Kill Bill: Vol. 1

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Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

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After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

Director
- Quentin Tarantino
Writers
- Quentin Tarantino(based on the character "The Bride" created by)
- Uma Thurman(based on the character "The Bride" created by)
Stars

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Top rated movie #178

Awards
- 29 wins & 103 nominations total

Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Quentin Tarantino and Julie Dreyfus in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Uma Thurman and Chiaki Kuriyama in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Chiaki Kuriyama in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Gordon Liu (Center)

Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Uma Thurman and Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, and Lucy Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Vivica A. Fox in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Director
- Quentin Tarantino
Writers
- Quentin Tarantino(based on the character "The Bride" created by)
- Uma Thurman(based on the character "The Bride" created by)
All cast & crew
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The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, led by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their wedding rehearsal was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins. —JD

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Taglines
- In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will kill Bill
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content
Parents guide

Trivia
Quentin Tarantino originally intended to cast a Japanese actress to play O-Ren Ishii, but before casting began, he saw Lucy Liu's work in Shanghai Noon (2000) and immediately changed O-Ren into a Chinese-Japanese-American, so that Liu could play the part.

Goofs
When the Bride boards the airplane she has the samurai sword with her in the cabin. Obviously, this wouldn't happen in reality. This is a stylistic choice for this film. The couple sitting directly behind The Bride have a sword as well, and a third sword can be seen. In addition, all of O-Ren's outriders have swords prominently displayed on their bikes.

Quotes
Hattori Hanzo: Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest, And like a forest it's easy to lose your way... To get lost... To forget where you came in.

Crazy credits
Shin'ichi Chiba (Hattori Hanzo) is listed as the samurai sword advisor. He played a maker of samurai swords in the film.

Alternate versions
Many changes were made to the movie to minimize the violent and adult content when it was broadcast on TBS. One of the most interesting: The "Pussy Wagon" was changed to a "Party Wagon".

Connections
Edited from The Grand Duel (1972)

Soundtracks
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Written by Sonny Bono
Performed by Nancy Sinatra
Courtesy of Boots Enterprises, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing

Top review

9/10

I love this movie, I don't know why, but I just do.

This is movie is unusual, but it works for me. It kept me intrigued from the beginning with the plot which is not entirely clearly, but that made it more interesting for me. There's a lot of action in the movie which I found excellent and enjoyed a lot. It might not be realistic, but its a movie so it doesn't have to be. The plot is amazing and I can't wait to watch volume 2 soon because of how intriguing volume 1 was.

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Release date
- October 10, 2003 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Hong Kong
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official site
Languages
Also known as
- Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume One
Filming locations
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Production companies
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Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $70,099,045
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,200,000
- Oct 12, 2003
Gross worldwide
- $180,906,076

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Runtime
- 1h 51min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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