Tarantino is obviously a huge talent and one my favourite directors...But I like the guy even more because he was just a normal working dude. Many people in the movie business seem to get their start through family connections. This man had to grind it out to get to the top. He’s an inspiration.
Yeah, I definitely have mixed feeling about his writing, but I've always admired Tarantino's spirit and integrity, wish there were more like him. I completely empathize with his passion to preserve the theatrical and 35mm film experience, it's a shame more filmmakers don't step up and start cinemas in their home towns with a dedication to showing film as it was meant to be seen. Or at least video stores! I go to his New Beverly whenever I can make it. I love that he keeps the prices cheap for everybody, and doesn't give preferential treatment to some based on age, school or military enrollment. It's not only what's fairest, it shows a wisdom to the diversity of experience: we all have to make it as best we can given the cars dealt in life, and we all have our "school" and "tour of duty" to serve even if we don't possess the required documentation. Keep cinema wild and free!
@@DeanH92 Tarantino didn't live anywhere near the industry of Hollywood (video is a byproduct, not an integral part of Hollywood). And when you're working class without connections in L.A., you might as well be living in Iowa if you want to break into filmmaking. He made it how any outsider makes it -- through sheer luck and force of will.
Man I really miss Video Stores. The whole experience of browsing the shelves of what appeared to be an endless selection of films was so awesome. And for me at least, I've always preferred getting physical copies of movies, it always feels much more rewarding.
It’d be trippy for the regulars at the video store who got movie recommendations from him all the time..and then they see him winning an Oscar only a few years later lol... “Hey there’s that film nerd from video archives who talked me into renting that obscure film!”
I actually grew up in that area right after he got big. Never met him myself, but family friends have had interactions with him in that store. My mother’s best friend still refers to him as “That weird guy from the video store”. Now that store is a Rubio’s, a chain restaurant that exclusively sells fish tacos. Yes, this is a real thing.
@@tatehildyard5332I've lived there too. Video Archives was in Hermosa for a little while on Hermosa Ave between 14th and 13th street after it moved from Manhattan Beach
@firstnamelastname364 He was also around at the right time where you didn't need as many connections to get into film festivals. If Kevin Smith tried to make Clerks on video in 2019 i honestly think it would have fell through the cracks and wouldn't get noticed. Because with the advent of digital cinema it opened the floodgates and now pretty much anyone can make a feature length film for a couple grand. The charm of Clerks was that it was an indie film shot for 30k at a time when not many people were doing DIY films like that. Sundance was different in the 90s compared to today. There is no way you can get your film into Sundance without a producer knowing some of the people who select films there now, regardless of how good your film actually is. Shame really.
Cool to hear him rave about how much he loves Keitel and Travolta and then put them both in his first two films. Also, we need an updated Taxi Driver Criterion!
He also mentioned how much he liked Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo. But since Ricky had passed away before Reservoir Dogs was made he had to settle for another sleepy eyed actor with a slick pompadour named Michael Madsen.
@@theopenrift ...That was so frustrating for those of us stuck with VHS who knew what we were missing. People were always like "but the black bars ruin the picture -- I can't see!" Because sometimes during the credits the film would start letterboxed. Pan and scan drove me nuts. On the other hand, I think Pan and Scan actually made Escape from New York kinda scarier. It was harder to see what was going on at the edges of vision, like a nightmare.
@@BradleyPaulValentine Escape from New York? I find it interesting that you bring that film up in particular, as John Carpenter's films suffered the most in the early VHS rental era before widescreen editions were introduced, albeit most films didn't get such a release.
How about the Godfather Saga they show at 1:14? It's still not available on DVD; it was a TV special event in the '70s where Coppola recut the first two films, adding in extra scenes, and arranged the whole thing in chronological order, beginning with Vito's brother's funeral from Part II.
I miss video rental stores .the smell,the browsing,the not getting the last one of a new release,the dilema of choice before the decision and anticipation of seeing a movie. Getting home,Getting the snacks ready,all sitting down and slotting it into the VHS player pressing play and seeing the final scene coz the last user DIDN'T USE THE FUCKING REWIND.
My old girlfriend in LA used to go there when Quentin worked there and told me what a lovely guy he was to her - but then she WAS cute! She met him a few years back and says he remembers her and he's still a total gent. So looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Thanks for posting this video. I've been telling my grown kids for years about Video Archives & how, back in the day, I would go there to rent movies & talk with Quentin about movies. So happy for his success.
