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Similarities, Connections and References Used In Tarantino Films

Quinten Tarantino has become a very well known filmmaker in both Hollywood and around the world. His unconventional style and use of violence makes him both loved by the film community and fans. Tarantino has become well known for frequently re-using props, names and even references to his other films. I will be discussing some of these similarities in this paper.
Tarantino likes to re-use names that appear in his films. For example the character Alabama is a character in the film True Romance. The film was not directed by Tarantino instead the film was directed by Tony Scott. Tarantino wrote the story. Alabama was meant to continue as a small character in Reservoir Dogs. Originally Tarantino meant for her love interest played by Christian Slater to die in a gun fight at the end of the film. She then was supposed to turn to a life of crime and become the partner of Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs. During the film Alabama is mentioned as Mr. White's former partner. In the film Natural Born Killers a detective named Jack Scagnettie is chasing the characters Mickey and Mallory. In Reservoir Dogs Vic Vega's parole officer is named Seymour Scagnettie. In Reservoir Dogs Mr. White's real name is Lawrence Dimmmick. In Pulp fiction Jules and Vincent bring a dead body to the home of Jimmy Dimmick. The two Dimmicks may very well be cousins. The name Vega appears in both Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Vic Vega is in Reservoir Dogs and Vincent Vega is in Pulp Fiction. The two Vegas are brothers who both die.(Wikipedia)
Tarantino also likes to make references to his other films. In Reservoir Dogs Steve Buscemi's character Mr. Pink doesn't believe in tipping unless a waitress actually deserves it. There then is a scene in Pulp Fiction that takes place in Jackrabbit Slims where Buscemi plays a very negatively toned waiter who Vincent Vega says in not a very good waiter. There is the...

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