Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 was the link movie connecting The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Pretty Lethal.
Linked through Lucy Liu and Uma Thurman.
Both Lucy Liu and Uma Thurman appeared in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
About Kill Bill: Vol. 1
"Here comes the bride."
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Written by Quentin Tarantino
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Score by RZA
The Volume 1 soundtrack includes contributions from the French-American disco group Santa Esmeralda, the Japanese garage rock band the 5.6.7.8's, and singer Meiko Kaji. The original score was composed by RZA, adding a unique musical layer to the film.
Movie trivia
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Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman developed the Bride character during the production of Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, leading to a unique collaboration that influenced the character's depth in Kill Bill.
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The film was originally intended to be a single release, but due to its lengthy runtime of over four hours, it was split into two volumes, allowing Tarantino to retain all scenes.
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Tarantino delayed production when Thurman became pregnant, emphasizing the importance of her role by saying he would wait for her like Josef Von Sternberg did for Marlene Dietrich.
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The House of Blue Leaves sequence took eight weeks to film, significantly over schedule, as Tarantino aimed to create one of the most exciting action sequences in cinema history.
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The film features an anime sequence directed by Kazuto Nakazawa, which pays homage to ultraviolence in anime and was produced by Production I.G.
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Tarantino's decision to shoot the fight scene with the Crazy 88s in black and white was a strategic move to avoid an NC-17 rating.
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