I’m a music geek and I had so much fun working in a music store in my early 20’s. It was always cool when you would recommend something and the customer came back and said they loved it. I’m 49 now, in Sales and realize that the music store was the most fun I had working. Great people, good conversations and arguments and a cool pub next door for after hours.
Yeah, the ending. When he finally got the perfect scream for that film. So awesome. Although I never understood why he would have wired her instead of just going with her to meet the reporter (who wasn't the reporter).
He says "Film geeks don't really have much to show for all this devotion" but film watching is simply a form of consumption,a hobby and you could say that about a lot of things. You have the memories,the experiences of seeing great films for the first time. You have the knowledge from watching a lot of movies that allows you to better filter out the wheat from the chaff when it comes to choosing new movies to watch. You can learn a lot by watching films,and they can enrich your life,if you watch the right ones that is!
+Ian Robinson He said "to show" meaning a tangible result. Sure, experientially, there's all sorts of ways to measure value, but when you start getting into demonstrable, measurable results were, then you start seeing deficiencies.
@@Theomite i agree. but i think there are many tangible ways you can use what you have gained from films, why not start photography for personal use and also maybe as a job? and things similar in that field like cinematography which goes even deeper. and you can branch out to various fields like writing and music and acting. certain films can make you feel different and have a different outlook, which can inspire you to do something you normally wouldnt do, like a new lifestyle. film as a hobby is pretty much like another hobby like someone might like music, but it doesnt mean he or she can play an instrument, like how someone like movies but he or she doesnt have experience with a camera and a crew and all. hobbies are things that you do actively, and listeing to music or watching a movie or reading a book, they lean more into the passive side and not the creative side. so the consumption of this media is only one part of the hobby, not the whole hobby itself
@@lemonstrangler The problem is that in your proposal, the hobby remains a hobby, which becomes a palliative to unwind from a day at work. You still have to go to a soul-crushing job that pays the bills. Not being able to constructively turn your hobby into a profession that pays a viable living is the Everest that artists have spent centuries trying to traverse.
Despite the fact that two sociopaths were first lady and president, I would not give up coming of age in the early 90s for anything! The height of Grunge and Alternative music, great albums coming out every week, no joke. Including two of this guy's best movie soundtracks. MTV also was the best it ever was, we all know it! Living at home and hanging with friends, going out drinking, dating, and of course experiencing a great time in film. One of the best, for me anyway! Not just because of Tarantino and his peers like Robert Rodriguez, Roger Avery, Tom Dicillo, PT Anderson, etc. coming up and making the perfect type of movies for college age cinephiles but I got to experience through video and eventually DVD's films I never appreciated as a child or were out in the late 80s! Just like TarantinoN I never appreciated stuff like Taxi Driver before or The Godfather films. Ridley Scott's earlier films, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen's earlier stuff etc. Plus, attitude of the country (US) was kind of one of open mindness and experimentation, curiosity more so then ignorance and being judgemental. Fashion was the best its been since in my opinion and although there was some activism. Specifically in my eyes made promoted less subtlety by media outlets like the music industry when it came to epidemics like AIDS (No Alternative), issues like rape (Home Alive), domestic abuse, etc. Okay Im sure there were many others but I was a college radio DJ so I remember those albums and causes the most. Anyway people at least listened to each other when they voiced their opinions and knowone even tried to form any youth groups like Antifa. At any rate all the great movies that came out , great music, some of the coolest trends and being able to experience it all being young. If I was given the chance, I wouldn't choose any other time in history to make the transition from teen to adulthood! Still not a perfect time but one of the best!
My dad actually grew up in Manhattan beach and him and my grandma remember going into that shop and he’d give her movie recommendations and always ring them up. She said he had bad breath but knew everything about every movie. My dad met him years later when he was an adult at a bar down the road from our home.
This times go bye. Vhs , laderdiscs, DVD, blu-ray. This really was a cool ages. But now in internet we can watch all what we like. But is a culture. I remember my first conan vhs, Jurassic park. It was so huge happy.
I think with TH-cam and other social media kick offs, they will become even more common. It was Hollywood from the 30's -60's (and the studio system) that said no to untested talent.
I'm surprised he's such a fan of Blow Out. It's a good movie, sure. But to me seems low on the nuance scale? Whereas Phantom Of The Paradise (my fave DePalma film) is just so rich with performances, music, humor, and commentary on the literal cut throat world of entertainment. But I guess that's why I'm here, and he's there today. LOL
If he implies that Blowout is a better Brian De Palma movie than Scarface (unless he hasnt seen Scarface) then I have to fuckin' watch that ! I must I must I must
Ebert said he watched at least one film a day, I saw one with Tarantino that said more or less the same, some days he'll watch 2/3, so I think they're probably neck and neck, probably Ebert because he was older than Tarantino is now.
