From video tape sales clerks to Hollywood directors, Quentin's "selling discs" past is always talked about by movie fans.
In that confined space, a otaku freak draws "dark power" from a square box, and out of the small black room, he can call the wind and rain and play with image magic, which is the ultimate myth of the shadow.
All the "true qi" that Quentin absorbed in those videos was slapped into his own works by him, making each of his films overflow with a fandom complex.
In [The Falling Dog], he claims to be undercover like Brando.
These criteria are more like Quentin's fan standards: "You have to know all the details, whether they use paper towels or a warmer to dry their hands, you have to know if there is a door in the compartment, you have to know if there is transparent soap, whether there are pink bullshit particles, you have to know if there is hot water, smelly or not, dirty or dirty, whether there is a lack of moral bastard diarrhea, make the toilet full of places, you have to know every detail of the toilet..."
Quentin's films are full of details gleaned from other films.
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > [Falling Dogs] (1992</h1>).
What do you say? Falling dog?
[Falling Water Dog] is Quentin's feature film debut, and from the title onwards, Quentin has been stamped with a fan on the work.
The Chinese translation of the title is friendly, but the Literal translation of Reservor Dogs in English is "reservoir dog", which is confusing.
About the title, Quentin once said in an interview: "I don't answer this question. It's a title that expresses emotions, that is, it feels right, and it sums up the movie just right. Don't ask me why. ”
But there is still a legend of the title. One of the most common is related to Quentin's videotape shop.
Saying that one day, Quentin introduced European movies to customers [goodbye, children], and I don't know if the pronunciation is inaccurate but the wind is too strong to hear clearly, the French title au revoir les enfants, was born to hear the falling water dog Reservoir Dogs.
There is also another theory, saying that Quentin himself could not pronounce the name, but pronounced it as the reservoir movie Restvoir Movie. When it came time to name his virgin, he combined the "reservoir" with the [straw dog].
The latter, too, is one of his favorite films.
©️ The picture on the left is [Goodbye, Kids], and the picture on the right is [Straw Dog]
Cut your ears
From Quentin's first work, we were worried that he was in debt because he had bought too many plasma packs.
Violent scenes are never absent in his films.
The most brutal scene in [The Falling Dog] is, of course, Mr. Kim torturing police officer Marvin and even cutting off his ears.
How can Quentin be so "perverted" without any psychological burden? Even if you question him like this, he will "humbly" say that after the award, I am standing on the shoulders of giants.
©️ [Falling Water Dog]
This giant, one is [The Big Jazz] in 1955 and the other is [Django] in 1966.
In [The Big Jazz Band], the well-intentioned invention of the hearing aid was used as a tool of execution. The hostages were tied to stools, hearing aids stuffed in their ears, and the shouts of the mob and the drums in the speakers stunned the hostages alive.
©️ [Big Jazz Band]
In [Django], there is a more direct scene of cutting the ear. I won't put the picture here, I don't want to be blocked.
You are Mr. Powder
Distributing code names to six robbers is one of the most humorous scenes in [Falling Water Dogs]. The idea came from [Ride the Subway].
The six code names [Falling Dog] are "Mr. Brown", "Mr. White", "Mr. Kim", "Mr. Blue", "Mr. Orange" and "Mr. Pink". In 1974, the four robbers were called "Mr. Blue", "Mr. Green", "Mr. Gray" and "Mr. Brown".
Quentin's love for old Hong Kong films has long been no secret, and Wu Yusen's influence on him is even more cliché.
When a group of sunglasses suit robbers walk down the street, at first glance it is a group of handsome Zhou Runfa, or [heroic nature].
If only the temperament is too broad, when Mr. Bai, who wears sunglasses, picks up his double gun and shoots at the police car, this borrows Wu Yusen's symbol, but it is too obvious.
<h1 class= "ql-align-center" > [Pulp Fiction] (1994</h1>).
The brightest little brother on the dance floor
The most iconic scene in [Pulp Fiction] is undoubtedly Vincent and the big guy woman Mia dancing in the Baby Bunny Restaurant.
John Travolta, who played Vincent, was a superstar in the film industry of the 70s, starring in "Weekend Night Fever" and "Grease", which sparked a global disco boom.
Quentin has seen almost every movie he starred in, and he was thrilled at the thought of having him play [Pulp Fiction].
But the character of Vincent is of course completely different from that of the disco kid, and the only thing that overlaps is the scene on the dance floor.
