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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I think with RU-vid 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
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.
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 3 best film for me: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Asphalt Jungle, Taxi Driver (then Citizane Kane, Goodfellas, Rio Bravo, The Searchers, Le Doulos, Casablanca, Pickpocket, Underworld USA, 12 Angry Men, A bout de souffle, Un condamné à mort s'est échappé, The Godfather, Seven Samurai, L'Avventura etc etc) but sure not Blow Out (good movie, i love De Palma), at this point I prefer Blow Up of Antonioni whose plot is 'almost' identical
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 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 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 😎👍
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 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
