Christopher Barlow

Quentin Tarantino
Born: 27
th
March 1963.
Occupation: Film Writer, Director, Actor,
Prodcer. !Crre"tl# acti$e%.
&ara"ti"o is '"ow" (or his e)tremel# $iole"t a"d *or# +lms,
which predomi"atel# se a "o",li"ear stor#li"e. -ome o( his
+lms se (eatres (rom spa*hetti wester"s a"d "eo,"oir +lms,
ma'i"* them "i.e to his ow" perso"al st#le.
&ara"ti"o/s ma0or sccess came with his +lm 12eser$oir Do*s/ it
was called3 45reatest 6"depe"de"t Film o( All &ime7 8# 9mpire.
Ma"# re*ard this +lm as a classic a"d a clt hit. :is poplarit#
was i"creased with his "e)t +lm, 1Plp Fictio"/. &his +lm was a
"eo,"oir crime +lm a"d was a ma0or critical a"d commercial
sccess.
&ara"ti"o was raised 8# his mother i" Cali(or"ia a"d later ;os
A"*eles. Whe" he was 1< &ara"ti"o atte"ded acti"* school 8t
dropped ot a(ter two #ears, he the" we"t to wor' at a $ideo
re"tal store called 1=ideo Archi$es/. Whilst wor'i"* at the store
&ara"ti"o to "ote o( the t#pes o( +lms people li'ed to re"t, a"d
it was this that *a$e him his directorial i"spiratio". 7Whe"
people as' me i( 6 we"t to +lm school 6 tell them >"o, 6 we"t to
+lms.? @ Ae"ti" &ara"ti"o.
&ara"ti"o met ;awre"ce Be"der i" the BC/s dri"* a :oll#wood
part#, Be"der e"cora*ed &ara"ti"o to write a scree" pla#. &he
script was called 1M# Best Frie"d>s Birthda#/. &ara"ti"o co wrote
a"d directed it. &he reel was lost i" a +re, 8t the scree" pla#
8ecame the 8asis (or 1&re 2oma"ce/.
Dri"* the 9C/s &ara"ti"o (o"d (ame a"d sccess with his +lm
12eser$oir Do*s/, a"d later sold his script (or 1Datral Bor"
Eillers/. Becase o( his sccess &ara"ti"o was as'ed 8#
:oll#wood to wor' o" pro0ects li'e 1-peed/ a"d 1Me" i" Blac'/.
:owe$er &ara"ti"o de"ied a"d i"stead wor'ed o" his script (or
1Plp Fictio"/. 1Plp Fictio"/ wo" &ara"ti"o a"d Academ# Award
(or Best Fri*i"al -cree" Pla#.
Dri"* the 2CCC/s &ara"ti"o pla""ed to ma'e 16"*lorios
Basterds/ 8t postpo"ed it to ma'e his re$e"*e Gic3 1Eill Bill/.
Fri*i"all# 1Eill Bill/ was o$er H hors lo"*, 8t it was ct i" hal(
a"d made i"to two +lms3 =ol 1 a"d =ol 2.
Christopher Barlow
16"*lorios Basterds/ was released i" 2CC9 a"d 8ecame
&ara"ti"o/s hi*hest *rossi"* +lm "til it was 8eate" 8# 1D0a"*o
I"chai"ed/ which was released i" 2C12.
&ara"ti"o has stated that a"other spa*hetti wester" st#led +lm
will 8e released, 8t it wo"/t 8e a se.el to 1D0a"*o/.
&ara"ti"o wold 8ild sce"es aro"d the msic he wished to
pla# i" his +lms. :e wold spe"d hors i" his room liste" to
msic a"d writi"* scree"pla#s.
F(te" cited as o"e o( the 8est a"d most i"Ge"tial Directors o(
all time, ma"# people hi*hl# rate his +lms a"d his ow"
particlar st#le. De to his +lms 8ei"* $er# diJere"t to the
"orm, some o(te" thi"' o( &ara"ti"o ha$i"* his ow" *e"re.