Tarantino Universe
A list showing the connections between various Quentin Tarantino films, showing how they all co-exist in the same movie universe...
This list shows how the individual movies reference each other and establish a shared universe... (There are therefore potential SPOILERS!)
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This list shows how the individual movies reference each other and establish a shared universe... (There are therefore potential SPOILERS!)
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- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.Set in 1858, there are some possible family connections with later Tarantino characters.
Crazy Craig Koons appears on the Wanted poster which could relate to Captain Koons, as played by Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction.
One of the main characters is called Dr. King Schultz. In Kill Bill 2 we see the lonely grave of Paula Schultz. The dates of 1823-1898 puts Paula in her 30's during this film, suggesting a family connection. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason LeighIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
- DirectorP.J. PesceStarsMarco LeonardiMichael ParksAra CeliSet 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.A prequel set in Mexico in the early 1900's...
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.The WW2 movie set in Tarantino's universe' veers away from historical fact with Hitler being gunned down by the title characters in 1944, rather than killing himself in his bunker the following year.
Eli Roth plays a character called Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz. In True Romance (written by Tarantino), there's a film producer called Lee Donowitz, who has been confirmed to be Donny's son.
Tarantino has also hinted at a spin-off film. This one could be called Killer Crow, and it “would be [connected to] Inglourious Basterds, too, because Inglourious Basterds are in it,” but it would follow a squad of black US soldiers in 1944. - DirectorGordon ParksStarsRichard RoundtreeMoses GunnCharles CioffiA crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.Broomhilda's last name in Django Unchained is von Shaft - a direct ancestor of Shaft, according to Tarantino.
- DirectorGordon ParksStarsRichard RoundtreeMoses GunnDrew Bundini BrownShaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.Sequel to Shaft.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsRichard RoundtreeFrank FinlayVonetta McGeePrivate investigator John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.Sequel to Shaft.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsCraig HamannQuentin TarantinoCrystal Shaw MartellIt's Mickey's Birthday and his girlfriend just left him, so that's when his friend Clarence shows him a birthday he'll never forget.This unfinished film features the first appearance of K-Billy Radio.
- DirectorRobin SchiffStarsKatherine HeiglAlexandra BreckenridgeKelly BrookA prequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), the two BFF girls make it to LA 1990, where they get arrested. They make a friend in jail and stay at her place. They make more friends.Prequel, set in 1987.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsChristian SlaterPatricia ArquetteDennis HopperIn Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.Lee Donowitz (the film producer) is the son of Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz from 'Inglourious Basterds'.
Alabama Whitman is the same Alabama Mr. White mentions as his former partner in 'Reservoir Dogs'. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.In Mr. White's flashback, Joe asks him about a girl named Alabama. This is a reference to Patricia Arquette's character from 'True Romance'.
Mr. White’s real name is Larry Dimmick which makes him a possible relative of Jimmie Dimmick in Pulp Fiction.
Mr. Blonde's real name is Vic Vega. He is the brother of Vincent Vega who appears in 'Pulp Fiction'.
Nice Guy Eddie says he knows a nurse called Bonnie. In 'Pulp Fiction' Jimmie's wife is a nurse named Bonnie.
'Red Apple' cigarettes are seen.
We hear an advertisement 'for Jack Rabbit Slim's' on K-Billy radio. This is where Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega go to eat in 'Pulp Fiction'.
Actress Linda Kaye plays the woman who is violently pulled from her car by Mr. Pink during the diamond heist and the woman shot on the street by Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction after Butch runs him over in the Honda. These are presumed to be the same unlucky character... - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Vincent Vega is the brother of Vic Vega aka Mr. Blonde from 'Reservoir Dogs'.
Jimmie's wife is a nurse named Bonnie. In 'Reservoir Dogs' Nice Guy Eddie says he knows a nurse called Bonnie.
Crazy Craig Koons appears on the Wanted poster in Django Unchained which could relate to Captain Koons, as played by Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction.
Larry Dimmick (Mr. White’s real name in Reservoir Dogs) makes him a possible relative of Jimmie Dimmick, as played by Quentin Tarantino, in Pulp Fiction.
The brands 'Big Kahuna Burger' and 'Teriyaki Donut' are seen.
The character 'Long Hair Yuppie Scum', played by producer Lawrence Bender, appears in this film, 'Fresh' and 'Four Rooms'.
Actress Linda Kaye plays the woman who is shot on the street by Marcellus Wallace and woman who is violently pulled from her car by Mr. Pink during the diamond heist in Reservoir Dogs. These are presumed to be the same unlucky character. - DirectorBoaz YakinStarsSean NelsonGiancarlo EspositoSamuel L. JacksonDeath and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.The character 'Long Hair Yuppie Scum', played by producer Lawrence Bender, appears in this film, 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Four Rooms'.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisTom SizemoreTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.A character called Jack Scagnetti appears. In 'Reservoir Dogs' Vic Vega's parole officer is named Seymour Scagnetti.
