Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Trivia

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Quentin Tarantino delayed the start of the production because Uma Thurman was pregnant. (imdb.com)

Warren Beatty was originally offered the role of Bill. After turning it down, he suggested to Quentin Tarantino that he use David Carradine. (imdb.com)

The closing title card, "Based on the character of 'The Bride' created by Q and U", refers to the first initials of Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman. (imdb.com)

The Japanese symbols on the background of the poster spell "kirubiru" which is the Japanese spelling for "Kill Bill". (imdb.com)

During filming, actors often provided a "Hello, Sally!" take. This involves the actor finishing his or her take, turning to face the camera, and yelling "Hello, Sally!". Whether editor Sally Menke appreciates this is yet to be reported. (imdb.com)

Approximately US$60,000 of the movie's budget was used for producing swords and sword accessories. (imdb.com)

Kevin Costner was also considered for the title role of "Bill", but he turned it down to do Open Range instead. (imdb.com)

The Tokyo miniature sets were leftovers from the then most recent Godzilla film (Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)). (imdb.com)

Quentin Tarantino had intended for three actors of different nationalities to represent their respective countries. Chia Hui Liu represents China, Sonny Chiba represents Japan, and David Carradine represents the United States. Tarantino said that had Bruce Lee still been alive he'd have been asked to appear in Kill Bill as well. (imdb.com)

Quentin Tarantino revealed in an interview that the music used in Kill Bill was all from other films; he used music from his soundtrack collection. (imdb.com)

Daryl Hannah's character is called "Elle Driver." The production team for the documentary Full Tilt Boogie (1997), a documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) (which starred Quentin Tarantino), is also called " L. Driver Productions". (imdb.com)

The view of the trees through the windows of the Bride's hospital room just before Elle, dressed as a nurse, enters is taken from Mandalay Pictures' ID. (imdb.com)