History Film / Grindhouse

* ''Don't'' -- VideoNasties-style Britsploitation ScreamerTrailer directed by Creator/EdgarWright, with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Matthew [=McFadyen=], Mark Gatiss, Jason Isaacs and narration by [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Will Arnett]]. The main joke of the trailer is that it's the American trailer for a British horror film, and the distributors, in order to prevent the audience from finding out that it's British, have cut the trailer so that none of the characters are heard speaking and we get no idea of the plot. The title is a reference to American International Pictures' releases of British or European horror films under "snazzier" titles - specifically, a film whose Spanish and Italian titles translate to ''I Do Not Profane the Sleep of the Dead'', but was released in the USA as ''Don't Open the Window!'' even though there's no particular emphasis on windows in the film.

* EvilIsHammy / EvilLaugh: [[spoiler: NicolasCage as... FuManchu!]]
-->[[spoiler: This is my Mecca! Hahahaha!]]

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: ''Thanksgiving''.

* ''Hobo With A Shotgun'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Hobo takes the law into his own hands. Made by a couple of independent filmmakers from [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]. This one was also [[{{Defictionalization}} turned into]] [[Film/HoboWithAShotgun a full-length movie]]. Many other indie trailers were made and considered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and although this was the one featured in the film, a lot of the others (visible on Website/YouTube) are pretty good, too.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: 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. It's a miracle they didn't die before Mike even got to them.]]
** 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.]]

'''''Grindhouse''''' is a 2007 double feature film by Creator/RobertRodriguez and Creator/QuentinTarantino. It [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodies]] 1970s [[BMovie B-Movies]] complete with "Coming Attractions" and in-betweener cartoons.

* NoExportForYou - The theatrical cut of ''Grindhouse'' wasn't released on home video in the US and Canada until more than 3 years later, and it was barely released overseas ''as'' ''Grindhouse'' at all - both movies were released individually, beyond a very limited release in its original form in Australia.

* ''Hobo With A Shotgun'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Hobo takes the law into his own hands. Made by a couple of independent filmmakers from [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]. This one was also [[{{Defictionalization}} turned into]] [[Film/HoboWithAShotgun a full-length movie]]. Many other indie trailers were made and considered at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and although this was the one featured in the film, a lot of the others (visible on Website/{{Youtube}}) are pretty good, too.

* BerthaInTheAttic: Possibly part of the plot to ''Don't''

* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: To remind viewers that these films are X-rated.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The MISSING REEL gags -- the reels are damaged or missing because the projectionist would take the sex scenes home to [[ADateWithRosePalms continually watch in private]].

* ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, director Music/RobZombie brings you a brilliant achievement in motion picture history. Finally, the truth about Hitler's diabolical plans to create a race of superwomen can be told. Starring Udo Kier, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tom Towles, Sybil Danning, Bill Moseley, ''*gong clash*'' [[spoiler: [[AndStarring and]] Creator/NicolasCage [[OneSceneWonder as]]... Franchise/FuManchu![[note]]THIS IS MY MECCA! [[EvilLaugh Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!]][[/note]]]]

* ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, director Rob Zombie brings you a brilliant achievement in motion picture history. Finally, the truth about Hitler's diabolical plans to create a race of superwomen can be told. Starring Udo Kier, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tom Towles, Sybil Danning, Bill Moseley, ''*gong clash*'' [[spoiler: [[AndStarring and]] Creator/NicolasCage [[OneSceneWonder as]]... Franchise/FuManchu![[note]]THIS IS MY MECCA! [[EvilLaugh Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!]][[/note]]]]

'''''Grindhouse''''' is a 2007 double feature film by RobertRodriguez and QuentinTarantino. It [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodies]] 1970s [[BMovie B-Movies]] complete with "Coming Attractions" and in-betweener cartoons.

* ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, this film is a brilliant achievement in motion picture history. Finally, the truth about Hitler's diabolical plans to create a race of superwomen can be told. Starring Udo Kier and Sybil Danning. Directed by Rob Zombie. [[spoiler: With Creator/NicolasCage [[OneSceneWonder as]]... Franchise/FuManchu![[note]]THIS IS MY MECCA! [[EvilLaugh Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!]][[/note]]]]

* ''Film/{{Machete}}'' -- "Mexploitation film" in which a Mexican day laborer, played by Creator/DannyTrejo, becomes a hitman; also directed by Rodriguez. [[{{Defictionalization}} Was turned into an actual movie]], and then got a sequel, ''Machete Kills''.
* ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a Nazisploitation film with Udo Kier and Sybil Danning. Directed by Rob Zombie. [[spoiler: With Creator/NicolasCage [[OneSceneWonder as]]... Franchise/FuManchu!]]

