{"id":297298,"date":"2024-04-07T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-movies-that-inspired-quentin-tarantinos-films"},"modified":"2024-04-07T04:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T09:01:08","slug":"the-movies-that-inspired-quentin-tarantinos-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-movies-that-inspired-quentin-tarantinos-films","title":{"rendered":"The Films That Impressed Quentin Tarantino\u2019s Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"285.38547486\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics can say anything they like about Quentin Tarantino, but they cannot deny that the man loves movies. From his earliest childhood days, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has expressed a deep infatuation with all things film\u2014a fondness that\u2019s apparent in all his movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With references, homages, and, in some cases, parodies found throughout his films, Tarantino has made a career stringing new narratives out of beloved films. In some cases, the influence Tarantino draws from these movies can be incredibly subtle, such as borrowing specific costumes or character names from one film and stitching them into his own; in other cases, the influence might be far more obvious, with Tarantino taking plot elements from one film and using it as the backbone for his own movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From iconic Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s to beloved horror comedies from the 1940s, here are some of the biggest movies that influenced director Quentin Tarantino.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_716187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716187\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the good, the bad, and the ugly - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716187 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Movie (1966) historically inaccurate movies\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-e1692064641773.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the good, the bad, and the ugly - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716187\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-e1692064641773.jpg\" alt=\"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Movie (1966) historically inaccurate movies\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-716187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit United ArtistsMGM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Civil War unfolds in the American West, a bounty hunter (Clint Eastwood) and a bandit (Eli Wallach) learn of a buried treasure deep behind Confederate lines. Journeying through the war-torn country, they race against a ruthless mercenary (Lee Van Cleef) to claim the treasure first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest creative influence of Tarantino\u2019s career, every one of Sergio Leone\u2019s films have inspired Tarantino\u2019s creative output over the years. Out of all Leone\u2019s films, though, Tarantino has singled out this 1966 classic Spaghetti Western as his definitive favorite \u2014 not just in terms of Leone\u2019s filmography, but as Tarantino\u2019s favorite film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of all time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m7hRNh-gFEE&amp;ab_channel=SiriusXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarantino has said the influence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the movie has had on his career is \u201cobvious,\u201d with Tarantino referencing it in the opening scene of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inglourious Basterds<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Angel Eye\u2019s visit to Stevens\u2019 farm) and, in part, in the ending of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reservoir Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the three-way standoff).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718334\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718334 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbott-and-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-e1693512779790.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718334\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abbott-and-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-e1693512779790.png\" alt=\"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Needing a \u201csimple\u201d brain to revive Frankenstein\u2019s monster (Glenn Strange), Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) begins pursuing a baggage clerk (Lou Costello) and his best friend (Bud Abbott), who he believes will be suitable hosts for his ghastly operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How on earth did a movie as innocent as<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Abbott and Costello<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> influence Quentin Tarantino? According to the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">man himself<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was among Tarantino\u2019s favorite childhood movies, mainly because it combined his then-two favorite genres: \u201830s monster movies and slapstick comedies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film helped flick a lightbulb inside young Tarantino\u2019s head regarding mixing genres \u2014 a key characteristic in almost all of Tarantino\u2019s films.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Sabbath<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718335\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Sabbath - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718335 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Black Sabbath movie Mich\u00e8le Mercier\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Black-Sabbath-e1708740619600.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Sabbath - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718335\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Black-Sabbath-e1708740619600.png\" alt=\"Black Sabbath movie Mich\u00e8le Mercier\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Warner Bros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divided into three stories,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Black Sabbath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows a young woman (Mich\u00e8le Mercier) who\u2019s being terrorized by an unknown stalker over the phone, an elderly hunter (Boris Karloff) who returns home claiming to have slain a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vampiric creature<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a nurse (Jacqueline Pierreux) haunted by a former patient after stealing her prized ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A surprising narrative influence on<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pulp Fiction<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tarantino had long been a fan of Italian director Mario Bava even before seeing his 1963 horror anthology, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Sabbath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Watching Bava\u2019s movies,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarantino said<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he began noticing that a director could possess a distinct artistic style, evidenced by the more macabre tone of Bava\u2019s films.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarantino said<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0he was very impressed with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Sabbath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s anthology format. Years later, when making<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pulp Fiction,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tarantino claimed that he intended to do for the crime film what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Sabbath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had done for horror.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Snowblood<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718338\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Snowblood - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718338 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Lady Snowblood\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lady-Snowblood-e1711622761461.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Snowblood - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718338\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lady-Snowblood-e1711622761461.png\" alt=\"Lady Snowblood\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Toho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late 19th century Japan, a young woman (Meiko Kaji) trained to be an assassin sets out to avenge the murder of her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that plot sounds eerily identical to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kill Bill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that\u2019s likely not an accident. While Tarantino has never discussed this 1973 Japanese film at length, the similarities are impossible to ignore. Of course, Tarantino may have added a liberal dose of themes taken from Spaghetti Westerns, martial arts movies, and Italian giallo films. Still, the basis for<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kill Bill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is taken almost verbatim from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Snowblood.