National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Miramax released Kill Bill: Volume 1 in October 2003, the first installment of Quentin Tarantino's two-part revenge epic. Drawing on martial arts cinema, spaghetti westerns, and anime, the film marked a stylistic turning point in American genre filmmaking and became one of the defining theatrical experiences of the early 2000s.

This cell captures The Bride in her iconic yellow tracksuit across three repeated frames, placing her within the dimly lit interior of the House of Blue Leaves during the film's extended Crazy 88 fight sequence. The overhead lights visible in the background are a recognizable detail from one of modern cinema's most choreographed and discussed action set pieces.