Stuntman Mike is charming and rugged, impressing women with his stories about working as a stuntman in the glory days of racing movies and television shows. Once they are in his power, however, he reveals his true self: a sadistic psychopath who derives excitement and sexual pleasure from killing women with his specially made, "death-proof" car - either by running them over, crashing into them, or purposely getting into accidents that are fatal to his passengers but leave him without a scratch. That being said, Mike is shown to be a complete and utter coward when his homicidal habits goes awry; this is most notably the case when he is left totally helpless and utterly defeated at the end of the movie