A term used to describe a movie that sacrifices the traditional film-making concepts such as good acting, character development, production values, creative directing and an understandable plot outline in favor for sex, gore, nudity, violence and other shocking themes.
The term originates from the word used to describe theatres that were known to screen such movies.
The term has now been repopularized through Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez movie using that particular name.
The term originates from the word used to describe theatres that were known to screen such movies.
The term has now been repopularized through Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez movie using that particular name.
Dude 1: "Dude, would you be so kind as to pass me that grindhouse-dvd over there?"
Dude 2: "Which one? Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Thriller, Cannibal Holocaust, The Beyond, I Spit On Your Grave, Last House On the Left, The Big Bird Cage, I Drink Your Blood, Bloodsucking Freaks, The Toolbox Murders, Superfly, Blacula, Dr.Blackenstein, Zombi Flesh Eaters, Virus, Mondo Cannibale, Porn Holocaust, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, Supervixens, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, The Illsa Trilogy Box or the various Emanuelle flicks with Laura Gemser?"
Dude 2: "Which one? Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Thriller, Cannibal Holocaust, The Beyond, I Spit On Your Grave, Last House On the Left, The Big Bird Cage, I Drink Your Blood, Bloodsucking Freaks, The Toolbox Murders, Superfly, Blacula, Dr.Blackenstein, Zombi Flesh Eaters, Virus, Mondo Cannibale, Porn Holocaust, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, Supervixens, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, The Illsa Trilogy Box or the various Emanuelle flicks with Laura Gemser?"
by Lench Mob December 12, 2006
by GrizzNation April 27, 2011
A new movie from the brilliant minds of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. It's a double-feature containing Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" Tarantino's "Death Proof." Will definately be worth the money. Coming April 6 07
by JustOneFix January 23, 2007
One kickass movie with 2 separate movies; Planet Terror (directed by Robert Rodriguez) and Death Proof (directed by Quentin Tarantino).
There is nothin' more gangsta than a white girl with a machine gun as her right leg.
Grindhouse ruled!
Grindhouse ruled!
by nas - one love March 12, 2008
cheap films made in Hong Kong or Japan that are know for being extremely bloody. "Ichi The Killer" is one of the more known one.
Takashi Miike is the master of Gridhouse films
by ty November 25, 2003
Movie that has caused debate over whether it was a good movie, two bad movies with funny fake previews, or just a horrible waste of money.
"hey dude did you go see "Grindhouse" it was sweet"
"no it wasn't it sucked to the moon and back"
"no it didn't"
"ya, it did"
and so on
"no it wasn't it sucked to the moon and back"
"no it didn't"
"ya, it did"
and so on
by divinglancer June 4, 2007
1. A theater that shows low budget Chinese and Japanese movies, primarily kung fu and samurai movies from the 70's and yakuza films. Known classics are Five Fingers of Death, Lady Snowblood, Shogun Assassin, and others.
2. Any movie fitting above description.
2. Any movie fitting above description.
by Vic Viper Mk. II October 10, 2004