Tarantino Movie Question (TR, RD, PF)
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I have watched True Romance recently, I am watching Reservoir Dogs now with a few beers, and I have seen Pulp Fiction a million times. This may be common knowledge with big Tarantino fans, but I have a question regarding these films. Tarantino wrote all three of these films (co-wrote pulp fiction) so I'm wondering if there is some character continuity going on in these three stories that I have overlooked before or just haven't noticed.
In True Romance, Patricia Arquette plays Alabama Worley. In Reservoir Dogs, Joe is talking to Mr.White (Keitel) and inquiring about how "Alabama is...". Mr. White replies that she is well and has done some jobs recently. Are these two Alabamas the same people?
Also, in Pulp Fiction when Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield need to store the dead body (Phil LaMarr) and get out of trouble, Marcellus Wallace eventually calls the "Wolf". The "Wolf" is played by Keitel and resembles Mr. White's dress and demeanor. Is this the same character?
I love these three movies already, I think they are very well written and shot. Obviously Pulp Fiction changed the way movies were made with the out of order timeline. But if these characters all intertwined in the same world and co-existed, it would make it that much cooler.
Thanks for any insights into these great movies.
In True Romance, Patricia Arquette plays Alabama Worley. In Reservoir Dogs, Joe is talking to Mr.White (Keitel) and inquiring about how "Alabama is...". Mr. White replies that she is well and has done some jobs recently. Are these two Alabamas the same people?
Also, in Pulp Fiction when Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield need to store the dead body (Phil LaMarr) and get out of trouble, Marcellus Wallace eventually calls the "Wolf". The "Wolf" is played by Keitel and resembles Mr. White's dress and demeanor. Is this the same character?
I love these three movies already, I think they are very well written and shot. Obviously Pulp Fiction changed the way movies were made with the out of order timeline. But if these characters all intertwined in the same world and co-existed, it would make it that much cooler.
Thanks for any insights into these great movies.
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Also The Wolf and Mr White could be the same person, yes.
Also the obvious one is Mr Blonde and Vincent Vega are brothers.
There is tons of character continuity going on in those 3 films.
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In Mr. White's flashback, Joe asks him about a girl named Alabama. This is a reference to Patricia Arquette's character from True Romance (1993). Quentin Tarantino has stated that he originally intended this character to meet up with Mr White and to become partners in crime. When "True Romance" was released a year after this film, the ending was changed and so this backstory became inconsistent because Alabama never went on to meet up with Mr. White.
Mr. Blonde's real name is Vic Vega. This is the same surname as Vince (John Travolta) from Quentin Tarantino's other film, Pulp Fiction (1994). Tarantino revealed that not only are Vic and Vince brothers, but one day he may do a prequel about them called "The Vega Brothers".
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just when you think the flims couldnt be any cooler. i need to buy true romance then...its the only one im missing. thanks people. :shock:
That's the only one I have, but now I want to buy the other two
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Nobody does villains like Gary Oldman... he's great in the Professional too.
The movie is full of great scenes... the one with Walken and Hopper is awesome as well.
Gary Oldman is perfect in most roles. Have you seen him in The Professional as the classical music listening, pill medication taking, psycho path boss? Portman isn't too bad in that movie either.
The scene with Hopper and Walken in True Romance is crazy. "You're an eggplant"
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Great tastes eh?
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There is a sweet 2 disc edition out there that you can find for cheap probably.... its black and has the tattoo in silver etching on the front....
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Mr. White can't be Mr. Wolf becuase Mr. White dies in Reservoir Dogs, which took place before Pulp Fiction. Tarantino just likes to re-use the same actors in his movies: Kietel, Roth, etc.
The Vega Brothers thing never happened and I guess it is too late now, but Tarantino had mentioned a few times that Vic from Reservoir Dogs and Vincent from Pulp Fiction were brothers and he had intended to do a movie about them. Unlikely that ever happens now.
There are other connections. Red Apple cigarettes show up in Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, as do Big Kahuna Burgers.
Oh, and to the OP - If you enjoyed these three movies, check out Jackie Brown. Highly underrated.
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Yep, there is no relation other than QT's facination of the names.
QT does that. In fact, I think you can find something in every movie that can be linked to any other of his movies.
Also look at the characters that have made re-appearances in his movies...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino (scroll down).
They didn't include From Dusk Till Dawn. QT helped out and acted in that. Also Harvey Keitel.
i know, i thought i should get it during Reservoir Dogs today....i have never seen it....
Four Rooms is pretty good as well, co-written and co-direct by Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and 2 other writer/directors. QT wrote and directed the last chapter of the film.
One of the rare Tarantino films with a nude scene, Ione Skye from Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything" get naked in it.
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Yeah, it isn't original, but it is so far removed from the source material and QT's stamp all over it. It has some of his best dialouge.
No mention of Kill Bill? I love that flick too!
Four Rooms is pretty bad I thought. But I did like the wager scene - the one he directed.
Death Proof sucked.
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