Quentin Tarantino filmography
Quentin Tarantino is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor, who has written and directed ten films.[1]
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He first began his career in the late 1980s by directing, writing, and starring in the black-and-white My Best Friend's Birthday, a partially lost amateur short film which was never officially released. He impersonated musician Elvis Presley in a small role in the sitcom The Golden Girls (1988), and briefly appeared in Eddie Presley (1992). As an independent filmmaker, he directed, wrote, and appeared in the crime thriller Reservoir Dogs (1992), which tells the story of six strangers brought together for a jewelry heist. It proved to be Tarantino's breakthrough film and was named the "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" by Empire.[2][3] His screenplay for Tony Scott's True Romance (1993) was nominated for a Saturn Award.[4]
In 1994, Tarantino wrote and directed the neo-noir black comedy Pulp Fiction, a major critical and commercial success. Cited in the media as a defining film of the modern Hollywood, the film earned Tarantino an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, a Best Director nomination and the « Palme d’Or » at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] Also in 1994, he served as an executive producer for Killing Zoe and wrote two other films. The following year, Tarantino directed The Man from Hollywood, one of the four segments of the anthology film Four Rooms, and an episode of ER, entitled "Motherhood". He wrote Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk till Dawn (1996)—one of the many collaborations between them—which attained cult status and spawned several sequels,[6] in which they served as executive producers. His next directorial ventures Jackie Brown (1997) and Kill Bill (2003–04) were met with critical acclaim.[7][8] The latter, a two-part martial arts film (Volume 1 and Volume 2), follows a former assassin, seeking revenge on her ex-colleagues who attempted to kill her.[9]
Tarantino's direction of "Grave Danger", a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode, garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series nomination.[10] He directed a scene in Frank Miller and Rodriguez's Sin City (2005). Tarantino and Rodriguez later collaborated in the double feature Grindhouse (2007); he directed the segment Death Proof. He next penned and directed the war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), a fictionalized account of the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. The critically and commercially successful film earned Tarantino two nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards—Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.[11][12] His greatest commercial success came with the 2012 western film Django Unchained, earning $425.4 million worldwide; it also won him another Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[13][14] He then wrote and directed another commercially successful western film The Hateful Eight (2015),[15] whose screenplay was nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.[16][17] He then wrote the 2019 drama Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which follows an actor and his stunt double as they navigate 1969 Hollywood, an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Yes | Yes | No | Also actor | [18][19] |
1993 | True Romance | No | Yes | No | [20] | |
1994 | Pulp Fiction | Yes | Yes | No | Story co-written with Roger Avary. Also actor. | [21] |
Natural Born Killers | No | Story | No | [22] | ||
1995 | Four Rooms | Partial | Yes | Executive | Segment: "The Man from Hollywood" | [23] |
1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | No | Yes | Executive | Also actor | [24] |
1997 | Jackie Brown | Yes | Yes | No | [25] | |
2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Yes | Yes | No | [26][27] | |
2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Yes | Yes | No | [9] | |
2005 | Sin City | Partial | No | No | Special guest director | [28] |
2007 | Grindhouse: Death Proof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer | [29][30] |
Grindhouse: Planet Terror | No | No | Yes | [29] | ||
