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Inglourious Basterds (2009) is an alternative history war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The plot centers around two intersecting plans to assassinate the leaders of Nazi Germany at a Paris cinema. One operation is carried out by a team of Jewish American soldiers under the command of First Lieutenant Aldo Raine, while the other is led by French Jewish cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus, seeking revenge for her family’s murder. Both are up against SS colonel Hans Landa, infamous for his brutal persecution of Jews. The title was inspired by a 1978 Euro War film called The Inglorious Bastards, ...

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) is a martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It continues the story of its predecessor, Kill Bill, and features Uma Thurman as the Bride seeking vengeance against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad and their leader Bill. The Bride, who is pregnant, and her partner practice for their upcoming wedding when Bill suddenly appears. As the former lover of the Bride, father of her child, and leader of the Deadly Vipers, he orders his team to eliminate everyone at the rehearsal. Despite being shot in the head by Bill, the Bride survives and vows to get even. Four years later, she ...

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the American martial arts film, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). The leading role of the Bride is played by Uma Thurman, seeking vengeance against Bill and his squad of assassins who attempted to end her life and that of her unborn child. In 1999, the former Deadly Vipers member was preparing for her wedding at a chapel in El Paso, Texas when she was unexpectedly attacked by Bill and his team. Despite being shot and left wounded, she musters the strength to reveal that Bill is the father of her unborn child before losing consciousness. While ...

Stark Raving Mad (2002) is a film from A Band Apart. It centers around a heist planned during a rave. Drew Daywalt took on the role of director and writer for this movie. The story follows the events of one night at a nightclub where the main character, Ben, has rented out the venue. The club owner is not pleased with the noise levels, fearing consequences for his license. However, this noise serves as a cover for an elaborate bank heist orchestrated by Ben in order to pay off his own debts and those of his deceased brother to a local Chinese crime boss. Time is of the essence as Ben must complete the mission before ...

Jackie Brown (1997), an American crime film by Quentin Tarantino, is based on the 1992 novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard. A flight attendant, Jackie smuggles money from Mexico into the US for Ordell Robbie, a Los Angeles gun runner. When Ordell’s courier, Beaumont Livingston, is arrested, he enlists the help of bail bondsman Max Cherry to free him. However, after killing Beaumont to keep him quiet, Ordell finds himself in a tight spot when ATF agent Ray Nicolette and LAPD detective Mark Dargus discover the cash and drugs in Jackie’s possession. Facing ...

From Dusk till Dawn (1996), a thrilling American action horror film, was both directed and written by esteemed filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. In the opening scene, fugitive brothers Seth and Richie Gecko commit a violent robbery at a liquor store that results in the deaths of a clerk and Texas Ranger. As they flee, they accidentally cause the building to explode. Later on, while hiding out in an inn room, Seth is livid to discover that his brother has killed a hostage they had taken. In another part of town, Jacob Fuller, a pastor struggling with grief ...

Four Rooms (1995) is an American black comedy film that combines elements of farce and anthology. The movie features a star-studded team of writers and directors including Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. Taking place on New Year’s Eve at the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles, the plot is centered around Ted, a bellhop who experiences four unique encounters with different hotel guests during his first night on the job. Honeymoon Suite. The Missing Ingredient (Allison Anders). Ted helps a unique group of ladies ...

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the American independent film, Pulp Fiction (1994). The narrative of the film deviates from chronological order and centers around three separate protagonists: Vincent Vega, a hitman; Butch Coolidge, a prizefighter; and Jules Winnfield, Vincent’s business partner. It opens with a diner robbery by a couple and then transitions between the three story lines before concluding back at the diner. Throughout the film, there are seven distinct narrative sequences, marked by intertitles. Summary. As Pumpkin and Honey Bunny dine at ...