When Quentin Tarantino shot he wasn’t messing around”Kill Bill: Volume 1“One of his deadliest films ever.
The 61-year-old legendary filmmaker wanted the 2003 film starring uma thurman It had to be bloody, so he hired the best in the business to bring his vision to life.
The Post spoke to Greg Nicotero, special makeup effects producer for the film, who shared that the amount of fake blood he used in Quentin’s action film trumps other films he’s worked on. – Which is saying a lot because they’ve been hired for most of it. Among the Hollywood horror classics.
Nicotero is responsible for some of the bloodiest scenes in television and film, including “Scream” and “Scream 2,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Breaking Bad,” . Machete Kills” and many more. He also founded KNB EFX GroupA makeup effects powerhouse specializing in prosthetics, animatronics, creature creation and replica animals.
When asked what the bloodiest film of his career was, Nicotero answered without any doubt: Tarantino’s 21 year old filmSpecifically the confrontation between Thurman’s character (Beatrix “The Bride” Kiddo) and Lucy Liu’s character (O-Ren Ishii) the force behind what became known as the Crazy 88.
“The ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ House of Blue Leaves sequence with Crazy 88 is probably the most gore we’ve ever used in a movie,” he told The Post exclusively.
Nicotero explained that “we used hundreds of gallons of blood on it,” adding, “Tarantino clearly doesn’t hold back when it comes to leaning into things like this” and emphasized that “88 characters died. They went.”
The special effects guru said he knew what he was doing when he agreed to work with Tarantino.
“You know, knowing that with Quentin, their intention was to pay homage to a lot of the types of movies where excessive amounts of blood is part of the allure and allure,” Nicotero said. “So, we knew for a fact that it was going to be a bloodbath, no pun intended.”
Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ Reportedly Screened total 91 deaths,
The film centers on former assassin “The Bride” (Thurman), who awakens from a four-year coma after her jealous ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine) tries to murder her on her wedding day. She comes out of retirement to wreak havoc on all those who have betrayed her.
,Kill Bill: Volume 1“Earned $180.9 million worldwide at the box office and was intended to be only one film; However, due to length, it was divided into two parts.
“Kill Bill: Volume 2” was released in theaters in 2004. The sequel grossed $152.2 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million.
