Quentin Tarantino's Homages to Great Movies You Never Knew About

Quentin Tarantino is a unique director who, as a true genius, steals from other directors (and admits it), and still manages to create something fresh and original.

Being a movie buff, it's no wonder Tarantino got inspiration from so many great movies. We are going to explore the iconic movies that clearly had an impact on Tarantino's masterpieces.

Psycho (1960)

The scene from Pulp Fiction when Marcellus crosses the road and notices Butch in his car, is clearly taken directly from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

City on Fire (1987)

The final scene from Reservoir Dogs where the remaining characters point a gun at each other is very similar to the same scene from 1987 movie City on Fire, from which Tarantino borrowed many other elements for this film.

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Kill Bill (including plot elements) was highly inspired by different movies, especially Japanese films. A snow covered garden and the duel in the snow was taken from Lady Snowblood, directed by Toshiya Fujita.

Even the song from this scene — Flower of Carnage, — is from this film.

Band of Outsiders (1964)

The dance sequence featuring Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction drew inspiration from a scene in the 1964 film Band of Outsiders, while incorporating choreography reminiscent of the one found in the movie 8 ½.

The Thing (1982)

John Carpenter's The Thing, arguably the best horror of the 80s, mostly inspired The Hateful Eight.

Both settings are characterized by cold, snowy landscapes, where a group of characters is trapped in a single location, with tensions and a pervasive sense of distrust simmering among them.

Django (1966)

Django Unchained is highly inspired by the original 1966 spaghetti western Django. And even the actor who played Django in the 1966 movie had a cameo in Tarantino's movie.

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

The opening scene from Inglourious Basterds, where we are introduced to a single French father with his daughter on an isolated farm, much resembles the identical scene from another spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West.

That Darn Cat! (1965)

The movie written by Tarantino, From Dusk Till Dawn, features a scene where George Clooney 's character says "I've got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can."

It is a reference to That Darn Cat, where one of the characters says the exact same line.