Quentin Tarantino (born 27 March 1963) is an American writer-director and producer known for highly stylised, dialogue-driven films that blend crime stories, dark humour, pop-culture references, and sudden bursts of violence. He emerged as a major new voice in the early 1990s with Reservoir Dogs (1992) and became a global name with Pulp Fiction (1994), which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Roger Avary). Tarantino has since built a filmography defined by strong authorial control and a love of cinema history, often mixing genres and eras with distinctive music choices and nonlinear storytelling.
His best-known films include Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Django Unchained won him a second Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Beyond directing, he has also acted, produced films by other filmmakers, and championed film preservation and theatrical exhibition, including programming and events connected to his Los Angeles cinema, the New Beverly.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill was shot across Southern California, Japan and China, with its locations shifting between revenge thriller, hospital nightmare and Japanese swordplay.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 was shot mainly in Southern California, Mexico and China, giving it a much dustier and more western-influenced visual identity than Vol. 1.
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction was shot around Los Angeles County, and its locations are central to its low-rent, sun-baked urban atmosphere.
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