r/MovieDetails • u/KarKrush • Jul 07 '25
❓ Trivia In Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) Michael Madsen is wearing his own hat against Tarantinos initial wish. The line in which the characters boss tells him to take off his "fucking" hat was not in the script, and probably planned by Tarantino.
So a bit fiddly fitting everything in the title so I am elaborating here. During rehearsal of Kill Bill vol. 2 Michael Madsen was wearing his own hat. Afterwards Quentin comes up to him and says “You don’t think you are going to be wearing that hat in the movie, do you?” Michael was not planning to, he was just wearing his hat, but now kinda wants to since someone told him not to. The next day Quentin tells him he now wants him to wear the hat so he does. In the scene in the bar where he goes “That fucking hat. I want you to keep that shit kicker hat at home”. The lines were not in the script and that was Michaels genuine reaction. He believes that it was planned by Quentin and Larry Bishop.
Source: Podcast: One bad movie with Stephen Baldwin; Michael Madsen.
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u/thethurstonhowell Jul 08 '25
“That woman deserves her revenge.”
“And we deserve to die.”
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u/sfwmj Jul 08 '25
That is an aspect I liked of Kill Bill. There was an underlying respect & understanding amongst these vile murderers.
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u/thethurstonhowell Jul 08 '25
Yep same with Beatrix holding back in front of Vernita’s kid. Jesus I love this movie so much.
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u/boardgamejoe Jul 09 '25
and her telling her that when she is older and if she still feels raw about it, that she understands.
I would loved to have seen that happen in Kill Bill 3
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u/RubyStar92 Jul 10 '25
QT has mentioned that he is planning exactly that to happen and is just waiting for everyone to get to the age he plans the characters to be.
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u/airfryerfuntime Jul 08 '25
Tarantino had that thing parked outside his house for so long that the paint faded. It was in two Google earth updates, which can happen years apart.
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u/jetxlife Jul 08 '25
I said MY favorite movie. What’s the hot take? Not best movie all time.
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u/jetxlife Jul 08 '25
Yeah you just suck okay
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u/Gnosticdrew Jul 08 '25
People are allowed to have personal favorites, completely independent of whatever the consensus of that movie’s quality. It could be their favorite just because they saw it with their family as a kid and it was a great time, idk, it doesn’t really matter.
I wouldn’t trust the opinion of anyone who believes otherwise, because if you can’t allow yourself to have feelings about something that don’t fall in line with general public sentiment, then you’re probably just parroting your thoughts on any of the other things you like.
TL;DR: chill out man, be free and have fun.
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u/sfwmj Jul 09 '25
Great moment.
My favourite is: "Can't we just...forget the past?"
"That woman deserves her revenge...and we deserve to die"
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u/Variable_Shaman_3825 Jul 08 '25
Except Elle. She was just evil.
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u/sfwmj Jul 08 '25
Maybe, I got the sense that she had a chip on her shoulder about being Bill's favourite.
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u/toomanymarbles83 Jul 08 '25
Probably didn't help that Daryl Hannah and Uma Thurman did not like each other at all on set.
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u/Anichula Jul 08 '25
evil laugh
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u/smooth_bore Jul 08 '25
That’s right! I killed your master.
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u/CatSquidShark Jul 08 '25
And now I’m gonna kill you too. With your own sword, no less.
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u/fr4n88 Jul 08 '25
I'm not the boss of the customers, I'm the boss of you and I'm telling you that I want you to keep that shit kicker hat at home.
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u/DerpisMalerpis Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
“What are you trying to convince me of, that you’re about as useful as an asshole… points to elbow right here? Well guess what Buddy, I think you just fucking convinced me”
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u/Apple_remote Jul 08 '25
"You working tomorrow?" Yeah.
"Mm. No, you're n... You don't even know what fucking day you work. Here. You're not working tomorrow. You're working Wednesday. Here you are. There you go." (crosses off name)
"Workin' Thursday?" Yeah.
(crosses off) "I don't think so. Friday?" I don...
"There's your name." If you say so.
(crosses off) "There used to be your name. OK?"
"Saturday?" (crosses off)
There used to be your name. Fuckin' with your cash is the only thing You kids seem to understand. OK? Now, I want you to go home till I call you."
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u/Gabberwocky84 Jul 11 '25
So many great scenes in Vol 2, and yet this one is my favorite. His boss hates him so much.
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u/Dirty_South_Paw Jul 08 '25
i feel like being able to shit out of your elbow could be useful occasionally
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u/Here2BeeFunny Jul 08 '25
I asked AI to create the muppet Gonzo in human form and it spit out this exact image.
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u/bravehamster Jul 08 '25
Definitely looks like a guy who fucks chickens.
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u/4strings Jul 08 '25
About as useless as an asshole >>> right here
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u/grantrules Jul 09 '25
What I wouldn't do for a Tarantino muppet movie..
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u/Darwin_Finch Jul 08 '25
Calendar time. Calendar time for Buddy. See that? That’s your name. ✍️ That used to be your name.
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u/Geeeboy Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
You working tomorrow?
Yeah.
No you're no- you don't even know what fuckn day you're working.
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u/manicretrospect Jul 08 '25
“Fucking with your cash is the only thing you kids seem to understand” has become part of my lexicon.
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u/DudelyMcDuderson Jul 09 '25
Just what exactly are you trying to convince me of here, that you're about as useless as an asshole ...right here?
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u/Jackaddler Jul 07 '25
Definitely one of my favourite scenes from the movie
Take it in, baby…be somebody!
