Questions tagged [quentin-tarantino]
Quentin Tarantino is most well known as an American movie director and screenwriter, with a distinctive style of dialog writing and non-linear storylines, his movie Pulp Fiction won the 1994 Palme d'Or award.
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Are the historical differences in Tarantino's alternate history movies mentioned in any of his other movies?
Quentin Tarantino has three movies in his alternate history universe: Django Unchained (2012), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Are any of the historical changes ...
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Is it a coincidence that Tarantino’s eighth film has “Eight" in the title?
Quentin Tarantino is known for caring about the numbering of his films. Going by his own numbering, which counts Kill Bill as a single movie, The Hateful Eight is his eighth film. Has he ever said ...
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How did Tarantino choose the song "Little Green Bag" for Reservoir Dogs?
Today I watched the retro-meta-iconic power walk scene in Reservoir Dogs again, which features the song "Little Green Bag".
This song by the Dutch George Baker Selection reached only no. 21 ...
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What are the 5 American western films that deal with slavery according to Tarantino?
I recently watched The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino and became highly interested in his work. As a result I began researching his other films and came across a mashup interview featuring him in ...
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Did both anti-Nazi parties know about each other?
In Inglorious Basterds, there are two parties of people planning on killing Hitler and everyone else at the theater. The first being Shoshanna and Marcel, who planned on burning the theater down, and ...
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Is Quentin Tarantino's scene in Pulp Fiction meant to feel different from the rest of the movie?
Quentin Tarantino's cameo in Pulp Fiction has been widely panned. I have rewatched his scenes and I agree that it is a jarring performance – when Tarantino is on the screen it feels like the fourth ...
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Why did Warren tell the story of the "no dogs or Mexicans" sign?
In The Hateful Eight by Tarantino, Maj. Warren seemed to be suspicious of Bob pretty much from the beginning. In the last minutes before actually killing him, he conducted a last interrogation and ...
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What did Col. Hans Landa mean at the beginning of Inglorious Basterds
In the beginning of Inglorious Bastards, Col. Hans Landa asks the milk farmer if his "lovely daughters" could go out where his men were. The way he said it got me wondering if he was ...
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Has Tarantino explained why the bad characters in almost all of his movies make bad decisions? [closed]
A trend in Tarantino's movies seems to be that the bad characters almost always lose because they make idiotic decisions. Has he explained why this is so?
Reservoir Dogs: despite knowing that there's ...
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Did Leonardo DiCaprio accidentally cut his hand and smear blood to Kerry Washington's face in Django Unchained?
In Django Unchained there is a scene where Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) cut his hand and then smeared the blood on Broomhilda's (Kerry Washington) face.
Did DiCaprio really accidentally cut his ...
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Why does Quentin Tarantino add non-plot related dialogue in his movies?
Quentin Tarantino seem to have a tradition to have entirely non-plot related conversations in his movies.
For example, in Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent have a long conversation about Amsterdam, TV, ...
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Did Quentin Tarantino act in all of his movies? [closed]
So, are there any Quentin Tarantino movies in which he did not act?
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Do all of Quentin Tarantino's movies have a common underlying theme?
The violence, goriness, bizarreness, randomness, and eccentric characters are well-known to be common aspects of Quentin Tarantino's movies.
I believe all these are external commonalities and styles....
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Does "The Hateful Eight" belong to the Tarantino Universe?
It is well known that the majority of Tarantino movies are set in the same fictional Universe. I just wonder what are, if any, the cross-references that make "The Hateful Eight" part of the same ...
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Why is The Hateful Eight billed as Tarantino's Eighth movie? [duplicate]
As far as movies he's directed, I count at least ten (in no particular order):
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill vol. 1
Kill Bill vol. 2
Four Rooms
Grindhouse
Django Unchained
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Which are Tarantino’s eight films?
The Hateful Eight is an upcoming film by Quentin Tarantino.
I remember reading somewhere that the title is a reference to not only the
characters in the film, but also to this being his eighth movie. ...
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Is Roy based on Quentin Tarantino and Sofia Coppola?
The Bollywood film Roy is claimed to be based on Quentin Tarantino and Sofia Coppola's affair. Is it right, is Roy really based on Tarantino's life or is it just a rumour or marketing agenda? Did ...
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How was the whipping scene accomplished in Django Unchained?
In Django Unchained right after the 'I like the way you die boy' scene Django is whipping one of the Brittle brothers. When you watch the scene carefully we can clearly see that the whip is hitting ...
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Why is the flashing light asynchron to the shots fired at Brett in Pulp Fiction?
A few days ago I watched Pulp Fiction again. I noticed something and now I'm curious about a little detail. When Vincent and Jules killing Brett in Pulp Fiction a yellow/orange light appears two times ...
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How does Quentin Tarantino write dialog for a language he doesn't speak?
How does Quentin Tarantino or any other screenwriter write dialog for a language he doesn't speak? I have never found any mention of Tarantino being able to speak in any language other than English.
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How many Tarantino films are set in the same universe?
Django Unchained and Inglorius Basterds are both set in the same alternative history universe according to Tarantino. How many of the films made by Tarantino are set in the same universe? Are any of ...
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What's the reason for the O'Ren-Ishii animation sequence?
Recently I've had the opportunity to watch Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1. It was lots of blood and gore. However, I liked the movie very much. The one which I liked most was, O'Ren-Ishii's lengthy ...
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Why is the bride's name bleeped in Kill Bill Vol 1?
In the movie Kill Bill Vol.1, whenever someone mentions the bride by her name
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Her name is censored with a beep. Is this explained somewhere in the movie? Or is it just a signature ...
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