Death Proof 2007  R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Rose McGowan, Jordan Ladd, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Quentin Tarantino, Marcy Harriell, Eli Roth, Michael Bacall, Monica Staggs
Quentin Tarantino presents "Death Proof"–a story about stunt-car driver Mike (Kurt Russell) who is a psychopathic killer. He meets beautiful women–Pam (Rose McGowan), Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier), Arlene (Vanessa Ferlito), and Shanna (Jordan Ladd)–at the Texas Chili Parlor, picks them up, and plays his deadly vehicle game of running into them at 200 MPH. But, when Mike targets more women–Abernathy (Rosario Dawson), Lee (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Kim (Tracie Thoms), and Zoe Bell (herself)–on a road trip to Tennessee, he gets more than he bargained for.
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 Desperado 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Angel Aviles, Danny Trejo, Carlos Gallardo, Angela Lanza, Abraham Verduzco, Albert Michel Jr., David Alvarado
Musician El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) turns into a killer when he heads for a Mexican city to avenge the death of the woman he loved. He has killed a number of drug lords, and now only one drug king, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), remains on his list. Upon arriving in the town, El Mariachi is befriended by Carolina (Salma Hayek). But, there may be more to Carolina than meets the eye, and a bloody showdown lies ahead.
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Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Baran
Cast: James LeGros, Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Travis, James Belushi, Janet Carroll, David Cross, Richard Edson, Bob Goldthwait, Lisa Jane Persky
This film's main character, Johnny Destiny (Quentin Tarantino), mirrors gaudy Las Vegas as he interacts with those around him while trying to get to his place of origin. Not very good; in fact, it's bad.
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Eddie Presley 1993  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Burr
Cast: Duane Whitaker, Joe Estevez, Stacie Bourgeois, Clu Gulager, Roscoe Lee Browne, Ted Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Thomerson, Lawrence Tierney, Ian Ogilvy, Willard E. Pugh, Daniel Roebuck
Things just aren't going well for insecure loser Eddie (Duane Whitaker) who lives in his van. He just received a suspension from his job as a watchman and hasn't had a gig for some time as an Elvis impersonator. His spirits are lifted when he gets a job in a sleazy nightclub closing for a terrible magician, but his life still continues to go downhill.
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Four Rooms 1995  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Madonna, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarantino, Sammi Davis, David Proval, Ione Skye, Marc Lawrence
In this comedy/drama, four directors (Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino) contributed their stories of what happens in four separate Los Angeles hotel rooms on New Year's Eve.
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 From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, Michael Parks, Fred Williamson, Tom Savini, John Saxon, Marc Lawrence, Danny Trejo
Two brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) rob a bank and take a minister and his family hostage. As if that isn't bad enough, they cross the border and end up in a saloon frequented by vampires. If it is gore and profanity that you are looking for, this is your film.
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Full Tilt Boogie 1997 R, 101 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sarah Kelly
Cast: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Lawrence Bender, Fred Williamson, Michael Parks
This documentary involves behind-the-scenes interviews with the stars, director, electricians, and a myriad of assistants during the making of the 1996 film, "From Dusk Till Dawn."
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Girl 6 1996  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee, Debi Mazar, Jenifer Lewis, John Turturro, Madonna, Quentin Tarantino, Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry
Girl 6 (Theresa Randle) is an aspiring actress who takes a job as a telephone-sex operator and finds that she actually likes her new profession.
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Grindhouse 2007 R, 140 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Naveen Andrews, Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Parks, Hung Nguyen, Tom Savini, Carlos Gallardo
In this double bill, Robert Rodriguez's offering is "Planet Terror," which takes place in Texas where go-go dancer Cherry's (Rose McGowan) leg is chewed off by a zombie. The situation escalates when zombies fight to take over the human population. Quentin Tarantino presents "Death Proof"–a story about stunt-car driver Mike (Kurt Russell) who is now a psycho killer playing deadly vehicle games. But tables are turned when he targets four women on a road trip and gets more than he bargained for.
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Inglourious Basterds 2009   R, 152 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, Michael Fassbender, Til Schweiger, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Gedeon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, Omar Doom, August Diehl
In France, during 1944, Shosanna (Melanie Laurent) owns a theater in Paris where she plots to kill Hitler and the upper echelon of the Third Reich when they attend her theater. Her plans are to lock the theater door and burn down the building while Hitler is inside. Meanwhile, Jewish-American soldiers, the "Basterds"–led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt)–are on their own Nazi hunting mission, and they join undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) with their own plan to kill Hitler and bring an end to the Third Reich. What Shosanna doesn't know is that the "Basterds" are planning to attack her theater, but Col. Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa (Christoph Waltz), who has wiped out Shosanna's whole family, is hot on their trail. 1 User Review
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 Jackie Brown 1997 R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Hattie Winston, Sid Haig, Aimee Graham, Tangie Ambrose
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is an over-the-hill flight attendant caught smuggling money for her arms-dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). Now the cops want to get their hands on Ordell, and Jackie is faced with doing time or being killed for not keeping her mouth shut. So, she works out a scam to beat them all at their own games. Robert Forster received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Michael Parks, Sonny Chiba, Chiaki Kuriyama, Julie Dreyfus, Chia Hui Liu, Jun Kunimura
On her wedding day, assassin Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) is shot in the head and her groom is killed by fellow members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad: DiVAS. Four years later, Black Mamba awakens from her coma and vows revenge. Blood and gore ensue.