!It was called the Grindhouse, movies featuring unbridled sexuality and hardcore tropes:

!!! "It was called the Grindhouse, movies featuring unbridled sexuality and hardcore tropes":

* ''Film/{{Machete}}'' -- "Mexploitation film" in which a Mexican day laborer, played by Creator/DannyTrejo, becomes a hitman; also directed by Rodriguez. Has since [[{{Defictionalization}} been turned into an actual movie]].

'''''Grindhouse''''' is a 2007 double feature film by RobertRodriguez and QuentinTarantino. It [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodies]] 1970s [[BMovie B-Movies]], complete with "Coming Attractions" and in-betweener cartoons.

* [=Recut=]: The two features were released separately overseas and on [=DVD=], due to the whole double-feature concept not translating to foreign markets, and both are longer, restoring the "missing reel" that ''Death Proof'' had in the U.S. theatrical cut - the missing reel for ''Planet Terror'' covers up a major plot point, and as such, was [[NoodleIncident never filmed]]. The theatrical cut did eventually make it to DVD, though.

* SharedUniverse: In ''Death Proof'', Stuntman Mike kills his first victims of the movie just outside the small town Planet Terror takes place in, the sheriff of that town is seen in the hospital scene talking about the "Accident"

* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] [[SlasherMovie slasher movie]] 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 [[LosingYourHead 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 [[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]].

-->[[spoiler: ''"And NicolasCage as FuManchu!"'']]

* CreatorCameo - Quentin Tarantino appears in both movies (he technically didn't direct Planet Terror, but Robert Rodriguez has stated he was a large part of the creative process). Rodriguez also appears as one of the terrorists selling the biochemicals at the beginning.

* DeathByCameo: Fergie, Creator/TomSavini, Quentin Tarantino, BruceWillis....
* {{Defictionalization}} - Rodriguez's ''Film/{{Machete}}'' was released in late 2010, and ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun'' was released in 2011. Rob Zombie is also giving strong consideration to do a full length version of ''Werewolf Women of the SS''.
** The hypothetical ''Grindhouse 2'' would supposedly be ''Don't'' and ''Thanksgiving'', with new fake trailers as well.

* ''Film/{{Machete}}'' -- "Mexploitation film" in which a Mexican day laborer, played by Creator/DannyTrejo, becomes a hitman; also directed by Rodriguez. Has [[{{Defictionalization}} been turned into an actual movie]].
* ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' -- ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Directed by Rob Zombie. [[spoiler: With Creator/NicolasCage [[OneSceneWonder as]]... Franchise/FuManchu!]]
* ''Don't'' -- VideoNasties-style Britsploitation ScreamerTrailer directed by Creator/EdgarWright, with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Matthew [=McFadyen=], Mark Gatiss, Jason Isaacs and narration by [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Will Arnett]]. The main joke of the trailer is that it's the American trailer for a British horror film, and the distributors, in order to prevent the audience from finding out that it's British, have cut the trailer so that none of the characters are heard speaking and we get no idea of the plot. The name of the trailer was reportedly inspired by Video Nasty ''Film/DontGoInTheHouse'', or any number of other films from the late seventies/early eighties "Don't" fad.
* ''Thanksgiving'' -- A [[{{Gorn}} gore-soaked]] [[SlasherMovie slasher movie]] featuring a killer pilgrim, brought to you by Creator/EliRoth. Ends with a shot of the killer [[CrossesTheLineTwice humping a Thanksgiving turkey]].

* ArtShift: The [[spoiler:Fu Manchu]] segment of ''"Werewolf Women"'' looks rougher than the rest of the trailer, indicating that they might actually be 2 incomplete films merged into one.
* AuthorAppeal - Tarantino once more indulges his foot fetish.

* ''Film/{{Machete}}'' -- "Mexploitation film" in which a Mexican day laborer, played by Danny Trejo, becomes a hitman; also directed by Rodriguez. Has [[{{Defictionalization}} been turned into an actual movie]].

The double feature also included several [[RealTrailerFakeMovie fake movie trailers]], a few of which were actually [[{{Defictionalization}} made into real movies]].

* {{Ghostapo}}: ''Werewolf Women of the SS''.

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: ''Thanksgivng''.

* HorrorDosentSettleForSimpleTuesday: ''Thanksgivng''.

* {{Ghostapo}}: ''Werewolf Women of the SS''.