In January of 1992,
Reservoir Dogs appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, by first-time writer-director Quentin Tarantino. The film garnered critical acclaim and the director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he followed up Dogs success with
Pulp Fiction which premiered at the Cannes film festival...See full bio »
On violence in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1: "When I was on
The View, Barbara Walters was asking me about the blood and stuff, and I said, 'Well, you know, that's a staple of Japanese cinema.' And then she came back,'But this is America.' And I go, 'I don't make movies for America. I make movies for planet Earth.'"
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Trivia:
Was the head judge at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where
Pulp Fiction won the Palme D'or, the top honor, only ten years earlier.
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Trademark:
Shots with only a woman's bare feet (Uma Thurman is barefoot in the introduction of Mia in
Pulp Fiction and while the Bride is sitting in the back of Buck's truck trying to move her big toe in _Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2004)_, In
Death Proof 'Sydney Tamiia Poiter' (Jungle Julia) is barefoot almost constantly and Rosario Dawson (Abernathy) has her feet hanging out the window of a car while she is asleep) or characters who discuss bare feet (Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) discusses the ethics of foot massages with Vincent (John Travolta) in
Pulp Fiction, In
Death Proof Abernathy (Rosario Dawson) talks about Stuntman Mike ('Kurt Russell') bumping into her feet when he walks by.
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