Kill Bill The Complete Guide PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:45:46 UTC Contents Articles Overview 1 Kill Bill films 1 Characters 4 List of Kill Bill characters 4 Beatrix Kiddo 12 Bill 15 Deadly Viper Assassination Squad 17 Earl McGraw 19 Edgar McGraw 21 Hattori Hanzo 22 Music 30 Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack 30 Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack 33 Related Topics 36 Quentin Tarantino 36 Uma Thurman 49 References Article Sources and Contributors 59 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 62 Article Licenses License 63 1 Overview Kill Bill films Kill Bill Series Kill Bill Logo Directed by Quentin Tarantino Produced by Lawrence Bender Written by Quentin Tarantino Starring Uma Thurman David Carradine Lucy Liu Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Sonny Chiba Vivica A. Fox Gordon Liu Julie Dreyfus Cinematography Robert Richardson Editing by Sally Menke Studio A Band Apart Productions Distributed by Miramax Films Release date(s) October 10, 2003 and April 16, 2004 Budget $55 million Kill Bill is an American action/thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Kill Bill was originally scheduled for a single theatrical release, but with a running time of over four hours, it was separated into two movies: Kill Bill Volume 1, released in late 2003, and Kill Bill Volume 2, released in early 2004. A third installment was planned for the year 2014, but in a 2012 interview from Tarantino, concerning Kill Bill: Vol. 3, he remarked, "We'll see, probably not though." Kill Bill: Volume 1 Kill Bill: Volume 1 was released in theaters on October 10, 2003. In the United States and Canada, Volume 1 was released in 3,102 theaters and grossed $22 million on its opening weekend. Volume 1 was the widest theatrical release of Tarantino's career to date, and it was also his highest-grossing opening weekend to date. Outside the United States and Canada, Kill Bill Volume 1 was released in 20 territories. By November 2, 2003, it had made $31 million in the 20 territories. Kill Bill Volume 1 grossed a total of $70 million in the United States and Canada and $110.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $180.9 million. Kill Bill films 2 The movie follows a character initially identified as "The Bride", a former member of an assassination team who seeks revenge on her ex-colleagues who massacred members of her wedding party and tried to kill her. Kill Bill Volume 1 is often noted for its stylish direction and its homages to film genres such as Hong Kong martial arts films, Japanese chanbara films, Italian spaghetti westerns, girls with guns, and rape and revenge. Kill Bill: Volume 2 Kill Bill: Volume 2 is a 2004 American thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the second of two volumes that were released several months apart. Kill Bill Volume 1 was released in late 2003, and Kill Bill: Volume 2 was released in early 2004. The volumes follow a character initially identified as "The Bride", a former member of an assassination team who seeks revenge on her ex-colleagues who massacred members of her wedding party and tried to kill her. Like the first film, Kill Bill: Volume 2 is also noted for its stylish direction and its homages to film genres such as Hong Kong martial arts films, Japanese chanbara films, Italian spaghetti westerns, girls with guns, and rape and revenge.[citation needed] The Whole Bloody Affair Tarantino announced at the 2008 Provincetown International Film Festival that a single film version of part 1 and 2 called Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair with an extended animation sequence was to be released in May 2009.[1] Screenings of the complete film began on March 27, 2011 at the New Beverly Cinema. This was verified to be the original print that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003, before the decision was made to split the film into two parts due to the roughly four-hour length. The print shown at the New Beverly even retained the French subtitles necessary for screening an English-language film at the Cannes festival. Differences in this version in comparison to the separate Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 versions include the "old Klingon proverb" shown at the beginning of Vol. 1 is not present, although a dedication to filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku is in its place; the anime sequence is slightly longer with more gore; The House of Blue Leaves battle is in color (it had been toned down to black and white for the USA release of Vol. 1 only)[citation needed]; Sofie Fatale loses both of her arms; the revelation that The Bride's daughter is alive at the end of Vol. 1 is not present, nor is the short black and white scene at the beginning of Vol. 2 where The Bride is driving and sums up the action to that point; in its place is a small musical intermission that leads straight into Chapter 6. Sequel Tarantino told Entertainment Weekly in April 2004, that he was planning a sequel: Oh yeah, initially I was thinking this would be my "Dollars Trilogy". I was going to do a new one every ten years. But I need at least fifteen years before I do this again. I've already got the whole mythology: Sofie Fatale will get all of Bill's money. She'll raise Nikki, who'll take on The Bride. Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as The Bride deserved hers. According to Bloody-Disgusting.com, details emerged around 2007 about two possible sequels, Kill Bill Volumes 3 and 4. According to the article, "Bennett Walsh said at the Shanghai International Film Festival, the third film involves the revenge of two killers whose arms and eye were hacked by Uma Thurman in the first stories". The article adds that the "fourth installment of the popular kung fu action films concerns a cycle of reprisals and daughters who avenge their mother's deaths". At the 2006 Comic Con, Tarantino said that after the completion of Grindhouse, he wanted to make two anime Kill Bill films. One will be an origin story about Bill and his mentors, and the other will be an origin starring The Bride. The latter is most likely to be a prequel, but could also follow the rumored (sequel) plot reported in Entertainment Kill Bill films 3 Weekly in April 2004.[2][3] At the Morelia International Film Festival on October 1, 2009, while being interviewed on an Italian TV show after being asked about the success of the two Kill Bill films, Tarantino addressed the hostess by claiming, "You haven't asked me about the third one" then asking the woman to ask the question would he be making a third Kill Bill film, which he replied "Yes", and claiming "The Bride will fight again!"[4] On October 3, 2009, he further predicted that Kill Bill 3 would be his ninth film, and would be released in 2014. He said he intends to make another unrelated film before that date as his eighth film. He confirmed that he wanted ten years to pass between the Bride's last conflict, to give her and her daughter a period of peace. In December 2012 however, Tarantino said that Kill Bill, Vol. 3 now looks unlikely, and that he wishes to focus on other unrelated projects. References [1] 2008 Provincetown International Film Festival (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20090210111719/ http:/ / www. advocateinsider. com/ provincetown_film_festival_2008/ index. html) at advocateinsider.com (archived) [2] Rodriguez and Tarantino Present Grindhouse! (http:/ / comingsoon. net/ news/ movienews. php?id=15618), Blake Wright on ComingSoon.net, July 22, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2006. [3] SDCC '06: Tarantino Confirms More Kill Bill! (http:/ / www. bloody-disgusting. com/ news/ 6841), Bloody-Disgusting.com, July 22, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2007. [4] Quentin Tarantino Talks Kill Bill 3: The Bride Will Fight Again! (http:/ / www. badtaste. it/ index. php?option=com_content& task=view& id=9753& Itemid=29), BadTaste.it, October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009. 4 Characters List of Kill Bill characters The following is a list of characters from the film Kill Bill. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film was released in two separate parts, Kill Bill Vol. 1 in 2003 and Kill Bill Vol. 2 in 2004. The film takes place after a massacre that killed the fiancé and friends of the main character, The Bride, at the chapel in which she was to be married; she was also thought to have been killed by being shot in the head. However, The Bride survived, but was put into a coma for four years as a result of the attack. Upon finally awakening she plots her vengeance against the killers. Deadly Viper Assassination Squad Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba, also known as The Bride) Beatrix Kiddo, a.k.a. The Bride (portrayed by Uma Thurman), is the protagonist of the film. She abandons her life as a hired assassin for the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (DVAS) upon realizing she is pregnant with Bill's child, denying him the right of fatherhood to preserve her unborn's future. This action provokes the attacks on her and her loved ones and its ensuing revenge, which is the entire basis of the film. Her code name while working for DVAS was Black Mamba. Bill (Snake Charmer) Bill (portrayed by David Carradine) is the main antagonist of the film.