Death Proof is a 2007 thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film centers on a psychopathic (psychopathy) stunt man who stalks young women before murdering them in staged car accidents using his ?death-proof? stunt car. The film is a tribute to muscle cars, exploitation, and slasher film genres of the 1970s (1970s in film). It stars Kurt Russell, Zo� Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Rose McGowan.

Death Proof was released theatrically in the United States as part of a double feature with Robert Rodriguez?s Planet Terror under the collective title Grindhouse (Grindhouse (film)) in order to replicate the experience of viewing exploitation film double features in a "grindhouse" theater. The films were released separately outside the United States and on DVD, with Death Proof going on sale in the United States on September 18, 2007. The budget of the film was an estimated $53,000,000 (USD).