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Yes | Yes | No | [31] | |
2012 | Django Unchained | Yes | Yes | No | Also actor | [27][32] |
2015 | The Hateful Eight | Yes | Yes | No | [27] | |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Yes | Yes | Yes | [33][34] | |
Executive producer only
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Killing Zoe | [35] | |
1996 | Curdled | [36] | |
1998 | God Said Ha! | [29] | |
1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | Direct-to-video | [29] |
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | [29] | ||
2002 | Hero | [37][38] | |
2004 | My Name Is Modesty | [29] | |
2005 | Daltry Calhoun | [29] | |
Hostel | [29] | ||
2006 | Freedom's Fury | Documentary film | [29] |
2007 | Hostel: Part II | [29] | |
2008 | Hell Ride | [29] | |
Uncredited writing roles
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Past Midnight | Also associate producer | [39] |
1994 | It's Pat | [40] | |
1995 | Crimson Tide | [29] | |
1996 | The Rock | [41] | |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Eddie Presley | Asylum attendant | Cameo[18] |
Reservoir Dogs | Mr. Brown[42] | ||
1994 | The Coriolis Effect | Panhandle Slim | Short film, voice cameo[43] |
Pulp Fiction | Jimmie Dimmick[18] | ||
Somebody to Love | Bartender | Cameo[44] | |
Sleep with Me | Sid | Cameo[45] | |
1995 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Groom | Short film[29] |
Four Rooms | Chester Rush | Segment: "The Man from Hollywood"[46] | |
Desperado | Pick-up guy[18] | ||
Destiny Turns on the Radio | Johnny Destiny[47] | ||
1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | Richie Gecko[48] | |
Girl 6 | Director #1 – NY | Cameo[49] | |
1997 | Jackie Brown | Answering Machine | Voice cameo[18] |
1998 | God Said Ha! | Himself[29] | |
2000 | Little Nicky | Deacon | Cameo[18] |
2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Crazy 88 member | Cameo[18] |
2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Himself | Television film, cameo[50] |
2007 | Death Proof | Warren the Bartender[18] | |
Sukiyaki Western Django | Piringo[18] | ||
Planet Terror | Rapist #1 / Zombie eating road kill | Cameos[18] | |
Diary of the Dead | Newsreader | Voice cameo[51] | |
2008 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! |
Himself | Documentary film[52] |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | First scalped victim / American GI | Cameos[18] |
2011 | POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold |
Himself | Documentary film[53] |
2012 | Django Unchained | Robert (Bag Head #1) / Frankie | Cameos[18] |
2014 | She's Funny That Way | Himself | Cameo[54] |
2015 | The Hateful Eight | Narrator | Voice cameo[55] |
2018 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Himself | Documentary film[56] |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Red Apple Cigarettes commercial director | Voice cameo[57] |
QT8: The First Eight | Himself (archival footage) | Documentary film[58] | |
Television
Year | Show | Functioned as | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Writer | |||
1995 | ER | Yes | No | Episode: "Motherhood"[59] |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Yes | Story | Episode: "Grave Danger"[60] |
2014–2016 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | No | Story | Based on From Dusk till Dawn, story co-written with Robert Rodriguez[61] |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | The Golden Girls | Elvis Presley impersonator | Episode: "Sophia's Wedding: Part 1"[18] |
1995 | All-American Girl | Desmond | Episode: "Pulp Sitcom"[50] |
Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Quentin Tarantino / The Smashing Pumpkins"[62] | |
2002, 2004 | Alias | McKenas Cole | Episodes: "The Box (Part 1)", "The Box (Part 2)", "Full Disclosure", and "After Six"[50] |
2005 | Duck Dodgers | Master Moloch | Voice Episode: "Master & Disaster"[63] |
Video games
- 1996: Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair as Jack Cavello[64]
Notes
- Tarantino considers Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2 to be a single film, and so counts his output at nine films, despite there having been ten theatrically released movies.
