Tarantino, Quentin

Tarantino, Quentin

(born March 27, 1963, Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.) U.S. director and screenwriter. He worked in a video store in California before selling two screenplays that became True Romance (1993) and Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994). He made his directing debut with Reservoir Dogs (1993). His controversial Pulp Fiction (1994) won the Academy Award for best screenplay and the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. His films, including Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), are known for their stylized violence, razor-sharp dialogue, and fascination with film and pop culture. Tarantino also worked as an actor, producer, and executive of a film distribution company, Rolling Thunder.