Auteurs

Quentin tarantinoLead characters usually drive General Motors vehicles, particularly Chevrolet and Cadillac. He often frames characters with doorways and shows them opening and closing doors. Much of the violence and minor character dialogue is off-screen in his films. Briefcases and suitcases play an important role in most of his films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Jackie Brown (1997), True Romance (1993), and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). He makes many references to cult movies and television. He regularly works with Harvey Keitel. His films usually have a shot from inside a car trunk. Frequently casts Tim Roth. His films will often include one long, unbroken take where a character is followed around somewhere. Widely imitated quick cuts of character's hands performing actions in extreme close-up, a technique reminiscent of Palma. Long close-up of a person's face while someone else speaks off-screen Often plays a small role in his films . Frequently casts Michael Madsen and Uma Thurman. Frequently uses Mêlée weapons, such as the samurai sword that Butch uses in "Pulp Fiction" and the bride uses in the Kill Bill movies, also the stake attached to a jackhammer used by George Clooney in "From Dusk Till Dawn". His films usually have Extreme violence.