Kill Bill Parts One and Two Unite as One Four-Hour Epic with a Never-Before-Seen Animated Sequence

Quentin Tarantino is finally unleashing the full Kill Bill experience in US theaters this December. Yes, the combined cut. Yes, the one that runs long enough to make your legs fall asleep. Let me break down what you’re actually getting.

Wait, what is 'The Whole Bloody Affair'?

It’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 stitched back together into the single movie Tarantino originally made. Back in the day, he split it in half during editing because the thing ran roughly four hours. This new release puts it back into one continuous film, the way he wrote and shot it.

What’s different in this cut

• The Vol. 1 cliffhanger at the end? Gone.
• The Vol. 2 opening recap? Also gone.
• A new seven-and-a-half-minute animated sequence has been added that audiences haven’t seen before.

"I wrote and directed it as one movie - and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie. The best way to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is at a movie theater in Glorious 70mm or 35mm. Blood and guts on a big screen in all its glory!"

The story and who’s in it

Uma Thurman stars as the Bride, who wakes up from a massacre and sets out to dismantle the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad and their boss, Bill, after they try to kill her and her unborn child. The lineup is stacked: Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, and David Carradine are all along for the ride.

A quick rewind

Vol. 1 hit theaters in 2003, Vol. 2 followed in 2004, and both were legit box office successes. This is the first time the full cut is getting a nationwide US release.

When and where to see it

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair opens in theaters on December 5. If you can find it in 70mm or 35mm, that’s the ideal version according to the man himself. Either way, clear your evening and maybe stretch beforehand—this one’s built to be big, bloody, and long.