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u/AsaKurai Jul 08 '25
Everything that involved Bud was gold. The strip club, the burial, his eventual death...all great
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u/TheMaveCan Jul 08 '25
"That girl deserves her revenge. And we deserve to die. Then again, so does she so I guess we'll see what happens."
You could tell Bud spent a lot of time guilty about what happened at Kiddo's wedding. He wasn't gonna roll over, but there's no doubt in my mind that Bud knew Kiddo would escape that coffin.
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u/zippazappadoo Jul 08 '25
Yea if Bud wanted her dead he had ample opportunity to kill her. He could've loaded his shotgun with buckshot and blown her away. He could've shot her or stabbed her or strangled her before burying her and it would've been over. Bud clearly had the most regrets about what they did at the wedding and it seems like he had a soft spot for The Bride because he decided to give her a chance to survive and come back despite knowing her goal would be to come back again and try to kill him.
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u/ThePrussianGrippe Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
There’s no way Bud knew she was getting out
I don’t think he knew, but given how he could have killed her any number of ways I think he buried her alive as a test. If she passed, then she earned her revenge.
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u/skinny_t_williams Jul 08 '25
Killer didn't kill when killer could have killed, easily. I mean, there's not even lines to read between, there's just the lines.
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u/zzzzzz_zz Jul 07 '25
Did you also watch the movie too after hearing the news? Michael really set the bar high for who a cool guy is didn’t he.
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u/HereIGoAgain_1x10 Jul 08 '25
I always wished we could've gotten more info on Bill and Budd growing up/rise to infamy... How they became assassins and so well known. They both somehow earned Hattori Hanzo blades (unless at one point he was simply selling them for money). They had a falling out and the movie never made it seem like it was due to killing the Bride. Seems like Budd stopped being able to kill for money or something, which I guess can just be because his conscience got the better of him, but unless there's more out there I never read who knows.
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u/Antheral Jul 08 '25
That's why it's such a good movie, it leaves you curious and wanting more... if QT spelled out the whole backstory and made a bunch of sequels and spinoffs we'd all be sick of it by now lol
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u/XeLLoTAth777 Jul 09 '25
I always thought bill stole one for Bud after the blood oath and had it engraved, hence why Beatrix told Hattori that "she wasn't asking" because it's not like Bill asked either.
Just my headcannon
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u/itsCS117 Jul 07 '25
This is how I'm learning Michael Madsen died... damn...
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u/panlakes Jul 07 '25
Same with me except with your comment, since I didn’t put two and two together right away.
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u/EEPspaceD Jul 09 '25
Just this weekend I was watching Reservoir Dogs and I was reminded that he had died years ago, and now this is how I'm learning I was wrong and that he was alive up until a few days ago.
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u/bullowl Jul 10 '25
Chris Penn (Nice Guy Eddie) from Reservoir Dogs died years ago; that's probably who you were thinking of.
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u/KarKrush Jul 07 '25
No, I'm planning to watch both this weekend. I just listened to the first podcast featuring Michael I could find when I heard the news.
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u/abrahamisaninja Jul 08 '25
They recently announced a short run of the whole bloody affair at tarantinos Vista theater and now with MMs death, it’s going to take an already special engagement into the stratosphere.
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u/123_fo_fif Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
Here's a radio interview with Opie and Anthony where he talks about this:
https://youtu.be/iYD32Cw-o_o?si=9qUj-wmko4k0z-dB
Time stamp for the start of the convo is 13:39
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u/KarKrush Jul 08 '25
Oh. In here he says it actually was scripted. Well I guess I got it wrong from the other show.
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u/LarsThorwald Jul 08 '25
FUCKING WITH YOUR CASH IS THE ONLY THING YOU KIDS SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THESE DAYS.
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u/Motorboat_Jones Jul 08 '25
Are you trying to tell me that you're as useless as an asshole right here? (Points to his elbow)
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u/laceyisspacey Jul 09 '25
He said the guy at the store told him he was the only one to pull it off
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u/Wyatt821 Jul 08 '25
Michael Madsen was actually only supposed to come in that day to fix the toilet (there was shitty water all over the floor).
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u/Drogovich Jul 08 '25
intresting if his character wearing a hat most of the time in Rockay city game was also his idea.
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u/bojak36 Jul 10 '25
Kill bill vol.1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite films of all time. From the incredible soundtrack, to the over the top fight scenes, and as always, some of the best dialogue.
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u/Content_Permit_6695 Jul 13 '25
LOL just noticed that now, man. I kinda feel like Tarantino's a genius at these lil' easter eggs hidden in plain sight.
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u/Famous-Bar2153 Jul 14 '25
gotta admit, QT's attention to detail in his movies is just mad. Like, he's in his own league. Buddy Mike here, being a scrubby bum but still stylin' a badass Rolex? That's distinct stuff.
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u/Ok-Middle326 Jul 14 '25
Lol, man, gotta say QT's attention to detail is legit next level. Dude doesn't miss a beat! Clothing palettes matching characters' arcs? Mind = blown.
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u/Snackasm 5d ago edited 5d ago
And Mike also said that his reaction was actually real when the boss told him to take his hat off. Yeah, sure it's the last strip of dignity Budd had left, but you could see it on Mike's face....hes like "Fuckin Tarantino"
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u/Peralton Jul 08 '25
Fun story, Michael was shooting a promo for a project and I got to meet him on set. His character was based on him and his look, so he rolled up in his signature blinged-out Western wear. Then he changed into his costume...a different blinged-out western wear outfit that he brought with him.
He was awesome in person.