r/Tarantino
Tarantino’s second film was supposed to be this 1950s remake
After making his debut film, Reservoir Dogs, and before working on his second feature, Pulp Fiction, Tarantino had signed on with Showtime to make a television film (made-for-TV) for their anthology series, Rebel Highway, aka “…a 10-week series of 1950s drive-in classic B-movies remade with a '90s edge.”
Tarantino chose Roger Corman’s 1957 Rock All Night as his remake (you can see a poster of the movie on the wall at Jack Rabbit Slim’s in Pulp Fiction—look closely). But Tarantino got cold feet when an overzealous producer said they’d release the remake in theaters, and Tarantino said, “No theaters—just for television. Then I can make Pulp Fiction for theaters afterward.”
Robert Rodriguez directed the best remake of the bunch, Roadracers, starring David Arquette and a pre-Desperado Salma Hayek. All the other 9 movies in the series kinda suck. But Tarantino would’ve made a killer remake. He was obsessed with Rock All Night, which is a fun movie. Imagine a movie that takes place entirely in Jack Rabbit Slim’s…basically…with mobsters and rockabilly music
u/Ornery-Structure-69 — 1 day ago
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Will your mouth drop in awe if Tarantino casts Dano as the lead in his final film?
u/Grey_Cathedral — 3 days ago
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Order of most appropriate
Have a teen who loves movies. Have been waiting to when old enough to share the greatness.
Wondering what people think is tamest movie to start with.
For reference snuck in to watch pulp freshman year for me of high school. Had already saw dogs
u/helpslipfranks77 — 3 days ago
Tarantino’s favorite movies
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone)
Rio Bravo (1959, Howard Hawks)
Taxi Driver (1976, Martin Scorsese)
His Girl Friday (1940, Howard Hawks)
Rolling Thunder (1977, John Flynn)
They All Laughed (1981, Bogdanovich)
The Great Escape (1963, John Sturges)
Carrie (1976, Brian De Palma)
Coffy (1973, Jack Hill)
Dazed and Confused (1993, Richard Linklater)
Five Fingers of Death (1973, Chang Ho Cheng)
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943, Andrew L. Stone)
u/Ornery-Structure-69 — 4 days ago
Just noticed this *brilliant* rep in Kill Bill when Uma Thurman is timing her pregnancy test
Forget the subdials - check out that bezel!
u/SargentHoward — 5 days ago
Pulp Fiction: a rant
Whenever someone asks me what my favorite movie is, I either have to lie or brace myself for embarrassment when I say Pulp fiction. You know why this movie is my favorite? Not because I think it's some work of art, but because I like it, and that's it. The legacy of this movie has been ruined by pretentious losers and cinephiles taking their first baby steps. Even though I'm a "cinephile" I really only like this movie for its vibe. I LOVE the first 40 minutes to death, but the rest of it isnt as amazing. I just wish I could say Pulp Fiction is my favorite movie without getting funny looks or people assuming things about me.
u/Dull_Tap_1132 — 6 days ago
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I want to go out on a limb here and say that—Mr. Tarantino—that....ahhhhh—we would like for you to purchase the IP of The Last Ronin and save us from a Nickelodeon nightmare...
u/Brief-Pickle2441 — 7 days ago
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What’s your favorite use of music in his movies?
For me, it’s Run Fay Run during the O-Ren story.
u/HuntPuzzleheaded4356 — 8 days ago
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I just watched Death Proof.
I must say, there were times I thought of stopping it. But I am glad I persisted and watched the whole thing. Found a new actress I like - Zoë Bell.
u/BezRih — 11 days ago
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What does Mr White whisper to Mr Orange here?
Right at the beginning of Reservoir Dogs when they make it back to the warehouse after the botched robbery, and Mr White is consoling Mr Orange. This has got to be some kind of ad lib or inside joke because Roth laughs out of character. Did either actor ever say what was said?
u/wealthedge — 9 days ago
We know Tarantino's strong points, but tell me, what is one tiny thing you are better at than him?
For me it is online bullet chess.
u/Grey_Cathedral — 9 days ago
GRUB theme( it's basically a program used to boot in linux)
Soo i just wanted to show this, even if you don't know Linux
u/gogoman27 — 11 days ago
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Tarantino's Stories About His Films
Do you have any favorite behind the scenes stories or even tidbits you've heard from Tarantino over the years about his films, or the making of...?
I'll do one. For Death Proof, QT said he wrote Lee the cheerleader character flat, with no real persona or character intentionally, with the purpose of finding an actress who would fill it out and just add her own qualities live during shooting.
He said when Mary Elizabeth Winstead came in and read for it, he realized that not only that he had accidentally created a character, but that she had found Lee on the page and brought her to life.
And he knew then that he had found his Lee, or really that SHE found her. I love that story and btw MEW is a criminally underused goddess.
Any behind the scenes stuff you've heard over the years, or just entertaining or interesting things you remember Tarantino dropping about his work?
u/RollingTrain — 8 days ago
Boxing Helena. Is this the sickest film ever or am I being too harsh??
Is it Boxing Helena? Does it have any redeeming qualities? What kind of person would you recommend this to ? Would Tarantino be the best one to do a remake?
u/jhunderm — 11 days ago
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Finally Seeing This On The Big Screen
I’ve seen this countless times. Now the only Tarantino movies I’ve yet to see in a theater are Reservoir Dogs and Death Proof.
u/IceWarm1980 — 12 days ago
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Cliff Booth undergoing reshoots with a new cinematographer (Jeff Cronenweth)
worldofreel.comu/JeanLucPicardAND — 14 days ago