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City on Fire<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718339\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"City on Fire - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718339 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"City on Fire\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/City-on-Fire-e1711622822878.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"City on Fire - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718339\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/City-on-Fire-e1711622822878.png\" alt=\"City on Fire\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Cinema City Films Co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an undercover police officer is found brutally murdered, Officer Ko Chow (Chow Yun-fat) picks up his predecessor left off, infiltrating a gang of thieves planning to rob a jewelry store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Snowblood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kill Bill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City on Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was for<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reservoir Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Unlike most other films on this list, Tarantino has openly downplayed the similarities between this 1987 Hong Kong crime film and his debut film. However, he eventually relented and admitted to borrowing heavily from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City on Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the Dragon<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1102078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1102078\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enter the Dragon - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1102078 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Enter the Dragon (1973)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon-.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enter the Dragon - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1102078\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon-.jpg\" alt=\"Enter the Dragon (1973)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Enter-the-Dragon--150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1102078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Silver Screen Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigating a notorious crime lord (Shih Kien), a Shaolin martial arts master (Bruce Lee) enters a prestigious kung fu tournament hosted on the kingpin\u2019s private island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A man Tarantino seemingly has a complicated relationship with, Tarantino has made several overt efforts to pay homage to the legendary Bruce Lee, while other times portraying him in a less than flattering light (as seen with<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee\u2019s appearance in<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, Tarantino has stated over the years how avid a fan he was of Lee\u2019s films, naming Lee\u2019s all-time classic,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enter the Dragon,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as one of his favorites in the kung fu genre. (On another note, the Bride\u2019s famous yellow jumpsuit in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kill Bill Vol. 1<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is taken straight from a costume Lee wore in his 1978 film, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game of Death<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Killing<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718343\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Killing - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718343 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Killing\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Killing-e1711622883353.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Killing - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718343\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Killing-e1711622883353.png\" alt=\"The Killing\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit United Artists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A gang of thieves plans a daring robbery on a local horse track, only for complications to quickly arise as the heist unfolds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another key influence on Tarantino\u2019s directorial debut,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reservoir Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Stanley Kubrick\u2019s<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Killing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was one of the first movies to introduce the idea of a non-linear storyline in a heist film. Breaking down each stage of the robbery and following several characters\u2019 perspectives seemed to induce Tarantino to take a non-chronological approach to his film, with<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarantino saying<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reservoir Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThis movie is my<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Killing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Taking of Pelham One Two Three<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1262830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1262830\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"taking of pelham - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1262830 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='719'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20719'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-50x28.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"taking of pelham - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1262830\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/taking-of-pelham-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1262830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit United Artists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a gang of criminals holds up a subway and threatens to kill the passengers unless their ransom demands are met, a Transit Police lieutenant (Walter Matthau) is forced to negotiate with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subtle inspiration on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reservoir Dogs, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s main contribution to Tarantino\u2019s creative canon is the use of color-coded nicknames. While <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reservoir Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> doesn\u2019t involve any hostage-ransom situations like in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Taking of Pelham One Two Three<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tarantino took clear inspiration from using the characters\u2019 pseudonyms (Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffy<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1279784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1279784\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coffy, Coffy (1973) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1279784 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Coffy, Coffy (1973)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-50x28.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coffy, Coffy (1973) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1279784\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures.jpg\" alt=\"Coffy, Coffy (1973)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Coffy-Coffy-1973-Image-Credit_-American-International-Pictures-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1279784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit American International Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying to protect her community from a rampant drug epidemic, a fearless E.R. nurse (Pam Grier) battles various dealers and corrupt politicians implicated in the city\u2019s drug trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quentin Tarantino hasn\u2019t been shy about his longtime admiration for Pam Grier, the iconic actor who appeared in several<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blaxploitation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> films in the 1970s. That being said, it shouldn\u2019t be surprising that Grier\u2019s films influenced the tone of Tarantino\u2019s 1997 film, the incredibly underrated <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jackie Brown<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Tarantino has specifically<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">listed<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foxy Brown<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as some of his personal favorites, along with other blaxploitation movies like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mack.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718347\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Django - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718347 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Django\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Django-e1711622934744.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Django - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718347\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Django-e1711622934744.png\" alt=\"Django\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Rialto PicturesBlue Underground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a small town on the U.S.