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episode 41: Kill Bill: Vol. 1: 20th Anniversary Retrospective
In this review, Rob Lee welcomes Dom Griffin on to the podcast to discuss 2003's Kill Bill Vol. 1.
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IMDb: 8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Google: 91%
Summary
After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injuries and unscrupulous enemies.
Release date: October 10, 2003 (USA)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Genre: Wire-Fu Japan Heroine Revenge Assassin
Music composed by: RZA, Lars Ulrich, and Ennio Morricone
Distributed by: Miramax, Miramax Home Entertainment
Adapted from: Lady Snowblood
Box office: $180.9 million
Cast
Uma Thurman
Lucy Liu
David Carradine
Vivica A. Fox
Michael Madsen
Daryl Hannah
Julie Dreyfus
Sonny Chiba
Chiaki Kuriyama
Gordon Liu
Michael Parks
Jun Kunimura
Kenji Ohba
Kazuki Kitamura
James Parks
Jonathan Loughran
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Sakichi Sato
Ambrosia Kelley
The 5.6.7.8's
Yōji Tanaka
Issey Takahashi
Juri Manase
Akaji Maro
Ai Maeda
Naomi Kusumi
Hikaru Midorikawa
Additional Show notes
Dom’s Definitive Tarantino Power Rankings
Rob's Quentin Tarantino List