Quentin Tarantino FAQ

Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog

Dale Sherman

• Publisher: Applause
• Year: 2015
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781495025976
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

Quentin Tarantino is a man who came to Hollywood and didn't break the rules so much as make plain that he didn't even notice them. Making the films he wanted to see, Tarantino broke through with Reservoir Dogs in 1992 and then cemented his reputation in 1994 with the release of Pulp Fiction. As his fame grew, he spread his love for movies that are far from commonplace through his promotion of older films and theaters and by reviving the stalled careers of actors such as John Travolta, Pam Grier, and David Carradine.

Quentin Tarantino FAQ examines the movies directed by Tarantino, the influences on his work, and the inspiration he gave to others. There are also chapters on certain recurring elements in his films, from fake "product placement" to the music, actors, and even cinematic moments used. The book also reviews his work in television, the articles written about him or by him over the years, his acting career, his public battles, and some of the projects he abandoned along the way. It all comes together to tell the story of a man who forged his own unique path and helped shape the way movies are made today.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Path of the Righteous Man: Ten Essential Moments in Tarantino History
• 2. I Learned How Not to Make a Movie: The Early Film Projects
• 3. That’s a Big Lie: So What Is The Open Road?
• 4. I Didn’t Exist Until Reservoir Dogs: The Making of Reservoir Dogs
• 5. Clarence Was Me: The Making of True Romance
• 6. I Never Said I Wanted Tarantino Dead: The Making of Natural Born Killers
• 7. It Ain’t Suicide If You’re Already Dead: Contributions to Other Films
• 8. Ancora Qui: Ten Movies That Influenced Tarantino
• 9. Royale with Cheese: The Product Placement of Tarantino
• 10. Let’s Get into Character: The Making of Pulp Fiction
• 11. Together in One Smash Explosive Show: Working with Robert Rodriguez
• 12. I Got Me an Idea: The Making of Jackie Brown
• 13. Let Me Tell You What “Like a Virgin” Is About: The Tarantino Films Top Twenty Countdown
• 14. An Excellent View of My Foot: Frequent Visuals and Concepts in Tarantino Films
• 15. Locks, Saints, and Smoking Aces: Movies Inspired by Tarantino
• 16. Any More Subordinates for Me to Kill? The Making of Kill Bill, Volume 1 & Volume 2
• 17. Look Who Wants to Get to the Point All of a Sudden: The Making of Grindhouse/Death Proof
• 18. That Was My Fifteen Minutes: People Nearly in Tarantino Movies
• 19. A Place for Your Samurai Sword: The Tarantino Universes
• 20. You Can Get a Steak Here, Daddy-O: Touring Tarantino Country
• 21. Burn Down the Cinema on Nazi Night: The Making of Inglourious Basterds
• 22. The Value of Showmanship: The Making of Django Unchained
• 23. Grave Danger: Tarantino on Television
• 24. “Quentin Tarantino’s Welcome Back, Kotter”: The Best Tarantino Parodies and Homages
• 25. You Ain’t My Friend, Palooka: Public Confrontations
• 26. I Wanted to Be an Actor: Tarantino’s Acting Career
• 27. Did I Break Your Concentration? Abandoned and Lingering Projects
• 28. What Are You Looking For? Ten Memorable Pieces of Tarantino Merchandise
• 29. Rolling Thunder Presents: Tarantino’s Projects Outside of His Films
• 30. You Gonna Bark All Day, Little Doggie: Books About Tarantino
• 31. Keep Losing to Forrest Gump: Awards Won over the Years
• Selected Bibliography