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What's with the credits?

posted 10 years ago by nomadprog
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I always enjoyed the credits for Deathproof. But I don't get if it's a reference to something or what's the deal with the random pictures of women?

[–] black_derby_80 10 years ago

i don't think they were random. recall stuntman mike taking pictures of the women as he stalked them? what i inferred from the pictures that stuntman mike had done the same things, many times over, and over the course of many years. as sheriff mcgraw said, 'it's probably the only way that degenerate can shoot his goo.'
and, as with any serial killer, he developed a pattern... find your victim, stalk them, take their picture several times, and then kill them, using the same method every time.

"Cinema was made for fantasy, rather than normal types of stories." - Ray Harryhausen

[–] thundercub1 10 years ago

No, that's not correct....those weren't past victims. If you watch the beginning of Jackson County Jail (1976), at the beginning when the main character is airing a Televison commercial to a prospective client, one of these girls appears before the commercial runs...Remember, things aren't as easy with Tarantino movies as all that....Everything comes from some other film(s)...

[–] skatoad1 10 years ago

The random stills of women are "China Girls" or "Leader Ladies".

Here's an article that explains it better than I could:

http://www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org/projects/leaderladies/

[–] mcdemuth 9 years ago

The random stills of women are "China Girls" or "Leader Ladies".

Nice to know someone else knows about this...

Your link provides a lot of information. As noted on the webpage it was used to assist with color timing.

"Leader Ladies" were mainly used on film reels, BEFORE the CGI & the digital age (Pre-1980s)... Occasionally these could be seen in theaters, if the projectionist started a reel that did not have the leader completely wound up. If "Leader Ladies" were not seen, then many film enthusiasts may be more familiar with the Countdown that would be seen just before the film starts. In some older films that are now available on DVD, you may be able to see Reel Change markers (Circles). Those are pretty neat.

Just Out of curiosity, how many of you really looked at the credits for Death Proof? Did you notice that "Vanessa Ferlito" was featured as one of the "China Girls" in the End Credits?

Third Group of "China Girls"... Last one featured...
Sitting in the driver seat of a red car. Smiles (Animated).

[–] SleuthoundSeburo 9 years ago

No matter how old this classic gets, it's always nice to find out fun facts about it.

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