- Frost, Caroline (March 7, 2013). "Tim Roth: 'That Interviewer Came Out Looking Shabby, Not Quentin'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Dirks, Tim. "Empire's 50 Greatest Independent Films". Empire. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- "The Envelope: Hollywood's Awards and Industry Insider". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Seal, Mark. "The Making of Pulp Fiction: Quentin Tarantino's and the Cast's Retelling". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Pedersen, Erik (June 7, 2016). "'From Dusk Till Dawn' Lures Nicky Whelan & Maurice Compte For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- "Jackie Brown". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- "Quentin Tarantino teases possibility of Kill Bill 3". News.com.au. December 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Travers, Peter (April 6, 2004). "Kill Bill Vol. 2". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Richmond, Ray (July 26, 2005). "Tarantino looks to add an Emmy to his Oscar". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Child, Ben (February 17, 2010). "How Inglourious Basterds freed Quentin Tarantino". The Guardian. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Smith, Nigel M. (December 9, 2015). "Quentin Tarantino: 'I don't know if I will ever win a best director award'". The Guardian. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- "Quentin Tarantino". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Goodacre, Kate (February 25, 2013). "Oscars 2013: 'Argo', Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway triumph". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- "The Hateful Eight (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- Gray, Tim (January 8, 2016). "Baftas 2016: full list of nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- Lang, Brent (December 10, 2015). "'Carol,' Netflix Lead Golden Globes Nomination". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- Vincent, Alice; Saunders, Tristram Fane (December 10, 2015). "Quentin Tarantino: his 10 best cameo roles". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- Ebert, Roger (October 26, 1992). "Reservoir Dogs". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- Spitz, Marc (April 25, 2008). "True Romance: 15 Years Later". Maxim. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- Bradshaw, Peter (May 15, 2014). "Pulp Fiction review – Tarantino's mesmeric thriller still breathtaking 20 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- "Quentin Tarantino: planet Earth couldn't handle my serial killer movie". The Daily Telegraph. October 11, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Ebert, Roger (December 25, 1995). "Four Rooms". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Fourie, Pieter Jacobus (2001). Media Studies: Content, audiences, and production. Juta and Company Ltd. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-7021-5656-4.
- Ebert, Roger (December 24, 1997). "Jackie Brown". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Shepherd, Jack (October 10, 2003). "Kill Bill: Volume 1". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Lambe, Stacy (December 30, 2015). "The Ultimate Power Ranking of Quentin Tarantino's Recurring 'Hateful Eight' Cast". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Ebert, Roger (March 31, 2005). "Sin City". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Sherman, Dale (2015). Quentin Tarantino FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 133–34, 136, 417. ISBN 978-1-4950-2596-9.
- Ebert, Roger (October 25, 2007). "Grindhouse". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" Began Principal Photography". WorstPreviews.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- Collin, Robbie (January 17, 2013). "Django Unchained, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Jolly, Nathan (July 12, 2017). "Helter Skelter! Tarantino's next film is about the Manson Family murders". The Brag. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood". Backstage. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- Ebert, Roger (September 9, 1994). "Killing Zoe". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Curdled". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- "Quentin Tarantino Holds Out for HERO" (15 March 2004). Fangoria. Retrieved/archived from Fangoria.com, 8 February 2006.
- Holson, Laura M. (10 August 2004). "Disney in Talks On Independence For a Weinstein." The New York Times. Retrieved from NYTimes.com, 26 September 2018.
- Tasker, Yvonne (2002). Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers. Routledge. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-134-65664-6.
- Jagernauth, Kevin (April 10, 2014). "Weird Trivia: Quentin Tarantino Did An Uncredited Rewrite On 'It's Pat'". Indiewire. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Peary, Gerald (August 1998). "Chronology". Quentin Tarantino Interviews. Conversations with Filmmakers Series. University Press of Mississippi. xix. ISBN 1-57806-050-8. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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- Ebert, Roger (September 30, 1994). "Sleep With Me". Chicago-Sun Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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- Maslin, Janet (April 28, 1995). "Hipness to the Nth Degree In a Candy-Colored World". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- El Rey’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Rounds Out Cast, by THE DEADLINE TEAM
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- Scholten, Michael (2015). Quentin Tarantino Unchained: Die blutige Wahrheit (in German). Riva. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-86413-948-2.
- Emerson, Jim (February 14, 2008). "The Diary of the Dead". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Dennis, Harvey (September 20, 2008). "Review: 'Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Scrietta, Peter (January 24, 2011). "Morgan Spurlock's 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold' Might Be The Most Meta Movie Ever Made [Sundance Review]". /Film. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- "She's Funny That Way: Bogdanovich's screwball dud of a comeback". The Times.
- Brody, Richard (January 1, 2016). ""The Hateful Eight": Quentin Tarantino's Playfully Adolescent Filmmaking". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael". Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Gleiberman, Owen (May 21, 2019). "'Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood' Review: Heady, but not a Masterpiece". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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