Reservoir Dogs
The 1992 film ‘Reservoir Dogs’ is about the events that take place before and after a botched diamond heist. Quentin Tarantino has a small part in the film and has included his mark on the film itself by incorporating violent crime, pop culture references, memorable dialogue and profanity. ‘Reservoir Dogs’ has become a classic of independent film.
The soundtrack to the film was released with songs from the 1970s. In 2006 a video game was released and later banned in some places because of the violence.
True Romance
‘True Romance’ was released in 1993 Quentin Tarantino was a writer for this movie. The storyline is about a character names ‘Clarence’ who marries ‘Alabama’ she is a prostitute and steals drugs from her pimp to sell on in Hollywood. Once the pimp finds out what she has done he is quick to get back what is rightfully his.
Pulp Fiction
The 1994 film ‘Pulp Fiction’ was directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is well known for its clever mix of humour and violence and fits Tarantino’s hallmark for pop culture references and a nonlinear storyline. The film was nominated for seven Oscars; however, it won Best Original Screenplay. The film also won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994.
The title of the film is derived from the pulp magazines and popular crime novels from the mid-20th century.
The film is about the lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife and two diner bandits that come together in stories which included violence and redemption.
Jackie Brown
This 1997 crime film was written and directed by Tarantino. It is based on the novel ‘Rum Punch’ written by author ‘Elmore Leonard’. It was his third film that followed his first two hit films ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992) and then ‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994).
The story is about a flight attendant ‘Jackie Brown’ who lives in Los Angeles. She works for a small Mexican airline. Her job paves way for her to smuggle money from Mexico into America for ‘Ordell Robbie’ a gun runner who is being watched closely by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives