Tarantino - Death Proof vs. Vanishing Point

Table of Malcontents - Wired News: "In this clip from the half-hour chase scene in 1971 indie movie Vanishing Point, you can see the origins of Tarantino's obsession with the white 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, with a 440 cubic-inch V-8. This is the very same make and model that the car-crazy gearheads take for an almost fatal spin in Grindhouse. The characters in Grindhouse talk a lot about Vanishing Point, and their fantastic car chase is clearly a tip of the hat to the 70s film, but there's a huge difference in tone between the two movies. While Vanishing Point is slow-paced and its hero unperturbable, the Grindhouse film Death Proof is action-packed and full of crazed beatings, car crashes, and beheadings.





Plus, the hero of Vanishing Point checks to make sure the guy he ran off the road is unhurt before he drives off, while the women of Death Proof are on a killin' rampage. The difference between the two films is like the difference between a disco beat and a techno beat -- you can hear the former in the latter, but it's utterly transformed. Note: you can see the rest of this incredible car chase on YouTube (it's in 4 parts, plus a flaming finale)."