The first film hits home video in mid-April just before the theatrical debut of "Kill Bill - Vol. 2," in which Thurman's character comes face to face again with Bill himself. The title implies Bill's fate, but Carradine is mum on whether the character meets his demise.
Though he's the heavy, Bill has more depth than run-of-the-mill bad guys, Carradine said.
....The son of character actor John Carradine and brother of actors Keith and Robert, Carradine had the title role in the short-lived Western TV series "Shane" in 1966 and co-starred in Scorsese's 1972 film "Boxcar Bertha" before shooting to stardom with "Kung Fu."
He left after three seasons, saying the show had started to repeat itself. After "Kung Fu," Carradine starred in the 1975 cult flick "Death Race 2000" and played Woody Guthrie in Ashby's "Bound for Glory" the following year. He starred with Liv Ullmann in Bergman's "The Serpent's Egg" in 1977 and with his brothers in the 1980 Western "The Long Riders."
Despite Carradine's well-deserved reputation as a quick-to-anger actor and hard-drinking partier, the public image of the unflappable, inscrutable Caine lingers. Fueling that is Carradine's own continued interest in Oriental herbs, exercise and philosophy. He wrote a personal memoir called "Spirit of Shaolin" and continues to make instructional videos on tai chi and other martial arts.
Meanwhile, check out the trailer for Kill Bill 2 here.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Kent
I had the great misfortune of having to wait on his table once. I will not say what kind of tip he left, suffice to say if I ever see him again, I am going to deliver a swift hapkido kick straight up his ass......
2 - Eric Olsen
YOu know what they say about those Chinese ...
3 - duane
I also fell for the Shaolin mystique mixed with the "I am an underdog who will nevertheless kick your ass without breaking a sweat" motif. The philosophical training just seemed to make it easier to kick the crap out of bad guys, not to mention the fact that it made it possible for Caine to always hold the moral high ground. Ultimately, I think what appealed to us teens was the revenge aspect. What a great fantasy.
4 - Eric Olsen
Which I am sure is why he was cast by the perverse cultural historian QT as the recipient of revenge in the Kill Bills
5 - Chris Kent
Well, I think you give QT too much credit. He probably just watched Lone Wolf McQuade one too many times and decided to substitute Chuck Norris with Uma, Uma, Uma.....
I will grudgingly admit that The Long Riders was a damn good film. For one of the few times in David's career (I think he played Cole Younger), he had the intensity of something more than a stick of driftwood.
6 - Eric Olsen
Say what you will about QT as a filmmaker - and your antipathy is well documented - he is an encyclopedia of popular culture from music to movies to TV. There is no way he missed the (reverse) connection here. Same with casting John Travolta against type as an amiable loser/bad guy.
7 - Chris Kent
I shall sit alone atop the shaky "I hate QT" mountain. Someone throw me a bone now and then......
8 - duane
"Trust in the masters... Trust them! They are wise." - Caine
"Recognize that all words are part false and part true, limited by our imperfect understanding." - Master Kan
9 - Mark Saleski
one of my favorite Mad magazine stories (next to "The Poopsidedown Adventure" was "Kung Fool".