Facts about Quentin Tarantino and his Films

Author: artery26
Filed under: Movies and novels

Friday
Jul 9,2010

1. Quentin Tarantino is a high school drop out but attened the James Best Theatre Company to study acting in Toluca Lake.

2. Tarantino has a long list of recurring collaborators including Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, Linda Kaye, Tim Roth, and Brenda Hillhouse.

3. Tarantino usually segments his films through the use of chapter titles.

4. He is known for controversy, especially regarding drug use and racism in his films.

5. Quentin’s movies are usually presented in the form of a nonlinear narrative.

6. Tarantino’s movies are typically filled with a long list of literary and cultural allusions.

7. Quentin’s films are mostly known for their aestheticization of violence.

8. Total Film named him the 12th greatest directors of all time in 2007.

9. Tarantino once directed an episode of ER in 1995 entitled “Motherhood.”

10. During its third season, the director was a guest judge on American Idol due to his ability to produce memorable movie soundtracks.

11. Tarantino directed the season 20 episode of Saturday Night Live which was hosted by John Travolta in 1994-1995.

12. Tarantino was supposed to direct an episode of the X-files but was prevented from doing it by the Directors Guild of America.

13. Tarantino is a well respected film director who often shows up in his own films for a short cameo.

14. Quentin Tarantino has never had a drug or alcohol addiction despite popular belief based on his movies. No bar stools for this respectable director.

15. Tarantino worked at a video store in his early 20’s and paid close attention to the types of films people enjoyed the most which he cited for later inspiration as a director.

16. Quentin refers to Uma Thurman as his “muse” but has always insisted that their relationship was platonic, despite the media belief.

17. One of Tarantino’s closest friends is fellow director Robert Rodriguez.

18. These two have collaborated on From Dusk Till Dawn, Four Rooms, Sin City, and Grindhouse all which of did excellent at the box office.

19. In October of 2009, the director announced that a Kill Bill 3 would be released in 2014.

20. Finally, Tarantino once said, “When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.”