Used to only want to like highly rated movies/shows, now I dont give a fuck what rottentomatoes says, I watch and what I like I like. Still wanna watch criterion movies cuz theyre unique hard to hear about movies, I find with new music I can like it upon first listen and find out later critics hated the song, I dont care about what new reviews say, they have their opinion and I have mine.
Video Archives was originally in the same strip of businesses but closer to the other side in a smaller-sized lot. Before he got famous my friends and I referred to QT as "the weird tall guy that really knew movies".
The last time that Quentin could walk around a video store where no one knows who the hell he is. 1. Fellini's 8 1/2 2. Carpenter's Prince of Darkness 3. Fulci's City of the Living Dead, The Gates of Hell - Opinion subject to change.
I used to go to the video store every Friday when the new releases were in. I'd buy the one I wanted to get but they'd often have a discount price if you bought 2 or 3 and it was great when the other random films I picked up ended up really impressing me. I know we can watch whatever we want now via streaming but I do miss how it used to be. Actually going to a store and buying or renting a tangible VHS.
I thought he was going to get the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, too. Makes sense, as it's a great western and Tarantino has definitely been influenced by Sergio Leone. I think it's the better choice over Rio Bravo, which is entertaining, but I don't think it's the top western. I'd have gone with The Wild Bunch.
I Managed a Video Store here in Montreal and every damn Video Clerk thought they had something great to offer. Ya Ok ! Where are they now ! 😝 At least as a Video Store Manager I created a series called "24 HOUR RENTAL" and Yup it got produced. Unfortunately made in Canada and no creative control from my end... They bloody ruined it . But hey ! At least we made 13x 30min episodes 😎👍
I remember working at a video store and an African American guy came in and tried to get a refund on his rental of Summer of Sam (director- Spike Lee) because there were no main black characters in the film. Obviously he just rented the movie because of the director. Had no idea what the story was about or even seen the trailer. He did not get his refund.
Jake Medina coming from someone who’s african american I wouldn’t have been mad about no black characters 😂 that’s like a Hispanic person being mad for renting Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban directed by Alfonso Cuarón .. and mad there’s no Hispanic characters. It’s fine for a filmmaker to not want to make film with characters that’s not the same race as them is my point.
Wtf! Summer of Sam was an excellent film! One of Lee's best. That guy who wanted to return it, obviously doesn't know a true gem, when he has one. Adrian Brody was amazing in it. Great music score, too. Oh, and Mira Sorvino is Smokin hot, in it! 😍
I think its Chris Penn... Or a lookalike.. Or a Jonah Hill lookalike... But im pretty sure its Chris Penn :) *edit* He was in Reservoir dogs as "Nice Guy Eddie" and in true romance as "Nicky Dimes"
Idk it feels weird to me. I have in my mind this thought that he could esily be an absolutely nobody today he he wasn't lucky enough. He had some raw talent when was working at video archives, but he wasn't a director, or someone that actually studied cinematography in a proper school. But he's very tenacious and lucky that at some point he made it to his first proper movie. He had zero connections in Hollywood, which normally means that you won't work on any kind of professional production. But somehow he made it through, and was able to produce Reservoir Dogs. It's like he skipped all the cinema-school lessons in class to only the days on the set, but his own set.
Damn son a double breast blazer, T shirt and jeans on!! T had pretty decent style back then lol even the Hawaiian shirt and the sunglasses! Coolest film geek
They totally should, his life story is crazy inspirational. A nerdy dude working in a video store (earning minimum wage for 5 years) with only his passion to fuel him. Now one of those most revered & successful directors out there, it's incredible.
I wonder if the people on Quentin's home planet miss him.
Answer: No.
Horror movie geek ahaha they totally did
Horror movie geek - Who the hell is Quinton?
@@luismaldonado4989 rly
Tarantino is obviously a huge talent and one my favourite directors...But I like the guy even more because he was just a normal working dude. Many people in the movie business seem to get their start through family connections. This man had to grind it out to get to the top. He’s an inspiration.
Yeah, I definitely have mixed feeling about his writing, but I've always admired Tarantino's spirit and integrity, wish there were more like him.
