Kill Bill is a two part
epic film by
writer-
director Quentin Tarantino, starring
Uma Thurman as
The Bride. Originally conceived as one film, it was released in two separate 'volumes' (in late
2003 and early
2004) due to its running time of approximately four hours. The movie is an epic-length
revenge drama, with
homages to earlier film genres, such as
Hong Kong martial arts movies, Japanese
Chanbara films,
exploitation films and Italian
spaghetti westerns; an extensive use of popular music and pop culture references; and
aestheticization of violence. Filming took place in
California,
Texas,
Beijing,
Hong Kong,
Tokyo, and
Mexico.
Plot
Kill Bill is one story, divided into two volumes with five chapters each, presented in a
nonlinear style, as is common among Tarantino's films. This synopsis, unlike the film, is presented chronologically.