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 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004 R, 136 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Chia Hui Liu, Michael Parks, Perla Haney-Jardine, Christopher Allen Nelson, Bo Svenson, Jeannie Epper, Claire Smithies, Sid Haig
In this sequel to "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," The Bride/Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) sets out to finish the job started earlier when she killed two of the five people responsible for killing her husband-to-be. Still on her list of targets are cowboy Budd/Sidewinder (Michael Madsen), one-eyed Elle (Daryl Hannah), and, of course, a guy named Bill (David Carradine).
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 Pulp Fiction 1994  R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Dick Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Phil LaMarr, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Greene
Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) are thieves who rob a coffee shop. Meanwhile, mob kingpin Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) sends hit men Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) to retrieve a briefcase, and, later, Vincent takes the boss's wife (Uma Thurman) out on the town. Then there is prizefighter Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) who Marcellus has told to throw a fight. These stories and more overlap into one great tale dealing with unsavory characters who quickly become very real to the viewer. "Pulp Fiction" is certainly a movie that will not disappoint, and the pace never lets up. In addition to receiving the Oscar for Best Writing, the film received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Travolta), Supporting Actor (Jackson), Supporting Actress (Thurman), and Director.
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 Reservoir Dogs 1992  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, Kirk Baltz, Edward Bunker, Steven Wright, David Steen, Linda Kaye, Michael Sottile
Crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) masterminds a jewelry store heist bringing together a crew and giving them aliases–Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn). Plans go terribly awry because there is an informer in their midst, and the robbers gather at an abandoned warehouse where they try to uncover who among them is the traitor who clued in the police. The story is told in flashbacks and is very violent, but the plot's twists and turns are riveting.
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 Sin City 2005 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Frank Miller's Sin City
Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl, Powers Boothe, Rutger Hauer, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Jaime King, Michael Clarke Duncan, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Jude Ciccolella
Three of Frank Miller's stories–"The Hard Goodbye," "The Big Fat Kill," and "The Big Fat Bastard"–make up this movie in which murder, gore, and mayhem abound. In one segment, Marv (Mickey Rourke) is in love with prostitute Goldie (Jaime King) but finds her murdered by demon cannibal Kevin (Elijah Wood). Another segment, involves cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis) doing everything in his power to save stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba) from being raped by the murdering "Yellow Bastard" (Nick Stahl). And, then there is photographer Dwight (Clive Owen) who tangles with corrupt cop Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro) only to find himself in the middle of a mess involving dangerous ladies of Sin City who are led by Gail (Rosario Dawson). Great special effects.
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Sleep with Me 1994 R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rory Kelly
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Meg Tilly, Craig Sheffer, Parker Posey, Adrienne Shelly, Joey Lauren Adams, Quentin Tarantino, June Lockhart, Dean Cameron, Todd Field
Joseph (Eric Stoltz) and Frank (Craig Sheffer) are both in love with Sarah (Meg Tilly). The catch: Joseph and Sarah are already legally married!
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Somebody to Love 1994 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Cast: Rosie Perez, Harvey Keitel, Michael DeLorenzo, Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Anthony Quinn, Samuel Fuller, Steven Randazzo, Paul Herman, Gerardo Mejia, Sully Boyar, Elizabeth Bracco, Edward Lynch, Edward Bunker
Three characters–dancer Mercedes (Rosie Perez), gravedigger Ernesto (Michael DeLorenzo), and passe TV cowboy star Harry (Harvey Keitel)–strive for happiness, but their goals do not appear to be in reach. After Ernesto dances with Mercedes, he falls in love with her, but Mercedes is in love with Harry. Ernesto wants to give Mercedes gifts to gain her affection, and when Harry needs $10,000 to divorce his wife, Mercedes asks Ernesto for help. For Ernesto, it is a no-win situation, but he remains hopeful in spite of the disappointments.
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1. Death Proof (2007)
2. Desperado (1995)
3. Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
4. Eddie Presley (1993)
5. Four Rooms (1995)
6. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
7. Full Tilt Boogie (1997)
8. Girl 6 (1996)
9. Grindhouse (2007)
10. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
11. Jackie Brown (1997)
12. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
13. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
14. Pulp Fiction (1994)
15. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
16. Sin City (2005)
aka: Frank Miller's Sin City
17. Sleep with Me (1994)
18. Somebody to Love (1994)
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