Gerald Nash is a cop who is killed, probably from the same family as Marvin Nash, the cop tortured by Mr Blonde in 'Reservoir Dogs'. - DirectorAllison AndersAlexandre RockwellRobert RodriguezStarsTim RothAntonio BanderasSammi DavisFour interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.A pack of Red Apple cigarettes and a Big Kahuna soda are seen in Tarantino's segment.
The character 'Long Hair Yuppie Scum', played by producer Lawrence Bender, appears in this film, 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Fresh'. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsPam GrierSamuel L. JacksonRobert ForsterA flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.The 'Acuna Boys Tex-Mex Food' restaurant is referenced.
Teriyaki Donut is seen at one point - DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsGene HackmanRene RussoDanny DeVitoA mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.Karen Sisco's father, played by Dennis Farina, also features in' Out Of Sight' in a scene with Ray Nicolette (played by Michael Keaton) who is in 'Jackie Brown'.
- DirectorDavid MirkinStarsMira SorvinoLisa KudrowJaneane GarofaloTwo dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates.A take-out bag from Big Kahuna Burger is seen.
An ad for Red Apple cigarettes is seen. - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyJennifer LopezVing RhamesA career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.Ray Nicolet from Jackie Brown, played by Michael Keaton, appears in one brief scene.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl HannahAfter awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.Sheriff Earl McGraw and his son Deputy Edger McGraw appear.
Jasper, the trucker rapist, also appears in Death Proof.
'Red Apple' cigarettes and 'G.O. Juice' are seen. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael MadsenThe Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.Jasper, the trucker rapist, also appears in Death Proof.
We see the lonely grave of Paula Schultz with the dates of 1823-1898. One of the main characters in Django Unchained (set in 1858) is called Dr. King Schultz, suggesting a family connection.
'Red Apple' cigarettes feature. - DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanDwayne JohnsonDisenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way.Sequel to 'Get Shorty'.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsKurt RussellZoë BellRosario DawsonTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.Chronologically, Death Proof takes place before "Planet Terror". Stuntman Mike is seen in the exact same Texas hospital as the exposed patients in "Planet Terror".
Sheriff Earl McGraw and his son Deputy Edger McGraw appear. Sheriff McGraw's daughter Dr. Dakota McGraw-Block also appears.
Jasper, the trucker rapist, also appears in Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2.
The 'Acuna Boys Tex-Mex Food' restaurant is referenced in 'Death Proof' and appears in the intermission ad in 'Grindhouse'.
The brands 'Big Kahuna Burger' and 'G.O. Juice' are referenced. - DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsRose McGowanFreddy RodríguezJosh BrolinAfter an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.Sheriff Earl McGraw and his daughter Dr. Dakota McGraw-Block appear.
'Red Apple' cigarettes are referenced. - DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette LewisTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.Sheriff Earl McGraw is killed by the Gecko brothers at the beginning.
'Big Kahuna Burger' is referenced. - DirectorReb BraddockStarsWilliam BaldwinAngela JonesBruce RamsayAfter getting interested in murder as a kid in Colombia, Gabriela now has a scrapbook on murders including clippings on "The Blue Blood Killer". While cleaning his latest murder scene in Miami, she comes across a clue missed by the cops.In this Tarantino-produced drama The Gecko brothers from 'From Dusk Till Dawn' are depicted as fugitives on a crime TV show spotlighting the "Blue Blood Killer".
- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsRobert PatrickBo HopkinsDuane WhitakerFive career criminals gather in Mexico to pull off a bank heist. They soon realize that they are up against far more frightening creatures than the police pursuing them.Deputy Edger McGraw appears.
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsSamuel L. JacksonVanessa WilliamsChristian BaleNew York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.Samuel L. Jackson plays the nephew of Richard Roundtree's 'Shaft' character who also features in this film.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAlexa PenaVegaDaryl SabaraAntonio BanderasUsing high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.Danny Trejo plays Isador "Machete" Cortez in this film.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAlexa PenaVegaDaryl SabaraAntonio BanderasThe Cortez siblings set out for a mysterious island, where they encounter a genetic scientist and a set of rival spy kids.Danny Trejo plays Isador "Machete" Cortez in this film.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDaryl SabaraAlexa PenaVegaAntonio BanderasCarmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.Danny Trejo plays Isador "Machete" Cortez in this film.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsCayden BoydGeorge LopezKristin DavisA young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.Features Big Kahuna Burger
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsJessica AlbaJeremy PivenJoel McHaleA retired spy is called back into action, and to bond with her new step-children, she invites them along for the adventure to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world.Danny Trejo plays Isador "Machete" Cortez in this film.
- DirectorEthan ManiquisRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoMichelle RodriguezRobert De NiroAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.Deputy Edgar McGraw appears.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoAlexa PenaVegaMel GibsonThe U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.Since Deputy Edger McGraw appears in 'Machete', this sequel is part of the Universe.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoVoz flees to outer space after attempting to start a nuclear war on Earth and there is only one man who the President can trust to take Voz down: Machete.Since Deputy Edger McGraw appears in 'Machete', this second sequel is part of the Universe.