The brides archnemesis is much more than a jealous bitch gearing up for a catfight. Elle driver, also known as california mountain snake, is the secondary antagonist of the kill bill series, serving as a major antagonist in vol. Pai mei is kill bills by turns tyrannical and tender mentor figure. Bill was beatrix kiddos love interest, and the father of b. The story is waylayed several times by flashbacks, but the story being told form behind is engaging and interesting pai mei is a great character, and almost inspired my brother to grow his eyebrows and beard out just to try and mimic the awesomeness that is his fumanchu style. Unfortunately when pai mei finally does make his move he goes down like a punk. Daryl hannah elle driver california mountain snake. The bride uma thurman, bill david carradine about kill bill. This particular bitch and loyal swordswoman to bill in the kill bill series had her ocular orb plucked out by pai mei thanks to her standard disrespectful tone. The bride returns for an encore appearance in all her murderous glory in this wrapup to quentin tarantinos martialarts spectacle, performing battle against budd and elle driver, the last remaining obstacles standing in the way of bill, the.
It stars uma thurman as the bride, who continues her campaign of revenge against the deadly viper assassination squad lucy liu, michael madsen, daryl hannah, and vivica a. Quentin tarantinos long awaited twopart saga, that of kill bill vol. Apr 17, 2014 eventually, bak mei was murdered with some believing him to have been poisoned just as elle driver poisoned pai mei. He later became known for his two roles in quentin tarantinos kill bill films. He taught beatrix the fatal movement known as the five point palm exploding heart technique and the three inch punch.
He was once a student of pai mei and of hattori hanzo, whom he. Kill bill, volume 2 uma thurman avec images gordon liu, serie. Oct 12, 2016 after the actor who was set to play pai mei dropped out, tarantino considered doing the role himself, before giving the part to gordon liu who also played crazy 88 leader johnny mo. Tarantino was originally supposed to play the part of martial arts trainer pai mei, but ended up deciding to focus on directing. Elle isnt able to poison the bride which is symbolic of her codename since the california mountain snake aka california mountain kingsnake is nonvenomous in real life. She beats out elle in every categorythe bride is a higherranking assassin, a better student of pai mei s, and has bills actual love and respect. He taught them the style of kung fu known as bak mei. Elle driver julie dreyfus sophie fatale david carradine bill michael madsen budd michael jai white alburt chiaki kuriyama go go yubari michael parks sheriff sonny chiba hattori hanzo, fights choreographer liu chiahui pai mei gordon liu johnny mo samuel l. Its an interesting idea on paper, but it would probably come off as weird in execution, and it would limit chiahui lius ability to really embody the character onscreen. Elle tells beatrix that she poisoned pai mei in revenge and he died.
He later sold out other masters to save his team and himself during an attack that they had mounted that subsequently went wrong. Liu is often wrongly cited as being the adopted son of lau cham, and adoptive brother of famed directors actors lau karleung liu chialiang and lau karwing liu chiayung. He became famous for playing the lead role of san te in the 36th chamber of shaolin and its sequels. Its an interesting idea on paper, but it would probably come off as weird in execution, and it would limit chiahui lius ability to really embody the. This seems like a clever thing a tactician would do.
Michael madsen was quentin tarantinos original choice to play him. Thankfully, he decided against that idea which sounds neat on paper, but probably wouldve been very strange in execution, and instead cast gordon liu who had previously played crazy 88s leader johnny mo in volume 1 to play the role. Quentin tarantino origin of the kill bill suit full interview friday night with jonathan ross duration. In a lull in the hostilities, beatrix asks elle how she lost her eye and elle says that pai mei ripped it out because she offended him. Jackson rufus chris nelson tommy plympton caitlin keats janeen jeannie epper mrs. He was the teacher of bill, elle driver, and beatrix kiddo, and was responsible for the removal of elle s right eye. Tarantino stated he would have loved to write a scene with elle driver and beatrix growing fifty feet tall and fighting. Elle driver was a member of the deadly viper assassination squad, known by her codename california mountain snake, and by her missing right eye, which was covered by an eyepatch. Pai mei was a legendary master of the bak mei and eagles claw styles of kung fu. Jan 15, 2020 quentin tarantino has revealed who he thinks is the best young actor working in hollywood today. The bride was originally supposed to kill elle by slicing her throat. Elle had some kind of sexual relationship with bill, much like beatrix kiddo, who was bills girlfriend and the mother of b. Eventually, he scrapped it and let the actor play the part in his own voice.
After the actor who was set to play pai mei dropped out, tarantino considered. He was born sin kamhei in guangdong province, china in august 22, 1951, prior to his adoption into another family. Bill unexpectedly shows up at the brides wedding rehearsal. Second half of quentin tarantinos martialarts exploitation epic concludes the brides revenge saga abstract see also kill bill. According to legend, pak mei was one of the few masters left following the decimation of the buddhist temples. In the scene where beatrix kiddo snatches out elle drivers last. At no point are we shown her learning the 5 point palm fist of death technique. She beats out elle in every categorythe bride is a higherranking assassin, a better student of pai meis, and has bills actual love and respect. Uma thurman celebrity profile check out the latest uma thurman photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Talk about doing kill bill started during pulp fiction. In this film, gordon liu plays a hero who battles pai mei. Even though the crazy 88 is a japanese fighting group, johnny mo actor gordon liu is a hong kong martial artist and actor. Jackson rufus michael madsen budd christopher allen nelson tommy plympton female deaths edit. He was the teacher of bill, elle driver, and beatrix kiddo, and was. Vol 1, elle drivers codename is california mountain snake. In the original script, bill told the bride the story of pai mei in the jeep on the way to the temple.
