Quentin Tarantino: The Man and His Movies

Quentin Tarantino: The Man and His Movies

Worshiped like a film star by fans of his ultrahip and violent movies, reviled and condemned by the self-appointed guardians of mortality, Quentin Tarantino has become the cult hero of the nineties. <p> Using exclusive material from her interviews with Tarantino and those close to him, Jami Bernard traces his fascinating rise from high school dropout and B-movie junkie to the darling Hollywood, exploring the philosophy and mythology of the writer and director who has, with just a few explosive films, turned the movie world on its head. <p> With the furor over <em>Reservior Dogs</em>, the triumph of <em>Pulp Fiction</em>, and the bitter conflict over <em>Natural Born Killers</em>, Tarantino's meteoric rise has been perspective of those who have worked, played, and done battle with him, Jami Bernard looks beyond the media icon and reveals the man--and his message.