-Mexican border, a mysterious gunslinger (Franco Nero) becomes embroiled in a vicious war between an army of former Confederates and a gang of bandits who frequent the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An obvious inspiration for Tarantino\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django Unchained<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this 1966 Spaghetti Western is referenced several times throughout Tarantino\u2019s 2012 film. Most clearly, Tarantino used the official main theme from the movie as the song played in the opening scene of his film. Nero, the actor who played Django in the original, even has a cameo as an unnamed slave owner in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django Unchained<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (After Foxx\u2019s Django spells out his name, telling Nero the D is silent, Nero coyly responds, \u201cI know.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dirty Dozen<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718354\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dirty Dozen - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718354 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Dirty Dozen\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Dirty-Dozen-e1711622974353.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dirty Dozen - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718354\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Dirty-Dozen-e1711622974353.png\" alt=\"The Dirty Dozen\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Warner Bros Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tasked with completing an impossible mission, O.S.S. Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is ordered to train 12 convicted Army prisoners, leading them on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines to assassinate members of Germany\u2019s high command.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are plenty of elements from Sergio Leone\u2019s Spaghetti Westerns found in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inglourious Basterds<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the driving force behind the film was Tarantino\u2019s desire to make a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cbunch of guys on a mission<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d movie, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">citing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> World War 2 espionage movies like<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guns of Navarone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as narrative influences.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Murder on the Orient Express (1974)<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1217897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1217897\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1217897 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6804-e1706245215978.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1217897\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6804-e1706245215978.jpeg\" alt=\"Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1217897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Anglo EMI Film Distributors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When their train is temporarily halted due to inclement weather, a passenger (Richard Widmark) aboard the famed Orient Express is found murdered. With everyone else onboard a suspect, skilled Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) takes it upon himself to find the killer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hateful Eight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is sometimes described as one of Tarantino\u2019s slower films, but it&#8217;s also most assuredly among his most literary. Propelling itself via dialogue and strong characters rather than by action alone, Tarantino has notably cited certain whodunits as inspiration for his script. In particular, Tarantino has<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acknowledged<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the comparisons between <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hateful Eight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Agatha Christie\u2019s most famous mysteries, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Murder on the Orient Express.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Silence<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718359\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Great Silence - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718359 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Great Silence\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Great-Silence-e1711623057571.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Great Silence - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718359\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Great-Silence-e1711623057571.png\" alt=\"The Great Silence\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit 20th Century Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the late 19th century, a mute gunslinger (Jean Louis Trintignant) protects the residents of a small town in the snow-swept mountains of Utah from a psychopathic bounty hunter (Klaus Kinski).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directed by Sergio Corbucci, the same man responsible for releasing 1966\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Silence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a Spaghetti Western known for its wholly unconventional setting.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Tarantino as one of his favorite Spaghetti Westerns, its unique location, downbeat themes, cynical tone, and unsympathetic characters all make their way into Tarantino\u2019s own <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hateful Eight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thing<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1125362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125362\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Thing (1982) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1125362 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Kurt Russel as R. J. MacReady, freezing in The Thing\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Thing (1982) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1125362\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982.jpg\" alt=\"Kurt Russel as R. J. MacReady, freezing in The Thing\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Thing-1982-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1125362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a remote research base in Antarctica, scientists begin to suspect that a hostile, shapeshifting alien life form capable of mimicking has made its way inside the compound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the biggest influence on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hateful Eight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s script can be found in John Carpenter\u2019s sci-fi classic,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Thing.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Just as claustrophobic, foreboding, and tense as Carpenter\u2019s film, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thing <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hateful Eight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even rely on the same composer: the iconic Ennio Morricone \u2014 a frequent collaborator of Sergio Leone, and a composer that both Carpenter and Tarantino are avid fans of.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bande \u00e0 part<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_718360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-718360\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bande \u00e0 part - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718360 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Bande \u00e0 part\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bande-a-part-e1711623098473.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bande \u00e0 part - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718360\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bande-a-part-e1711623098473.png\" alt=\"Bande \u00e0 part\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-718360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Columbia Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in making a fast buck, two young men (Sami Frey and Claude Brasseur) convince the young woman they both have a crush on (Anna Karina) to lead a robbery on her aunt\u2019s house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Sergio Leone, French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard\u2019s influence on Tarantino cannot be overstated. While still employed in Video Archives, Tarantino made an effort to watch every one of Godard\u2019s films, some of his favorites including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathless<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bande \u00e0 part<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The latter was held in such esteem Tarantino even named his production company, A Band Apart, in reference to Godard\u2019s 1964 film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/movies-that-inspired-quentin-tarantino\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics can say anything they like about Quentin Tarantino, but they cannot deny that the man loves movies. 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