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• 3mo • 2 min read. Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film Death Proof showcases a sinister matte black 1970 Chevy Nova adorned with a skull and crossed electric bolts. The movie was initially...
- 10 Tarantino Loves The Nova
- 9 They Had to Add Special Sounds
- 8 The License Plate refers to A Car Movie Classic
- 7 The Speed on screen Was For Real
- 6 The Engine Was Specially Treated
- 5 It Pulled Off A Stunning Stunt by Near Luck
- 4 The Rubber Duck Hood Ornament Is A Homage
- 3 only Two of Seven Survived
- 2 The Surviving Models Have Some Interesting Touches
- 1 Russell' 's Stuntman Bought It and Gave It to His Son
Some may wonder why, of all cars, Tarantino chose a Nova for the film. As it happens, the Quentin Tarantino is a fan of the Chevy Nova. It looks like a Nova is used for a critical scene in Reservoir Dogs. It's also the car from the classic "cleanup" scene in Pulp Fiction. For this film, Tarantino was inspired by a mechanic claiming "you can make an...
There's a trope of "reality is unrealistic," as movie fans refuse to believe in stuff because of how the movies have presented them. In terms of cars, moviegoers are used to hearing engines loud and revving, especially for a muscle truck. A real Chevy Nova has a relatively quiet engine, but the producers amped it up with more audible sounds to seem...
Tarantino wears his love of classic cinema on his sleeve. So it's no surprise the Nova pays tribute to arguably the most famous movie car of all time. Keep a close eye, and the license plate for the vehicle is JJZ-109. That's the same number as on Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang Fastback in the immortal car chase film Bulliet. It's yet another homage ...
A highlight of the film is the thrilling car chase between Mike and the pack of women, which includes stuntwoman Zoe Bell clinging to the other car's hood. This wasn't the usual trick of speeding up the camera to appear as if the cars were going fast. Both carskept up their speeds of 80 and even up to 100 mph, with Bell risking herself on the car's...
The Nova's regular engine wouldn't quite work for the movie. The 350 cubic inch V8 engine was good, but the filmmakers wanted to spice it up on the screen. So they added a TH350 transmission, 650 Edelbrock carburetor, and special shocks with a JAZ 12-gallon fuel cell with rollover valves. This was used for the two main Novas used in the movie with ...
The big stunt of the film is when Mike smashes his car against another. Nicknamed the "Cannon Roll," this was no CGI trickery. The Nova was actually blown out of a massive cannon to be sent rolling down 160 yards of hill and landing in a heap right in front of the camera. Stuntman Buddy Lee Hooker was inside the car and doing his best to land the s...
The posters for the movie oddly omit a key touch of the Nova. That's a chrome rubber duckattacked as a hood ornament, which was added to all versions. The duck isn't just random as it references the cult car film Convoy, used by Kris Kristoffersen's character. It was one of Tarantino's influences, so he paid homage with a fun touch to this odd car.
There were a total of seven Novas actually used, but onlytwo are left.One is the "screen version", which was the car used for close-ups and never actually driven for crucial scenes. The other is the "Jesus", which got through things okay. The other five were ruined, notably, the "Prius", which was literally detonated for a key stunt. The others jus...
Because they were "stunt cars," the two surviving Chevy Novas have touches a real Nova doesn't. The biggest is special roll cages crafted to protect the driverfurther and artificially aged. Also, because the shooting was in a hot summer, the production designers cut a hole from the engine bay through the dash, where they pumped ice-cold air conditi...
Imagine having this car as a daily driver. Well, one kid doesn't have to. When the movie wrapped, Buddy Joe Hooker bought the surviving Nova for just $500. He then gave it to his son,Kenan, who amped up the engine with a 383 block to make it 425 hp. He then actually drove it to his high school. Now that is a slick ride to make your classmates envio...
Jan 16, 2021 · Death Proof is a gory 2007 masterpiece and a tribute to the stuntmen and women of Hollywood’s golden era. Kurt Russell plays the psychopath Stuntman Mike who uses his “death proof" cars to massacre innocent people—until justice catches up with him. Car fans who see the movie can’t forget the 1970 Chevrolet Nova Russell drives—and ...
May 31, 2007 · Edit page. Death Proof: Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito. Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Quentin Tarantino
- 2007-05-31
Presented as a double feature, it combines Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles.
The film was originally released theatrically as part of Grindhouse, a double feature that combined Death Proof with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. After Grindhouse underperformed at the domestic box office, Death Proof was released as a standalone feature in other countries and on home media.
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Jul 28, 2020 · In the case of Death Proof, Tarantino pays homage to several car-racing road-movies which inspired the second half of Grindhouse. For example, Stuntman Mike's 1970 Chevy Nova features the same license plate number (JJZ109) as Steven McQueen's Mustang Fastback in the movie Bullitt .