And several of Mia's dance moves in this scene are very similar to the 1929 dance [Pandora's Box].
©️ [Pulp Fiction]
taxi driver
The corner of the taxi driver who carried Butch away was confusing to many people.
In fact, Angela Jones, who plays the driver, played the same role in the 1991 30-minute short film "Leave Your Dead Head Down", only in that short film, she was not a running driver, but a "scavenger" for the murder.
Quentin liked the character so much that he moved her into his own film, continuing the character's obsession with murder and his ambiguous smile.
©️ Above is [Leave Your Dead Man's Head Down], Below is [Pulp Fiction]
In 1996, Quentin also worked as a screenwriter to rewrite "Keep Your Dead Head Down" to expand it to 88 minutes.
Back to [Back to the Future]
Vincent takes Mia, who has overdoses, to her friend Lance's house for treatment.
The actor who plays Lance, Eric Storz, played the main character Martin in the early days of [Back to the Future], but was replaced by Michael Stoor. J. Fox.
In this scene, Quentin puts two games on the table, Operation and The Game of Life. These are the two games that have appeared in [Back to the Future].
©️ Above [Back to the Future], Below [Pulp Fiction]
<h1 class= "ql-align-center" > [dangerous relationship] (1997</h1>).
And Pam Greer on the bar
In "Falling Dogs", Quentin mentions Pam Greer in his lines.
In [Dangerous Relationship], he finally hired the actor to be the lead actor and title character, and he did not hesitate to play her as a terrier.
The first title, Jackie Brown, is a parody of the 1974 movie [Fox] Foxy Brown starring Pam Greer, even the font of the title on the poster is the same.
©️ Left [Fox], Right [Dangerous Relationship]
Secondly, the door number of the Melanie apartment shows the name of the neighbor. Two of them, S.HAIG and J.HIL, are abbreviated by Sid Haig and Jack Hill — the two actors who often work with Pam Greer.
In addition, when Jackie Brown was in prison, the background music "Long Time Woman" sounded, and Greer sang the song for "Dollhouse" (1971) in the same situation.
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > [Kill Bill] (2003), [Kill Bill 2] (2004).</h1>
Bruce lee
In Quentin's works, the most well-known fan meme must be the many tributes to Bruce Lee in the two parts of [Kill Bill].
The yellow and black tracksuit worn by Uma Thurman comes from Bruce Lee's [Game of Death]; the overhead shot of the "bride" surrounded by a group pays homage to Bruce Lee's [Jingwumen];
©️ Above [Jingwumen], Below [Kill Bill]
Interestingly, although most of the Bruce Lee movies were produced for Jiahe, the beginning of [Kill Bill] was installed with a "Shaw title".
Japanese villain
Liu Yuling plays the Japanese killer Ishii Miren, based on [Shura Yukihime].
The song "Song of Shura", which was used by [Kill Bill], is also from this film and is sung by KajiYa, who plays Shura Yukihime.
©️ Above [Shura Yukihime], Bottom [Kill Bill]
Quentin also invited Chiaki Kuriyama, the actor of [Battle Royale], to play the female killer in uniform, as if crossing through [Battle Royale]."
Nurse Killer
In [Kill Bill], Elle Dreifer disguises herself as a nurse and sneaks into the hospital where the "bride" is located, trying to kill her unconsciously.
Her high heels clicked, her whistles fluttered, and her steps were both sexy and abusive.
This "nurse killing" setting is derived from the 1981 American horror film [Coffin Closure]. And the whistling tune she blows comes from 1968's "Wolf Hunting."]
©️ Above [Lid Coffin Closed], Bottom [Kill Bill]
Harsh fear
In [Kill Bill 2], Bud holds tear gas, the tip of the bottle, which may be only 0.01 centimeters from the "bride's" eyeball.
The horror of this sharp object approaching the fragile eyeball comes from [Raw Man Avoidance 2], where the wooden thorn residue approaches the heroine's eye.
©️ Above [Raw Man Avoidance 2], Bottom [Kill Bill 2]
Klingon proverb
At the beginning, Quentin quotes a Klingon proverb in subtitle form: "Revenge must be calm." ”
The phrase comes from 1982's [Star Trek 2: Khan Roar]: "Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know that Klingon proverb?" 'Revenge must be calm', but it is really cold in the universe. ”
©️ [Kill Bill 2]
It's both real and illusory
The animation sequence of [Kill Bill] is stunning. According to Quentin to Indian director Anurag Kashyap, the inspiration for this animated sequence came from the 2001 Indian film "The Wrong Struggle".
