Reply to "Kill BILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I saw the movie at the premiere last Wednesday. I thought it was much, much better than Volume I. Sadly, a lot of the Mangusta footage was left on the cutting room floor, however, I can't be greedy, knowing that a 'Goose is in a Tarantino film that will probably be seen by 10 million people. Volume I has grossed 170 million dollars according to the LA Times last Sunday. Even though there is precious little air time in the film, I received a copy of the soundtrack on CD. The largest photo in the fold out liner notes is the shot with "Bill" and the 'Goose that was on the cover of PI last year. I also saw the 'Goose on the official Kill Bill Miramax website. At the premiere, I saw Quentin in the lobby and thanked him for having the Mangusta in the movie. He said that everybody likes the car and that it looked good in the movie. It was a great experience to be involved with the production of this film. The art director, David Wasco really loves the Mangusta and was the person who pushed to have it included. He told me, "Miramax is doing all the PR for the Mangusta!" Originally, David Carradine, a former Mangusta owner himself, wanted the Cadillac prototype XLR as his pick. GM at first refused to let their car be used, they thought it was not the type of image they wanted! They later changed their minds and sought a $1M fee for the use of the car. Why do they bother paying Led Zepp music in their commercials anyway. They sure lost a good opportunity to pair with Tarantino. For the full story on the Kill Bill Mangusta, you can order the back issue of PI that had that report. We will have the Kill Bill Mangusta at the Concorso Italiano this year. Thanks, Dave & Linda