Grindhouse
Sleazy cinema tribute
A grindhouse was a run-down movie theater showing exploitation films—low-budget horror, martial arts, sexploitation, and other disreputable fare, often in back-to-back double features.
The term now describes the aesthetic of those films: grainy footage, lurid content, over-the-top violence, and trashy appeal.
The director pays homage to grindhouse cinema with fake scratches and missing reels.
Selfish use of others
- B-movieLow-budget, low-quality film
- double featureTwo movies, one admission
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
- sleazeTawdry moral quality
schlock · splatter · sexploitation · blaxploitation · 42nd Street · Tarantino · Rodriguez · trailer
Knife-wielding horror villain
- zombieReanimated dead body
- cannibalHuman flesh consumer
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- bikerOne who rides cycles
kung fu · horror · action · thriller · creature feature · martial arts · spaghetti western · blaxploitation
Rough with particles
- scratchedMade shallow marks
- fadedLost original color
- luridShockingly vivid or gruesome
- garishTastelessly showy
poster art · tagline · sensationalism · exploitation · titillation · violence · nudity · taboo
Venue for live drama
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- fleapitDilapidated cinema
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- downtownCentral business district
urban decay · neon · marquee · ticket booth · sticky floors · Times Square · Deuce · run-down
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- B-movieLow-budget, low-quality film
- double featureTwo movies, one admission
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
sleaze · schlock · splatter · sexploitation · blaxploitation · 42nd Street · Tarantino · Rodriguez · trailer · intermission
slasher
Knife-wielding horror villain
biker · kung fu · horror · action · thriller · creature feature · martial arts · spaghetti western · blaxploitation · shock
grainy
Rough with particles
garish · poster art · tagline · sensationalism · exploitation · titillation · violence · nudity · taboo · provocative
theater
Venue for live drama
downtown · urban decay · neon · marquee · ticket booth · sticky floors · Times Square · Deuce · run-down · dilapidated
- 2007 FilmsTransformers, Ratatouille, Juno, 300, Spider-Man 3
- Horror AnthologiesCreepshow, The Twilight Zone, All Hallows Eve, Necronomicon, Darkroom
Grindhouseart house
Cinema for unconventional films
movie palace · arthouse theater · multiplex · independent cinema · legitimate theater
Grindhousefamily-friendly
Suitable for all ages
prestige drama · period piece · literary adaptation · romantic comedy · Hallmark movie
grind, house, grinds, ground, grinding, grinder, grinders, houses, housed