In that movie, the woman suddenly becomes animated, and the man fights her in a live-action form, and then the whole picture is completely animated, which is more radical than [Killing Bill] to animate the legends of the past.
©️ [Kill Bill]
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > (2007</h1>).
Little Sister's hypnotic joke
Julia posed "butterfly" on the radio, and she announced to the audience that the first person to recite the poem to "butterfly" would enjoy her thigh dance.
"The dark forest can't see the edge, the most unforgettable promise, the long road is difficult to sleep, do you hear, butterfly?" This poem is Robert Frost's "Snowy Night Forest Side Horse".
But Quentin saw this passage in 1977's "Thunderbolt Rush."
Because in this film, the poem is used to activate the dormant Russian agent. Maybe you can also use this poem to command an agent to dance a thigh dance.
©️ [Thunderbolt Rush]
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > [Shameless Bastard] (2009</h1>).
Name control
Many of the names in [Shameless Bastards] have provenances.
Pete's Lieutenant Aidoulian, Aldo Raine, is named after One of Quentin's favorite actors, Aldo Ray Aldo Ray Ray, and his last name comes from the character in "Fury", Colonel Charles Lane. General Ed Fenwich takes his name from actress Edwickie Feniczi.
Mrs. Mimiaks, the theater boss played by Maggie Cheung, was cut out of the scene, but her name remained in the film, and the character of Melanie Roland used her surname to make up a pseudonym.
The surname Mimiaks is similar to that of actress Yvette Mimiaks.
Filmmakers, filmmakers
Aidulian and his party disguised themselves as film industry insiders and blended in with the premiere of "Pride of the Nation" to fight the Nazis.
In 1966's Star Trek: Primal, there is also an episode in which Captain Kirk and Spock infiltrate the Nazi camp in this way.
©️ Above [Star Trek: Primordial], Below [Shameless Bastard]
<h1 class= "ql-align-center" > [Django Rescued] (2012</h1>).
Train robbers
There are several wanted notices on the wall, one of which is wanted by Edwin Boulter, the director of the pioneering western [The Great Train Robbery], whose "crime" is "robbing the train" - Quentin's guts are a little fat.
In fact, in [pulp fiction], "Little Pumpkin" and "Little Rabbit" rob in densely populated public places, robbing everyone's wallet without grabbing the counter, in the form of [the train robbery].
©️ [Django rescued]
The birth of a bunch of fools
In the film, the white manor owner leads a team to sneak up on Schultz and Django, and the crowd puts on white cloth masks, which pays tribute to the controversial 1915 David Griffiths film "The Birth of a Nation".
Completely making them invisible, but preferring to wear a funny mask, of course, is a satire on the Ku Klux Klan.
©️ Above [The Birth of a Nation], Below [Django Rescued]
I know your name
While Django was drinking at Kevin Candy's house, a man hooked up and opened his mouth and asked, "What's your name?" ”
After getting the answer, he also chased after it and asked Django to spell out the name, "D-J-A-N-G-O, D is not pronounced." ”
"I know."
Of course he knew, because the actor who cameoed into the role was Franco Nero, who starred in [Django] in 1966.
©️ Above [Django], Bottom [Django Rescued]
Last sentence
Stephen's last words were not finished because of the explosion, but they were easy to complete.
This sentence is the last sentence of [the Golden Three Darts], and it is also similar to the last words of the "Ugly Dart": "You vulgar and shameless bastard!" ”
<h1 class="ql-align-center" > [Eight Wicked Men] (2015</h1>).
Think beautifully
Bounty hunter John Ruth shouted, "The new sheriff of Red Rock?" Think beautifully. ”
The phrase "That'll be the day" was also the iconic mantra of John Wayne's character in 1956.
Pick up the gun
Major Warren describes in detail how he tortured and killed General Smith's son in order to provoke the latter, causing him to pick up a gun and shoot him to death.
This section is from 1959's "Bullets Don't Have Long Eyes," and the protagonist John Gaunt also describes how to treat the old man's daughter.
The scene in which Warren forces the son of the general to crawl in the snow pays homage to the scene in the sand in [The Golden Three".
©️ Above [Eight Wicked Men], Below [Golden Three Darts]