I completely empathize with his passion to preserve the theatrical and 35mm film experience, it's a shame more filmmakers don't step up and start cinemas in their home towns with a dedication to showing film as it was meant to be seen. Or at least video stores! I go to his New Beverly whenever I can make it. I love that he keeps the prices cheap for everybody, and doesn't give preferential treatment to some based on age, school or military enrollment. It's not only what's fairest, it shows a wisdom to the diversity of experience: we all have to make it as best we can given the cars dealt in life, and we all have our "school" and "tour of duty" to serve even if we don't possess the required documentation. Keep cinema wild and free!
Well, he lived and worked in LA. So that is a damn good head start...
@@DeanH92 Tarantino didn't live anywhere near the industry of Hollywood (video is a byproduct, not an integral part of Hollywood). And when you're working class without connections in L.A., you might as well be living in Iowa if you want to break into filmmaking.
He made it how any outsider makes it -- through sheer luck and force of will.
Stepdad was a producer.
Justin Hopper exactly
1:30 That's Quentin in his natural habitat. Those guys are his species.
My thoughts exactly. Those are some ultra nerds and Quentin blends seamlessly
@Burt Gummer Let's be real: If Quentin never had become the A-list filmmaker he is now, she'd have nothing to do with him.
@@JaycRam PREACH IT THE TRUTH IS HARSH BUT ITS ALSO OBVIOUS
Less nervous though
his species is autistic
Man I really miss Video Stores. The whole experience of browsing the shelves of what appeared to be an endless selection of films was so awesome. And for me at least, I've always preferred getting physical copies of movies, it always feels much more rewarding.
Before watching: Netflix is a great invention. Amazing idea.
After watching: Screw Netflix.
Why do so many people think his high on drugs? he is genuine in love in what he is doing if you ever feel in love you will know......
"his".... Oh my...
Kold not everyone is a native English speaker.
@@adonis2418 2019, Google translate.
Kold 2019 you are arrogant
Because people that do drugs know exactly how he's feeling compared to earlier in the video where he's clearly chill and more calm yet still excitable
It’d be trippy for the regulars at the video store who got movie recommendations from him all the time..and then they see him winning an Oscar only a few years later lol...
“Hey there’s that film nerd from video archives who talked me into renting that obscure film!”
Jesse Pesrson lol 😂 that would have been awesome.
I actually grew up in that area right after he got big. Never met him myself, but family friends have had interactions with him in that store. My mother’s best friend still refers to him as “That weird guy from the video store”. Now that store is a Rubio’s, a chain restaurant that exclusively sells fish tacos. Yes, this is a real thing.
that's me. lived in Manhattan Beach and rented from video archives and saw him a lot.
@@jordants556 I lived in Hermosa!
@@tatehildyard5332I've lived there too. Video Archives was in Hermosa for a little while on Hermosa Ave between 14th and 13th street after it moved from Manhattan Beach
Quentin's hairline was already challenged in 1994. He managed to hang on to it for another 20 years!
Nope. He already bald
hair plugs!
I think he’s more like Aaron Paul or Patrick Wilson; he’s not actually going bald, his forehead just knows no limits
Remi Stardust why do you and many others say hellova?
Dylan Thrillmour patrick has two hair surgerys
Quentin forever. Such a genuine guy, his success makes me happy
If Quentin hadn't been around in the thirty or so year window when video rental shops existed it could have totally altered his career.
Stan Tastic VHS rules
He probably would’ve been a youtuber or podcaster
fake channel well what a failure that turned out to be
Ossarian If Trump didn’t run for president while they were a lot of dumb racist republicans he probably would’ve lost
@firstnamelastname364 He was also around at the right time where you didn't need as many connections to get into film festivals. If Kevin Smith tried to make Clerks on video in 2019 i honestly think it would have fell through the cracks and wouldn't get noticed. Because with the advent of digital cinema it opened the floodgates and now pretty much anyone can make a feature length film for a couple grand. The charm of Clerks was that it was an indie film shot for 30k at a time when not many people were doing DIY films like that. Sundance was different in the 90s compared to today. There is no way you can get your film into Sundance without a producer knowing some of the people who select films there now, regardless of how good your film actually is. Shame really.
Cool to hear him rave about how much he loves Keitel and Travolta and then put them both in his first two films. Also, we need an updated Taxi Driver Criterion!
He also mentioned how much he liked Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo. But since Ricky had passed away before Reservoir Dogs was made he had to settle for another sleepy eyed actor with a slick pompadour named Michael Madsen.
