Planet Terror (2007, USA) C-106m. *** D: Robert Rodriguez. Starring Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Rebel Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews, Tom Savini Quentin Tarantino, Jason Douglas, Michael Parks, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Zoe Bell, Robert Rodriguez. Director Rodriguez' part of the GRINDHOUSE double-feature (complemented by Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF) pays homage to horror and splatter films of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as zombie-like epidemic springs from lab experimenting with chemical warfare. Go-go dancer McGowan and boyfriend Rodriguez are among those running, shooting and killing for their lives. Large parts of the movie are also set in doctor Brolin's hospital and Texas BBQ chef Fahey's restaurant. Done with more regard for pace and action than Tarantino's half, but film also lives for the moment and cannot live up to the promise of the early scenes to provide a compelling plot throughout. Still, great fun, with enough gore thrown at you to fill several horror films. Film mainly references MOTEL HELL (1980) and especially DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), whose Tom Savini effects are recreated. Rodriguez also photographed, edited, produced the movie and, as usual, also did some other minor jobs on it.