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It’s no secret that Quentin Tarantino knows how to make good movies. He has written and directed many movies that have not only been huge box office hits but have also become cult classic films. From Pulp Fiction (1994) to his latest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Unfortunately, this critically acclaimed director is not only famous for his movies but because of the numerous scandals he’s been involved in.
In recent years, Uma Thurman has admitted that she had to shoot a dangerous car accident for Kill Bill: Volume 1 without stunt coordinators present on the set. Could this be the real reason why the Kill Bill star doesn’t want to work with Tarantino anymore?
Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Was A Huge Commercial Success
The Kill Bill movies helped Uma Thurman rise to international stardom. And till this day, they remain two of Quentin Tarantino’s most popular movies.
Written and directed by Tarantino, Kill Bill: Volume 1 was released in 2003. This martial arts film stars Uma Thurman alongside Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, and David Carradine.
Tarantino conceived the Kill Bill movies as an homage to grindhouse cinema, including martial arts films, samurai cinema, and spaghetti Westerns.
Originally, both of the Kill Bill films were filmed in a single production and were planned as a single release. But, ultimately, Tarantino decided to split it into two films to avoid having to cut scenes. And Kill Bill: Volume 2 was released six months later after the first movie came out.
Both movies became box office hits as soon as they were released in theaters. According to Box Office Mojo, Kill Bill: Volume 1 grossed out more than $180 million worldwide and its sequel made over $154 million. Because of their well-crafted plot and incredible action scenes, both Kill Bill movies soon became cult classic films.
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The Making Of Kill Bill Wasn’t An Easy Task
Filming Kill Bill was no easy task. Uma Thurman announced she was pregnant almost as soon as filming was ready to begin. Because of this, Quentin Tarantino had to delay production for a couple of months.
In addition to this, all the main actors in this film had to learn how to fight to prepare for their roles. According to Buzzfeed, “The Bride is one of the best fighters in cinema history, so to portray the part convincingly, Uma had to put in a lot of work! She, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, and David Carradine all had to train eight hours a day for three months. They’d get in trouble if they were even a minute late to training, and Quentin Tarantino reviewed their progress every week.”
Plus, it’s no secret that filming every action scene in Kill Bill took a lot of work. For example, the House of Blue Leaves sequence, in which the Bride battles dozens of yakuza soldiers, took eight weeks to film, six weeks over schedule.
Uma Thurman Did Her Own Stunts For The Car Accident Scene In Kill Bill Although She Didn’t Want To
Filming Kill Bill was especially difficult for Uma Thurman. Being the leading lady of the film, she had to train harder than everyone. Plus, she had some not-so-great experiences on set.
When filming a car accident scene, Uma got injured. The actress blamed Quentin Tarantino for her back and knee injuries because he insisted she filmed this scene without making sure it was safe beforehand.
In 2018, Thurman told The Wrap, “He said: ‘I promise you the car is fine. It’s a straight piece of road. Hit 40 miles per hour or your hair won’t blow the right way, and I’ll make you do it again.’ But that was a deathbox that I was in. The seat wasn’t screwed down properly. It was a sand road and it was not a straight road.”
In addition to this, it was later revealed that the stunt coordinators for the movie weren’t allowed on the set the day Uma filmed this dangerous scene.
“No stunts of any kind were scheduled for the day of Ms. Thurman’s accident,” stunt coordinator Keith Adams told The Hollywood Reporter. “Had I been involved, I would have insisted not only on putting a professional driver behind the wheel but also insuring that the car itself was road-worthy and safe.”
