Death Proof poster

Death Proof

2007113 minutesR
3.6
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 7.0IMDb
🍅 67%Rotten Tomatoes
🎬 6.8TMDb
📊 6.4Popularity
🏆8 nominations total
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In Austin, Texas, the girlfriends Julia, Arlene and Shanna meet in a bar to drink, smoke and make out with their boyfriends before traveling alone to Lake LBJ to spend the weekend together. They meet the former Hollywood stuntman Mike, who takes Pam out in his "death-proof" stunt car. Fourteen months later, Mike turns up in Lebanon, Tennessee and chase Abernathy, Zoë and Kim, but these girls are tough and decide to pay-back the attack.

Box Office

Budget:$25.0M
Revenue:$31.1M
Profit:$6.1M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.7/10
Emotional Arc Impact1/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score3.6/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Death Proof Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
15 min
4
Catalyst
30 min
5
Debate
40 min
6
Break Into Two
50 min
7
B Story
60 min
8
Fun and Games
70 min
9
Midpoint
80 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
11
All Is Lost
95 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
100 min
13
Break Into Three
105 min
14
Finale
110 min
15
Final Image
113 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Stuntman Mike preparing his car. Introduces menace and tension.

#2

Theme Stated

5 min

Theme: predator and prey, survival, women taking agency against danger.

#3

Set-Up

15 min

Mike stalks first group of women at bar. Builds tension, character introduction.

#4

Catalyst

30 min

Women leave bar, Mike follows in car. Stakes: first deadly chase initiated.

#5

Debate

40 min

Should women trust each other and escape? Mike’s predator behavior escalating.

#6

Break Into Two

50 min

First car chase begins. Women fight for survival. Tension at peak.

#7

B Story

60 min

Character interactions: women supporting each other. Personalities revealed.

#8

Fun and Games

70 min

Chase sequences: intense driving, stunt work. Suspense and excitement.

#9

Midpoint

80 min

First group largely killed. Mike victorious. False sense of safety for survivors.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

85 min

Second group introduced. Mike stalking new targets. Women unaware of danger.

#11

All Is Lost

95 min

Women realize danger. Trapped on road. High stakes.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

100 min

Characters reflect, panic, plan escape. Tension mounts before showdown.

#13

Break Into Three

105 min

Women turn tables on Mike. Strategic counterattack begins.

#14

Finale

110 min

Intense car chase climax. Mike defeated. Women survive. Justice served.

#15

Final Image

113 min

Women victorious, driving away. Danger ended. Survival achieved.