PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963
1966, Tarantino's mother, after finishing her nursing studies, moved back to Los Angeles with her then three-year-old son
His mother reluctantly consented to allow him to drop out of Narbonne High School at age 16 on the condition he get a job. She thought he would return more focused and go onto college.
Did not become interested in writing and directing until he was in his early twenties
Tarantino worked at Video Archives, a video rental store.
He became well know to local residents for his extensive knowledge of world cinema and customer tailored video recommendations
He wrote several screenplays during his time at Video Archives including Reservoir Dogs (1992) True Romance (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994)
He began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992
When people ask me if I went to
film school, I tell them
"No, I went to films."
2015 The Hateful Eight
2012 Django Unchained
2009 Inglourious Basterds
2007 Death Proof
2005 Sin City (special guest director)
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
1997 Jackie Brown
1995 Four Rooms (segment "The Man from Hollywood")
1994 Pulp Fiction
1992 Reservoir Dogs
