A custom image of Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, surrounded by flames
The Big Picture Writer-director Quentin Tarantino has always been open about his inspirations, going so far as to write his book Cinema Speculation on the subject. Despite being open about "stealing" from previous filmmakers, the auteur has still been unfairly criticized for plagiarism, particularly for his first film, Reservoir Dogs, which was inspired by a single scene from City on Fire.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 RActionCrimeDrama After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her. Deeply saddened to hear this, Tarantino made it his mission to change Thurman's mind. "It was almost as important to 'making a good movie' as 'I was going to make sure Uma had a good time during the process.'" After shooting one day, the crew gathered at The Daily Pint in Santa Monica where Tarantino discussed his desire to direct a revenge exploitation movie with Uma Thurman at its center, similar to the fictitious "Fox Force Five".
During his pitch to Thurman over pints, Tarantino explained that the way these revenge movies always start is "With a person lying there, and they're beaten up, and killed their family. And the people are looking down at them." According to Tarantino, this is when Thurman perked up.
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