Tighten your seatbelt because on this episode of the Grawlix Cinematic Universe we discuss a drive-in double feature that’ll have you white knuckling the steering wheel. It’s all muscle cars and menace as Season Taran3no hits Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 Grindhouse entry, Death Proof. It’s not a race till you’ve got some competition, though. So we paired QT’s exploitation homage with a clear inspiration on the film, the 1971 heady high-speed classic, Vanishing Point.
This is all a little too much speed for us to handle so we brought a guest along. Mike Wood of the Grindbin Podcast hitches a ride this episode! Good thing, too, as we were so busy keeping our eyes on the road that we nearly missed several major themes (and scenes) of these films. It’s going to be a wild ride!
Show Notes
00:00 – Intro/Greetings
10:42 – Vanishing Point (1971)
54:57 – Death Proof (2007)
1:40:37 – Vanishing Point / Death Proof Cinematic Universe
Ratings
Vanishing Point (1971)
Randy - 2.5 Stars
Jasper - 3.5 Stars
Mike Wood - 3.5 Stars
Death Proof (2007)
Randy - 3.5 Stars
Jasper - 4 Stars
Mike Wood - 4 Stars
Looking at Super Soul as K’s Guardian Angel and the woman who had been waiting for him as The Angel of Death; I would say that the guy who went into the room with Super Soul and beat him up; and was later seen when K accepted his agreement with The Angel of Death was Sataan. His look when he walked into into the room with Super Soul and his look at K’s ending were sort of other worldly. He seemed to be walking invisibly.
I enjoyed your analysis.
Have you done ‘A Boy and His Dog’?
Cheers from Charlie in Chumphon Province, Thailand.