We just got a 4K version of Taxi Driver, its fine!
Charlie OBrien Z
@@Clay3613 Criterion isn't just about the transfer
And then Robert De Niro in Jackie Brown
It's 4:3 - JUST ACCEPT IT!
Hahahaha let them know!
...this is was filmed in the 90s, am I supposed to to be surprised?
@@theopenrift ...That was so frustrating for those of us stuck with VHS who knew what we were missing. People were always like "but the black bars ruin the picture -- I can't see!" Because sometimes during the credits the film would start letterboxed. Pan and scan drove me nuts.
On the other hand, I think Pan and Scan actually made Escape from New York kinda scarier. It was harder to see what was going on at the edges of vision, like a nightmare.
@@BradleyPaulValentine Escape from New York? I find it interesting that you bring that film up in particular, as John Carpenter's films suffered the most in the early VHS rental era before widescreen editions were introduced, albeit most films didn't get such a release.
lmao
Quentin Tarantino should visit Cinemassacre video store.
Tomas Dragonetti yeahhhhh
so he can read out plot synopsis?
@@maajkemii maybe
We could only dream if James can get Macaulay Culkin he could get him
No.
I want that Taxi Driver laserdisc just for the cover
One of my top 5 favorite movies
How about the Godfather Saga they show at 1:14? It's still not available on DVD; it was a TV special event in the '70s where Coppola recut the first two films, adding in extra scenes, and arranged the whole thing in chronological order, beginning with Vito's brother's funeral from Part II.
@@mikeymorrison272 mine to. God father, 2001 and then taxi driver.
I own The Godfather on laserdisc. I have it on display with my Vinyl collection.
I love how nerdy Tarantino is, it's inspiring its own little way.
I think he was one of the figures who planted the seeds for the takeover of nerd culture
hes a geek, not a nerd
I miss video rental stores .the smell,the browsing,the not getting the last one of a new release,the dilema of choice before the decision and anticipation of seeing a movie.
Getting home,Getting the snacks ready,all sitting down and slotting it into the VHS player pressing play and seeing the final scene coz the last user DIDN'T USE THE FUCKING REWIND.
'Please, be kind. Rewind'. Ah, it's mere 'nostolgia' now.
Whenever I go to the theater to see a Tarantino flick, I walk in like...1:06 🎵😎😎🎵
LMFAOO1!!!
My old girlfriend in LA used to go there when Quentin worked there and told me what a lovely guy he was to her - but then she WAS cute! She met him a few years back and says he remembers her and he's still a total gent. So looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
He jacked off on her feet.
I wish we still had video stores everywhere. Quinten is such an inspiration.
This is why he is so successful.He is dedicated to his craft.He is obsessed about movies and it has paid off for him.
He is so cute. Like he is so excited and ecstatic you just feel his happiness through the screen.
exactly its actually kind of heartwarming , its awesome to see people accomplish their dreams
It's called cocaine.
Gotta love him. He stumbles around very charmingly and his love for film is so apparent.
Patrick Clamrod yes absolutely
"we were in our twenties, how much money did we need?"
"alright"
"Ummmmmmmm…ALRIIIIIIGHT, OKAAAAAAY? - QT.
Alright alright alright
Thanks for posting this video. I've been telling my grown kids for years about Video Archives & how, back in the day, I would go there to rent movies & talk with Quentin about movies. So happy for his success.
Sharon Hall that’s amazing and such and honor I love mr Tarantino and his work from kill bill to pulp fiction he is a very talented man
I wonder if he still keeps in touch with any of them
No, they all died of jealousy
I’m a music geek and I had so much fun working in a music store in my early 20’s. It was always cool when you would recommend something and the customer came back and said they loved it. I’m 49 now, in Sales and realize that the music store was the most fun I had working. Great people, good conversations and arguments and a cool pub next door for after hours.
that sounds great. i think ive heard something similar to this elsewhere
He's right. You haven't seen Travolta's best performance if you haven't seen "Blow Out."
The ending was something else. He should have been nominated.
Yeah, the ending. When he finally got the perfect scream for that film. So awesome. Although I never understood why he would have wired her instead of just going with her to meet the reporter (who wasn't the reporter).
Quentin is like the Jeff the comic book guy but for cinema.
Could you imagine working in a store, only to be doing a signing there years later for your movie?
3:57 can we just stop for a minute and talk about this mans entire head.
alphakillson Looks like John Cazale
Once upon a time in Hollywood 2019
I miss stores like these....I miss stores in general
Do you miss general stores?
