Anthony Awards
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Edition 10 (1995) Winner
Quentin Tarantino
クエンティン・タランティーノ
Quentin Tarantino
Aliases:
QT
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-03-27 （Knoxville, Tennessee, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- None
- Residence History
- Nashville → Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Active Years
- 1992-2024
- Affiliations
- A Band Apart, Miramax Films
- Influenced By
- Elmore Leonard, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Aldrich
- Influenced
- Numerous independent filmmakers
- Nominations
- 7 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison High School | — | General | — | 1979-1981 | United States |
James Madison High School
General
Period:
1979-1981
Country:
United States
High school dropout, self-taught in film
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Palme d'Or | Pulp Fiction | — | Cannes Film Festival | Winner |
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay | Pulp Fiction | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Winner |
Palme d'Or
1994
Work:
Pulp Fiction
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
Winner
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1995
Work:
Pulp Fiction
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pulp Fiction
1994 Crime 187 pagesFour interlocking crime stories told out of chronological order featuring hitmen Vincent and Jules, boxer Butch, and Marsellus Wallace's wife Mia. Features graphic violence, humor, and eclectic dialogue.
nonlinear narrativeviolence and humorredemptionpop culture
Adaptations
- [Film] Pulp Fiction / Quentin Tarantino (1994)
Bibliography
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dialogue-drivenextended monologuespop culture references
- Recurring Motifs
- graphic violencefoot massagesBible quotesbriefcase
Legacy
Touchstone of postmodern film. Revolutionized independent cinema, major cultural impact. Preserved in National Film Registry.
In Popular Culture
- Homaged in films/TV, dance scene iconic
Quotes
-
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Source: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Trivia
- Briefcase combination is 666
- Foot massage leads to revenge plot
- Tarantino appears as Jimmie