- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial (Jan 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060951613
- ISBN-13: 978-0060951610
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 16.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,954,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Worshiped like a film star by fans of his ultrahip and violent movies, reviled and condemned by the self-appointed guardians of morality, Quentin Tarantino has become the cult hero of the nineties. 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 of 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. With the furor over Reservoir Dogs, the triumph of Pulp Fiction, and the bitter conflict over Natural Born Killers, Tarantino's meteoric rise has been turbulent and headline grabbing. Through the unique inside 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.
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'Worshipped like a film star by fans of his ultra hip, ultra violent movies, reviled and condemned by the self-appointed guardians of morality, Quentin Tarantino has become the cult hero of the nineties.'
Using exclusive material from her interviews with Tarantino and those close to him, Jami Bernard traces his fascinating rise from high school drop-out and B-movie junkie to the daring of Hollywood, and explores the philosophy and the mythology of the writer and director who has, with just a few explosive films, turned the movie world on its head.
With the furore over 'Reservoir Dogs', the triumph of 'Pulp Fiction' and the bitter conflict over 'Natural Born Killers', Tarantino’s meteoric rise has been turbulent and headline grabbing. Through the unique inside knowledge of those who have worked, played and done battle with him, Jami Bernard looks beyond the media icon and reveals the man.
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Format:Paperback
The trouble with this book is:
1) It was written a fair old while ago, so all his newer works (I think Four Rooms is the last film the book discusses) are not here.
2) He's not that an interesting a guy (at least when this was written).
That said, it does provide a lot of detail about his early and adolescent life, how he came to love movies, and a lot of background info on Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. And, like me, if you are interested in Tarantino full stop, then that's good enough.
Be prepared though, to come out with a slightly different, more cynical, view of the man.
1) It was written a fair old while ago, so all his newer works (I think Four Rooms is the last film the book discusses) are not here.
2) He's not that an interesting a guy (at least when this was written).
That said, it does provide a lot of detail about his early and adolescent life, how he came to love movies, and a lot of background info on Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. And, like me, if you are interested in Tarantino full stop, then that's good enough.
Be prepared though, to come out with a slightly different, more cynical, view of the man.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The single best book about Tarantino
27 Mar 2003
Format:Paperback
This book is a must-read for every true Tarantino fan.
Jamie Bernard's book is simply amazing. It covers Tarantino's life from childhood till about 1996. The book is well-written, and goes deep into detail and uncovers Tarantino's life as hyperactive kid, movie theater regular, fatherless child and genius moviemaker. This is the single best book ever written about Quentin Tarantino. No other book delivers such great information, biographical facts and stories about the making of his early movies and involvements in projects. If you want to read a good book about Tarantino, get this one first. It's the best!
trust me on this...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A great scoop on Tarantino's beginnings
11 Jan 1999
Format:Paperback
I just finished reading this book, and it is a fine work of reporting. It interviews people from both sides of the Tarantino debate (those who love him and those who hate him), and allows you to draw your own conclusions from all the statements. It covers Tarantino's life from his birth up to the moment when he made Four Rooms.
Too bad this book is out of print. I hope there will be a reissue in the future, probably covering the latest works of Tarantino.
Well researched, well written
17 Dec 2007
Format:Paperback
When Tarantino blew up in the early 90's, there were slews of quickie books written to cash in on his enormous popularity. This is not one of them. Jami Bernard has done one of the most thorough and detailed biographies ever done on a celebrity. She misses nothing. The only problem this book has is the same problem almost all Q.T books have- they were all written 2 to 3 years into his career, so there is no recent information. This is one book I'd love to see updated and re-released.It is a richly detailed and fair account of Tarantino's life and career up until 1995.
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