Planet Terror (2007)

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez (written by)

Release Date:

21 June 2007 (Israel)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fully Loaded

Plot:

After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.

Plot Keywords:

Go Go Dancer | Barbecue | Hospital | Chemical Weapons | Tattooing

Cast

Rose McGowan	...	Cherry
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Wray (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Josh Brolin	...	Block
Marley Shelton	...	Dakota
Jeff Fahey	...	J.T.
Michael Biehn	...	Sheriff Hague
Rebel Rodriguez	...	Tony
Bruce Willis	...	Muldoon
Naveen Andrews	...	Abby
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Romy
Stacy Ferguson	...	Tammy
Nicky Katt	...	Joe
Hung Nguyen	...	Dr. Crane
Cecilia Conti	...	Paramedic #1
Tommy Nix	...	Paramedic #2

Also Known As:

Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (USA) (DVD title)
Grindhouse: Planet Terror (International: English title)
Project Terror (USA) (working title)
Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

95 min (original release) | 105 min (international version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | Germany:18 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-18 | USA:Not Rated | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Japan:R-15 | Philippines:R-13

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Robert Rodriguez specifically wrote the part of Dakota for Marley Shelton after working with her on Sin City (2005).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As ‘Planet Terror’ is an homage to the old, low budget Grindhouse films of the 70's and 80's, there are many deliberate errors by the filmmaker to give an authentic Grindhouse feel.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Skip: Real pretty tonight, Holly. Goddammit, girls - if you're gonna do that shit, do it onstage! Smokin' hot. Whew!

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Soundtrack:

Cherry's Dance of Death

Fun, fast and furious homage to the old b-movie schlock movies

For some reason the original double feature movie of Grindhouse combining Planet Terror with Tarantino's effort was never released in the UK! Regardless, i was still curious to watch both efforts, and the first of which I've had the chance to see is Planet Terror.

It's simply about a small town that comes under attack from a virus which when it affects the town-folk makes everyone into zombie like creatures (e.g. attacking others to infect them also, appearances become inhuman etc etc). Add into this mix a Go-Go girl, her ex-boyfriend (an expert at gunslinging), a doctor with a cheating lesbian loving wife-cum-doctor and a bunch of others and you have your pulp fiction movie.

Story wise its crazy but surprisingly its still quite fun. Dialogue isn't too bad, and is very entertaining. The film never really twists but plays along for the action as that's the main gist of the whole thing. Explosions, mass shootings, more explosions, zombie pulverising and even more shooting are the order of the day.

Most importantly this has been filmed in the style of the old b-movies, with grainy pictures and a couple of homages to old b-movie filming (including a comical starting fake preview of a film called "Machete").

Overall, I very much enjoyed it. Switch off and you'll like and enjoy it. Worthy of a good night out.