He also teaches her the 3 punch which allows her to escape the coffin trap. Elle hates her for this, but also grudgingly respects her skill, even going as far as to kill budd for giving the bride what she thought was an undignified death. I was wondering, just between us girls, what did you say to pai mei for him to snatch out your eye. The bloodsplattered bride over black we hear labored breathing. After a protracted fight in budds trailer, elle was defeated by beatrix, who. Eventually, bak mei was murdered with some believing him to have been poisoned just as elle driver poisoned pai mei. Daryl hannah celebrity profile check out the latest daryl hannah photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. It stars uma thurman as the bride, who swears revenge on a team of assassins lucy liu, michael madsen, daryl hannah, and vivica a. Oct 17, 2003 elle driver julie dreyfus sophie fatale david carradine bill michael madsen budd michael jai white alburt chiaki kuriyama go go yubari michael parks sheriff sonny chiba hattori hanzo, fights choreographer liu chiahui pai mei gordon liu johnny mo samuel l. Volume 2 eye for an eye to avenge the murder of master pai mei, the bride makes an attack elle never sees coming. Originally, the kill bill films were planned as one epic four hour film. He was killed by beatrix, using the five point palm exploding heart technique. Do you find me sadistic 10 behindthescenes facts about.
Elle driver gordon liu pai mei michael parks esteban vihaio perla haneyjardine b. Gordon liu, who plays pai mei, acted in a trilogy of films which also featured pai mei, in these instances portrayed by lo lieh liu himself never played pai mei until kill bill. Tarantino was a fan of lius work in these films, and even referred to said films in the original script, claiming inspiration for the character from films that feature lieh lo as the old, whitehaired, whiteeye. Volume 2 is a 2004 american martial arts film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Johnny mo, the leader of the crazy 88 yakuza gang in volume 1. During his training, bill learned that pai mei hated caucasians, americans, and the japanese, in addition to. He is portrayed by gordon liu, who also plays pai mei. Topics this time include the differences between the two volumes, staging the fight scene between thurman and hannah, and the origin of the pai mei character. According to legend, pak mei was one of the few masters left following the decimation of the buddhist temples, and later sold out other masters to save himself and his team during an attack they had mounted that subsequently went wrong.
Fox and their leader, bill david carradine, after they try to kill her and her unborn child. Pai mei is based on pak mei, the originator of the white eyebrow kung fu technique. Their long and vicious fight destroys the trailers interior. You can watch online movie streaming in hd 106 min in length. Liu played pai mei as a total jerk who used tough love and mockery to bring out the brides anger and help her with her training.
Pai mei plucks out elle drivers eye after her insult. Mar 20, 2020 when he was writing kill bill, tarantino had the idea to depict pai mei with a bad english dub, and he was going to provide the voice himself. The bride witnesses master pai mei in action for the first time. As the bride faces off against alliesturnednemeses budd michael madsen and elle driver daryl hannah, she flashes back to the day of her deadly wedding, and we learn of how she was recruited to join the divas, her training under unforgiving martial arts master pai mei liu chiahui, and her relationship with squad leader bill david. Though the bride had every reason to kill elle, her fate is actually unknown. She is portrayed by daryl hannah, who also portrayed pris in. Elle s showdown with the bride is the dirtiest, most eyepopping brawl in the kill bill films, giving the word catfight a whole. Dec 23, 2019 originally, quentin tarantino envisioned playing a bad english dub in his own voice over pai meis dialogue. Aug 31, 2015 pai mei doesnt have much to do in this movie except watch on to figure out his opponents weaknesses. Fox and their leader bill david carradine, who tried to kill her and her unborn child. The character pai mei is based on pak mei, the originator of the white eyebrow kung fu technique.
Bill and his brother budd grew up without a father although esteban vihaio, a pimp, acted as a fatherfigure for a time. Pai mei s threeinch punch is a reference to bruce lees threeinch knockout punch. Uma thurman character beatrix the bride kiddo david carradine character bill daryl hannah character elle driver michael madsen character budd gordon liu chiahui character pai mei michael parks character esteban vihaio perla haneyjardine character b. In the end, tarantino abandoned his bad dub idea and had liu speak cantonese with subtitles. Tarantino says chris pine is his favourite actor even. Beatrix kiddo learns from pai mei a technique to kill a person by making hisher heart. Having already crossed two names from her death list, the bride resumes her quest for justice, taking aim at budd and elle driver, the only survivors from the squad of assassins who betrayed her. Mar 23, 2015 tarantino was originally supposed to play the part of martial arts trainer pai mei, but ended up deciding to focus on directing. Kill bill fan theory beatrix doesnt actually kill bill. He teaches her the eye pluck move that he himself used on elle driver to remove her right eye, its the same move beatrix uses in part 2 to remove her left eye.
Shes also a member of bills elite group of assassins known as the deadly viper assassination squad. Helen kim karen claire smithies clarita clark middleton ernie laura cayouette rocket larry bishop larry gomez sid haig jay the bartender reda beebe lucky samuel l. Volume 1 is a 2003 american martial arts film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Pai mei was poisoned by elle, as revenge for snatching out her eye. Jackson rufus caitlin keats janeen chris nelson tommy plympton latanya richardson l.