That Time When Madonna Subtly Shaded Tarantino Over Reservoir Dogs? Priceless
Not every celebrity can stand up to Tarantino, but Madonna definitely did.
Tarantino’s movies are acclaimed for a combination of many things. One of the big reasons people love them so much is because of the clever and funny dialogues, and the references to pop culture.
The movie that allowed Tarantino to show the world his talent was Reservoir dogs. The very first words we hear, even before we see anything, are the words of Mr. Brown, played by Tarantino himself.
We then see the whole scene as we are being introduced to the main characters. Mr. Brown starts the movie with the discussion about Madonna’s 1984 song Like a Virgin.
Mr. Brown states that the whole song is “a metaphor for big d*ck.” Mr. Blonde, played by Michael Madsen, has a different take than Mr. Brown.
According to him, the song is all about a lady who's been through some rough relationships but eventually ends up finding a good guy. Back in 1987, way before Reservoir Dogs hit the screens, Madonna talked about the song in an interview with Rolling Stone.
She explained how the song was actually about her personal feelings, like feeling all renewed and excited.
But everyone else ended up interpreting it in a somewhat similar way as Tarantino’s character. She made it clear that wasn't her intention at all when she wrote and sang the song. Just two weeks after the movie came out, Madonna dropped her fifth album called Erotica.
During this time, there's this story going around that Madonna wrote a message on a signed copy of the record and gave it to Tarantino. Apparently, they met at a party while he was promoting the film abroad.
Her note said something like, “To Quentin, it’s not about d*ck. It’s about love. Madonna.”
That’s not the only time when Tarantino managed to ruffle some celebrity feathers. While in Reservoir Dogs it was the line from the character that triggered Madonna, Tarantino has a knack for provoking stars even off screen.
As for example, that time when he triggered the star of his own movies, Samuel L. Jackson, by saying that the actors who play in superhero films are not real movie stars.
Source: Rolling Stone