History Film / Grindhouse

** The girls in the first half of ''Death Proof'' are shown driving while {{drunk|Driver}} stoned, and not wearing seatbelts. While this is seen as unacceptably [[TooDumbToLive reckless]] and [[LethallyStupid dangerous]] today, it wasn't as stigmatized back in the 1970s.

** ''Death Proof'' makes a lot of references that have already been made in other Tarantino films. Kim's car has the same pattern as the Bride's jumpsuit in ''Kill Bill 1'', but before that, it was Bruce Lee's jumpsuit. Abernathy's ringtone is the "Twisted Nerve" whistle used in ''Kill Bill'', but Bernard Hermann originally wrote it for something else. The only honest-to-God self-reference is when Mike mentions Big Kahuna burgers, a running gag in Tarantino's films.

* ChekhovsSkill: Kim's training as a stunt driver comes into play as soon as Mike begins his pursuit, [[spoiler: and ends with a savage CarFu retaliation. Meanwhile, Zoe Bell, stuntwoman, is fully qualified to go flying off the hood of a Dodge Charger into a nearby ditch, only to pop up shouting "I'm Ok!"]]

** The girls in the first half of ''Death Proof''. They drink a ridiculous amount of alcohol, and then spend an hour or more smoking weed, before driving down the road in the middle of the night, wearing no seat belts and paying more attention to the radio than the road. [[spoiler:It's a miracle they didn't die before Mike even got to them.]]
** ''Planet Terror'': Granted it was during a zombie epidemic, but [[spoiler:giving your young son a fully loaded gun without even teaching him how to use it seems pretty stupid. And it ends up as well as you would expect.]]

* ''[[Film/Thanksgiving2023 Thanksgiving]]'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of death by sex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Became a real movie in 2023.

--> "Son of a '' '''BITCH.'' '''

* Film/HammerHorror: Possibly ''Don't'', although it appears to be more violent than Hammer usually went.
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of death by sex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Became a [[Film/Thanksgiving2023 real movie]] in 2023.

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of death by sex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Became a [[Film/Thanksgiving2023 real movie]] releasing just in time for Thanksgiving 2023.

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of death by sex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Set to finally become a [[Film/Thanksgiving2023 real movie]] releasing for Thanksgiving 2023.

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of death by sex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Set to finally become a real movie releasing for Thanksgiving 2023.

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of DeathBySex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]]. Set to finally become a real movie releasing for Thanksgiving 2023.

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] SlasherMovie featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Features some of the most over-the-top usage of DeathBySex yet to be put on film and a RunningGag of [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]], which probably would have gotten ''Grindhouse'' an NC-17 rating were it not for some very strategically-placed film scratches. Ends with a shot of the killer [[invoked]][[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]].

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* DeathBySex: A running gag in the ''Thanksgiving'' trailer. You've got a cheerleader stripping on a trampoline then getting a knife through her vulva, a guy getting decapitated mid-fellatio, and another decapitated while making out with someone.

* GrammarNazi: Tony corrects his mother that the plural of "octopus" isn't "octopuses" but rather "octopi". Actually, both are correct.

* PaintingTheMedium: The films go to great lengths to give that authentic 1970s grindhouse feel, such as fake trailers, grainy footage, missing reels, jumping scenes, burned film, terrible synthesized music, an ad for a Tex-Mex restaurant which is supposedly next door to the theater you are watching the movie in, etc.

* LogoJoke: The logos for Creator/DimensionPictures in both films are done in the style of film logos from the seventies, which is fitting for a film that is made to be a throwback to 1970s grindhouse films.