Tarantino

British  

/ ˌtærənˈtiːnəʊ /

noun

1. Quentin. born 1963, US film director and screenwriter, noted for violent quirky dramas including Reservoir Dogs (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1998), the two parts of Kill Bill (2003, 2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Django Unchained (2012)

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Other Word Forms

• Tarantinoesque adjective

Example Sentences

“All Paul’s films are unique, though you know it’s him, just like with Tarantino,” Hall says.

From Los Angeles Times

Other actors came to Dano’s defense after Tarantino’s dig began to spread.

From Salon

Both foes imagine a self-consciously cinematic scene, something audiences themselves assumed Tarantino would then deliver with gusto exactly as they described — isn’t that the hipster pastiche he’s after?

From Los Angeles Times

Or at least since the 1970s, when the dialogue of Quentin Tarantino’s beloved grindhouse movies was all blunt simplicity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Vista reopened under Quentin Tarantino’s stewardship, Vidiots rebounded in Eagle Rock and the Egyptian welcomed audiences back in 2023 after a major restoration.

From Los Angeles Times