakota Block?
a neurologist
an anesthesiologist
She carries syringes and a gun to fire them in her garter. Don't all anesthesiologists?
an obstetrician
a pediatrician
What kind of doctor is Bill Block, Dakota's husband?
he's an immunologist
he's a radiologist
he's also an anesthesiologist
he's in emergency medicine
Block works in the ER with trauma patients.
Why is Tammy driving into town?
she's escaping zombies
she's been booked to play guitar at the Bone Shack
she's landed a job at the hospital
she's Dakota's lover
Tammy was played by Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, once of Black-Eyed Peas fame.
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What is the name of the barbecue joint?
J.T.'s
Sweet Carolina's
the Bone Shack
J.T. is the owner and cook, played by Jeff Fahey.
Off the Bone
What is Wray's nickname for Cherry?
Cerise
Palomita
"Palomita" means "little dove" in Spanish.
Giggles
Tiny Dancer
How does Bill Block monitor his "level of calmness"?
he wears a blood-pressure cuff around the hospital
he keeps a thermometer in his mouth much of the time
He talks casually around it as some men do with toothpicks.
he checks the veins on his neck for swelling
he keeps track of how many nicotine patches he needs
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Why is Wray not supposed to carry a gun?
he's a lousy shot
he's not a U.S. citizen
he's on probation
Everyone isn't allowed to carry in Texas -- though there's a Georgia town in which that's mandatory.
What? It's Texas, everyone is allowed to carry!
What is the relationship between J.T. the barbecue cook and Sheriff Hague?
they are longtime friends
they are longtime enemies
they are brothers
Hague evidently owns the "Bone Shack" building, because J.T. pays the rent to him.
they are in love with the same woman
What is Sheriff Hague trying to get from his brother?
higher rent
an apology for an old slight
his motorcycle
his secret barbecue recipe
We see J.T. cough up the answer as both men lie dying near the end.
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How does Bill Block confirm that Tammy was coming to meet Dakota?
he finds a love letter on Tammy's body
he compares messages on their cell phones
The same message is in Tammy's inbox and Dakota's outbox: "Hurry, I think he knows."
he gets into Dakota's emails
their son Tommy lets it slip
What part of Dakota's body does Bill anesthetize?
her vocal chords
her feet
her hands
He jabs her hands repeatedly with her syringes as he questions her about Tammy.
her buttocks
How does Wray make Cherry a new leg (the first time?)
he steals one from the prosthetics lab
he takes one from a department-store mannequin
he breaks off a wooden table leg
Wray doesn't make the machine-gun leg until later.
he adapts a golf club
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How does Tony, the Blocks' son, die?
he's killed by zombies
the crazy babysitter twins accidentally kill him
he shoots himself with Dakota's gun
Rodriguez found this scene so disturbing that he cast his own son, perhaps to keep from traumatizing a child actor's parents.
he doesn't -- he survives the whole film
How does the Bone Shack catch on fire?
J.T. ignores the smoker during moments of zombie mayhem
An unattended cigarette sets it on fire
The survivors throw Molotov cocktails at the zombies
we never learn this
One moment, Wray and Cherry are making love in J.T.'s bedroom; the next, the restaurant's ablaze and everyone's in a panic.
Who was Wray, earlier in his life?
a private detective
part of an elite military unit
a bandit with Robin Hood qualities
we never learn this
Whatever it is, it earns the respect of Sheriff Hague, who previously tried to keep Wray on a short leash.
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Who plays the deputy who can't shoot straight?
DJ Qualls
Luke Wilson
Tom Savini
Savini is much better known for his special-effects work.
Tommy Chong
On what vehicle does Wray lead the survivors away from the Bone Shack?
a golf cart
a child-sized motorbike
It's probably the movie's funniest sight gag, Wray riding off with his knees sticking out at sharp angles.
a vintage Harley
a white stallion
What is the fate of J.T.'s dog?
he falls under the wheels of a truck
Rusty dies on the road, as the survivors look for safety.
he refuses to leave J.T.'s side in the restaurant
he turns into a zombie dog
he makes it to Mexico with the others
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Who plays Abby, the scientist-businessman?
Bruce Willis
Naveen Andrews
It's Abby who releases the DC-2 gas by shooting some tanks.
Kal Penn
Jesse Eisenberg
How is Quentin Tarantino credited for his role in "Planet Terror"?
Soldier #1
Rapist #1
"As himself"? We certainly hope not!
Moloney
"as himself"
Who does Lt. Muldoon (Bruce Willis) say he killed?
Saddam Hussein's sons
Osama bin Laden
Muldoon's story conflicts, though -- he says both "for once the intel was right on the money" and "he wasn't supposed to be there."
Carlos the Jackal
Muammar Ghaddafi
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What is the only known antidote to the DC-2 gas?
a mix of Borax and water
spleen fluids from someone with immunity
a stem-cell transplant
regular inhalation of the gas itself
Too long without a gas mask, and people turn pustular and deformed.
What does Dakota twice advise Cherry to do?
"Find your wings"
"Reach up"
Dakota says the advice comes from her former lover, Tammy.
"Kick some ass"
"Be the you you were always meant to be"
Where does Wray think the survivors should go to "make their stand?"
Mexico
He says they should "get their backs to the ocean" and hold off the zombies.
El Paso
San Antonio
the nearest mountain
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Who among the survivors can fly a helicopter?
Dakota
Skip, the go-go club manager
"Skip" was played by Robert Rodriguez's real-estate, Skip Reissig.
Abby
Wray
Who kills Bill Block?
Dakota
Cherry
Earl McGraw
Dakota is Earl's daughter, and Earl never liked his son-in-law.
James McGraw
To whom is the DJ dedicating a song early in the movie?
"to all the lovers out there"
"to our brave boys at the military base"
"to our departed Jungle Julia"
"Jungle Julia" is the DJ who dies in the first crash in "Death Proof," thus making "Planet Terror" later in the chronology.
"to Quentin and Rob"
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Who composed the musical score for "Planet Terror"?
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
Elmer Bernstein
Robert Rodriguez
Don't laugh about Carpenter -- he composed music for his own films.
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