That response is hilarious. Took four years to be appreciated, but hilarious.
Quintin tarantinos Movies are Great because he likes to make great cinema instead of concentrating on making money through them.
I’ve always wanted a friend who was a film geek :( hopefully someone in my school will love movies as much as I do :)
good luck on that man!
yo actually you got a social media?
I love the way he geeks when he touches the Taxi Driver Laser Disc.
1. A Clockwork Orange
2. Bad Lieutenant
3. Blade Runner 2049
He says "Film geeks don't really have much to show for all this devotion" but film watching is simply a form of consumption,a hobby and you could say that about a lot of things. You have the memories,the experiences of seeing great films for the first time. You have the knowledge from watching a lot of movies that allows you to better filter out the wheat from the chaff when it comes to choosing new movies to watch. You can learn a lot by watching films,and they can enrich your life,if you watch the right ones that is!
+Ian Robinson He said "to show" meaning a tangible result. Sure, experientially, there's all sorts of ways to measure value, but when you start getting into demonstrable, measurable results were, then you start seeing deficiencies.
@@Theomite i agree. but i think there are many tangible ways you can use what you have gained from films, why not start photography for personal use and also maybe as a job? and things similar in that field like cinematography which goes even deeper. and you can branch out to various fields like writing and music and acting. certain films can make you feel different and have a different outlook, which can inspire you to do something you normally wouldnt do, like a new lifestyle. film as a hobby is pretty much like another hobby like someone might like music, but it doesnt mean he or she can play an instrument, like how someone like movies but he or she doesnt have experience with a camera and a crew and all. hobbies are things that you do actively, and listeing to music or watching a movie or reading a book, they lean more into the passive side and not the creative side. so the consumption of this media is only one part of the hobby, not the whole hobby itself
@@lemonstrangler The problem is that in your proposal, the hobby remains a hobby, which becomes a palliative to unwind from a day at work. You still have to go to a soul-crushing job that pays the bills. Not being able to constructively turn your hobby into a profession that pays a viable living is the Everest that artists have spent centuries trying to traverse.
@@Theomite theres always a chance to earn some money from your hobby. who cares if its just a hobby, it can be useful in your daily life
Everytime Quentin says "alright" the Norm Macdonald impression of Tarantino flashes in my mind...alright?
It was my huge *head*, alrighiiiit, that decided what should be in Marcellus Wallace's breifcase
Despite the fact that two sociopaths were first lady and president, I would not give up coming of age in the early 90s for anything! The height of Grunge and Alternative music, great albums coming out every week, no joke. Including two of this guy's best movie soundtracks. MTV also was the best it ever was, we all know it! Living at home and hanging with friends, going out drinking, dating, and of course experiencing a great time in film. One of the best, for me anyway! Not just because of Tarantino and his peers like Robert Rodriguez, Roger Avery, Tom Dicillo, PT Anderson, etc. coming up and making the perfect type of movies for college age cinephiles but I got to experience through video and eventually DVD's films I never appreciated as a child or were out in the late 80s! Just like TarantinoN I never appreciated stuff like Taxi Driver before or The Godfather films. Ridley Scott's earlier films, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen's earlier stuff etc. Plus, attitude of the country (US) was kind of one of open mindness and experimentation, curiosity more so then ignorance and being judgemental. Fashion was the best its been since in my opinion and although there was some activism. Specifically in my eyes made promoted less subtlety by media outlets like the music industry when it came to epidemics like AIDS (No Alternative), issues like rape (Home Alive), domestic abuse, etc. Okay Im sure there were many others but I was a college radio DJ so I remember those albums and causes the most. Anyway people at least listened to each other when they voiced their opinions and knowone even tried to form any youth groups like Antifa. At any rate all the great movies that came out , great music, some of the coolest trends and being able to experience it all being young. If I was given the chance, I wouldn't choose any other time in history to make the transition from teen to adulthood! Still not a perfect time but one of the best!
What’s your top ten 90’s movie list???
I was born in 86...if only i was born around 1970...Gen X sounds like they had a great time in the 80s/90s
Did anyone else notice Quentin said “laserdicks” by accident once when talking about the laserdiscs?
My dad actually grew up in Manhattan beach and him and my grandma remember going into that shop and he’d give her movie recommendations and always ring them up. She said he had bad breath but knew everything about every movie. My dad met him years later when he was an adult at a bar down the road from our home.
