The pair may have wanted to pay loving homage to the exploitation films they loved as youngsters but, as everyone quickly discovered, few
filmgoers seemed to share their fascination with the genre, with the double - bill flopping in the US and Tarantino's stand - alone Death Proof being a box - office bust upon its belated UK release.
Not exact matches
With his role as the best friend of lead Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También) in Almodóvar's 2004 drama Bad Education, it
seemed as if Martínez was finally poised for the international recognition that had previously eluded him among mainstream
filmgoers.
It may not top the list of films that purport to «scare» — a goal that
seems to be becoming increasingly unrealistic — this heady mixture of atmosphere and suspense is far more concerned with making
filmgoers uncomfortable.