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Why does Tarantino insist on cameos (usually as a racist) when he can't act?

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Quentin Tarantino

6 episodes touching this theme
  • Strongly explored
    Reservoir Dogs – Just the Tip

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "KT says his cameos add nothing beyond feeding his brand, putting it down to ego and pure indulgence, unlike Taika's fun cameos in his own films."

    Cross-refJojo Rabbit
  • Strongly explored
    Pulp Fiction – Big Gimpin’

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "You both say he can't act and his big role next to Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta is distracting. Oti thinks he genuinely believes he can and compares it to M. Night Shyamalan in Old."

    Cross-refOldReservoir DogsDjango Unchained
  • Not explored
    Jackie Brown – Top Grier

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "Neither of you spotted Tarantino in this one, and KT is relieved he didn't physically insert himself; Oti says even if he passed by, it didn't interfere with the film."

  • Not explored
    Kill Bill – All Bride Out

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "KT says thank God you're spared this time: Tarantino is notably not in this one, which for her says it all about roles he doesn't need to be in."

  • Strongly explored
    Inglourious Basterds – Miniature Strudel

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "You note his brief turn as an already-scalped Nazi with no lines, which Oti calls the right way to do it; KT would rather he skip it unless it adds something, like Taika's priest in Hunt for the Wilderpeople."

    Cross-refHunt for the WilderpeoplePulp Fiction
  • Strongly explored
    Django Unchained – Nuts & Schultz

    Feb 2022 · raised by Ben

    "Tarantino casts himself again, this time as an Australian; KT admits she missed that he was meant to be Australian, while Oti says giving himself an accent proves Tarantino thinks he can act."