This times go bye. Vhs , laderdiscs, DVD, blu-ray. This really was a cool ages. But now in internet we can watch all what we like. But is a culture. I remember my first conan vhs, Jurassic park. It was so huge happy.
I seen the first half, but didn't see the second half. Awesome! Thanks for uploading.
Too bad you will never hear a story like his again from Hollywood, ever sad but true 😢
J JACKSON the film schools took over
Dylan Thrillmour i dont think the probably is film schools, more so nepotism
I think with TH-cam and other social media kick offs, they will become even more common. It was Hollywood from the 30's -60's (and the studio system) that said no to untested talent.
Film schools rarely produce artists but rather technicians.
I am from Manhattan Beach. This video brings back old memories.
I'm surprised he's such a fan of Blow Out. It's a good movie, sure. But to me seems low on the nuance scale? Whereas Phantom Of The Paradise (my fave DePalma film) is just so rich with performances, music, humor, and commentary on the literal cut throat world of entertainment. But I guess that's why I'm here, and he's there today. LOL
Love the guy. What a nerd. Gives hope to us all.
My 3 films that I would take on a desert island: 1. Manos: The Hands of Fate 2. Troll 2. 3. R.O.T.O.R.
R.O.T.O.R. :)
You're the only other person I know of who SAW ROTOR
If he implies that Blowout is a better Brian De Palma movie than Scarface (unless he hasnt seen
Scarface) then I have to fuckin' watch that ! I must I must I must
I’d like to know how many films he’s seen in his lifetime. More than Roger Ebert?
More than Ebert because I don't think Ebert ever watched a Jess Franco movie or watched 1000 of movies on vhs and dvd
Erik Ramaekers But Ebert began reviewing movies full time in 1967 before VHS and DVDs existed.
Ebert said he watched at least one film a day, I saw one with Tarantino that said more or less the same, some days he'll watch 2/3, so I think they're probably neck and neck, probably Ebert because he was older than Tarantino is now.
Quentin is literally constantly on coke lmao
Used to only want to like highly rated movies/shows, now I dont give a fuck what rottentomatoes says, I watch and what I like I like. Still wanna watch criterion movies cuz theyre unique hard to hear about movies, I find with new music I can like it upon first listen and find out later critics hated the song, I dont care about what new reviews say, they have their opinion and I have mine.
1:00 seeing that sign on the counter made me burst out laughing. Damn you RLM!
That's right Jay.
VERY COOL
3:04 Natural Born Killers, BTAS, Animaniacs, and Tiny Toon Adventures.
He rose from being a video store clerk, to a man who is worshipped by video store clerks worldwide.
Nice Guy Eddie
Stop pointing that f**king gun at my dad 🔫
"Who's Lance Lawson?"
"He's a fella been sittin' in the Red Rock jail about a month now. He's the fella who shot the fella who was sheriff 'fore me."
"Precisely!"
Which Movie?
Reservoir dogs?
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He loves film...so much love for cinema
I really really like his sense of humor. It's nothing but honest. It's self-aggrandizing andself-deprecating at the same time.
1:32 Tarantino is over 6 feet tall, Lance must literally be close to 7 feet.
Exiles of the Underground #WeAreExiles Lance is the real genius
This started out with Quentin Tarantino the famous, larger than life movie director and ended with Quentin the excitable human film geek. Very cool.
I'm here cuz of his new podcast about the video archives!
Thanks for uploading!
Video Archives was originally in the same strip of businesses but closer to the other side in a smaller-sized lot. Before he got famous my friends and I referred to QT as "the weird tall guy that really knew movies".
Quentin Tarantino is a legend of cinema & a true movie loving geek!!! Love the guy
The last time that Quentin could walk around a video store where no one knows who the hell he is.
1. Fellini's 8 1/2
2. Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
3. Fulci's City of the Living Dead, The Gates of Hell -
Opinion subject to change.
VHS,(80,90)😍😍😍
i miss video stores
I used to go to the video store every Friday when the new releases were in. I'd buy the one I wanted to get but they'd often have a discount price if you bought 2 or 3 and it was great when the other random films I picked up ended up really impressing me. I know we can watch whatever we want now via streaming but I do miss how it used to be. Actually going to a store and buying or renting a tangible VHS.
This guy is the shit
Best of the best, lol. I rented that.
Tarantino looks very comfortable in that place, I hadn't seen him laughing and making jokes all the time like that, it's definitely his environment.
