Quentin Tarantino

His big break came with the sale of his script True Romance which he wrote with Roger Avary, and which was made into a film starring Patricia Arquette and Christian Slater. He was launched to stardom with his directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs, in which he also acted in a limited role. A stylish, witty yet bloody heist movie, this set the tone for his later films. The follow up Pulp Fiction, which won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes film festival, was a complexly plotted film with a similarly brutal wit and many excellent performances. It was noted for reviving the career of John Travolta. He later made Jackie Brown. His most recent film is Kill Bill, a highly stylized revenge flick.

In 1998, Tarantino turned his attention to the Broadway stage, where he starred in Wait Until Dark.

Tarantino also wrote the original screenplay for Natural Born Killers, though it was changed significantly by subsequent writers.

Filmography

Director & screenplay

• Reservoir Dogs
• Pulp Fiction
• Jackie Brown
• Four Rooms (episode "The Man from Hollywood")
• Kill Bill (released in two parts)

Screenplay

• From Dusk Till Dawn
• True Romance

Actor

• Destiny Turns On the Radio
• Four Rooms (episode "The Man from Hollywood")
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• Reservoir Dogs
• Pulp Fiction
• Desperado
• Alias (TV Series)

Executive producer

• Curdled (1996)
• From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
• Four Rooms (1995)
• Killing Zoe (1994)

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