His genres may range from World War II westerns to martial-arts, revenge
epics to Grindhouse, exploitation-inspired, slasher flicks, but Quentin
Tarantino’s signature directing style is like a blinking, whooping,
neon sign. From the first scene, he transports us to another world that
is very much his own. From the dialogue to his personal tastes in
movies, music, comics and random stuff like cars and outfits to the
teeniest props, not one of the meticulous details is an accident.Here are few of those most recurring details from his movies.1. His movies are known to always contain at least one scene that focus on women’s feet. He is, as Jules boasts in Pulp Fiction, “the foot fucking master”. He admitted that he does have an appreciation for feet in an interview.
2. He hates product placement and makes up his own brands instead, which adds to his movies’ surreal feel. On a different note, has anybody else ever craved a Kahuna Burger?? I do everytime it pops up on screen – and yes I know how crazy that sounds.
Fictional product placement: Kahuna burger,Red apple cigarettes,Fruit Brute and Kabooom! (both cereal brands really existed in the seventies),G.O. Juice,Teriyaki Donuts,Jack Rabbit Slims.
3. QT movie stats:
Reservoir Dogs: How many times did the word “fuck” feature in the film – 272,Body count – 16
From Dusk Till Dawn: Body count – 122
Kill Bill: Body count – 95 ,At a measly 17, this is the first movie that features less than a 100 “fucks”.Over 450 gallons of fake blood were used on the two movies.
Deathproof: Fucks – 144,Body count – (gasp) only 6!
Inglourious Basterds: Body Count – 76
OK, so I don’t have all the stats from all his movies, but the powers that be (movie dorks/accountants) have not revealed the stats of the other movies and I sure as hell am not going to count them …
4.Tarantino’s movies are often linked together in the oddest ways. Sometimes by a certain line, sometimes through a specific outfit (the suit that Jackie Brown buys is the same that Mia Wallace wears in Pulp Fiction). In Deathproof one of the characters’ ringtone is the whisteled tune from Twisted Nerve, also used in Kill Bill. I really love it when he links the different worlds through family bonds. Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs real name is Vic Vega. This is the same surname as Vince from Pulp Fiction. Tarantino has revealed that Vic and Vince are brothers. He also had plans to do a prequel to both films called Double V Vega, which would have starred the Michael Madsen and John Travolta, but last we heard he has abandoned the project altogether.
5.He is known for making oddball agreements with his friends in da biz: Robert Rodriguez scored Kill Bill for one dollar. Quentin Tarantino repaid him by directing a scene in Rodriguez’s movie Sin City for one dollar. Robert Kurtzman did the special make-up effects for Reservoir Dogs, on the condition that Quentin Tarantino write a script for From Dusk Till Dawn based on a story by Kurtzman.
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