Rio Bravo is definitely a great choice, but I thought for sure it was going to be The Good, The Bad and the Ugly or Django.
I thought he was going to get the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, too. Makes sense, as it's a great western and Tarantino has definitely been influenced by Sergio Leone.
I think it's the better choice over Rio Bravo, which is entertaining, but I don't think it's the top western. I'd have gone with The Wild Bunch.
Best, his trip movies is just fun. If someone gonna film GTA its should be Tarantino
Nothing compared to the Victorville Film Archive!
I Managed a Video Store here in Montreal and every damn Video Clerk thought they had something great to offer. Ya Ok ! Where are they now ! 😝
At least as a Video Store Manager I created a series called "24 HOUR RENTAL" and Yup it got produced. Unfortunately made in Canada and no creative control from my end... They bloody ruined it . But hey ! At least we made 13x 30min episodes 😎👍
At least you speak English.
i miss the tarantino of the old days... when he was not that famous. i don't like his movies since inglorious bastards; included.
Ok after seeing this i get QT now i always just thought he was a weirdo but he's just a geek who loves films.
At least I have 2 of Tarantino’s favorite movies, that being rio bravo and taxi driver.
Lol what
AllahHuSnackbar lol edited it
I remember working at a video store and an African American guy came in and tried to get a refund on his rental of Summer of Sam (director- Spike Lee) because there were no main black characters in the film. Obviously he just rented the movie because of the director. Had no idea what the story was about or even seen the trailer. He did not get his refund.
Jake Medina coming from someone who’s african american I wouldn’t have been mad about no black characters 😂 that’s like a Hispanic person being mad for renting Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban directed by Alfonso Cuarón .. and mad there’s no Hispanic characters. It’s fine for a filmmaker to not want to make film with characters that’s not the same race as them is my point.
But I heard Spike Lee was racist. Guess some moron said it.
Wtf! Summer of Sam was an excellent film! One of Lee's best. That guy who wanted to return it, obviously doesn't know a true gem, when he has one. Adrian Brody was amazing in it. Great music score, too. Oh, and Mira Sorvino is Smokin hot, in it! 😍
Tarantino honestly seems like a cool guy. All the stories of people being bored to death by him are just stories of QT talking to bland people.
6:32 Who's that guy?
I think its Chris Penn... Or a lookalike.. Or a Jonah Hill lookalike... But im pretty sure its Chris Penn :)
*edit* He was in Reservoir dogs as "Nice Guy Eddie" and in true romance as "Nicky Dimes"
ok, the entrance music "band of gold", perfect!!!!!
Brian De Palma’s Best Film is Carlito’s Way..... Far more Superior than Blowout, Scarface, Dressed to Kill, Snake eyes.... etc etc
I'm surprised he calls Blow Up a favorite movie. Pretty boring movie in my opinion. Definitely not one of Brian DePalma's better films.
3:20 me
Alright
Idk it feels weird to me.
I have in my mind this thought that he could esily be an absolutely nobody today he he wasn't lucky enough.
He had some raw talent when was working at video archives, but he wasn't a director, or someone that actually studied cinematography in a proper school.
But he's very tenacious and lucky that at some point he made it to his first proper movie.
He had zero connections in Hollywood, which normally means that you won't work on any kind of professional production.
But somehow he made it through, and was able to produce Reservoir Dogs.
It's like he skipped all the cinema-school lessons in class to only the days on the set, but his own set.
He’s so me. I have an intense and deep passion for cinema. And I get excited when I’m around that environment.
He’s an international treasure.
Damn son a double breast blazer, T shirt and jeans on!! T had pretty decent style back then lol even the Hawaiian shirt and the sunglasses! Coolest film geek
Genius legend intelligent of a writer and director and actor
Q drinks a Beer. He is a Human
Listen, I love Quentin, but do you think he’s on the spectrum? Not that anything’s wrong with that but i feel like there’s something there
He must be awesome to work with. Don't know about now but back then he seemed easygoing.
From what I hear his sets are cool and fun to work on
He should totally make a film about his youth.
That would be boring
About youth in general. A coming-of-age film like Dazed and Confused, which he loves so much, but maybe with a crime element. I'd love that
They totally should, his life story is crazy inspirational. A nerdy dude working in a video store (earning minimum wage for 5 years) with only his passion to fuel him. Now one of those most revered & successful directors out there, it's incredible.
A kid watching TV all day doesn't make a great film.
Video cassettes.. Damn, time goes by so fast...
Film geeks should direct films more often, and not that new star wars crap.