Quentin Tarantino goes through every film he saw in 1979

Quentin Tarantino goes through every single film he saw in theaters in the year 1979. Taken from Five Things w Lynn Hirschberg podcast.

[@Joel-StevenVoicedude]

I wish I could tell Tarantino that I am a featured extra in THREE of these movies: 'Old Boyfriends', 'Rocky II', and '1941'.

[@kelleymcbride4633]

He should do a podcast, I could listen to him talk about movies all day

[@David-nb3ex]

He actually already has one, but it's a bit of an industry secret

[@14AspenDrive]

@@David-nb3ex He doesn't have one yet, because it's not out. It's not an "industry secret"... He has been on the pure cinema podcast a bunch of times though

[@David-nb3ex]

@@14AspenDrive No, he literally has been recording a podcast for the past several years, but he does it just for fun. No sponsors. He only has the occasional guest on, which is almost always a close friend. He drops an episode maybe 5 times a year, tops. It's kinda similar to Bill Burrs podcast in terms of presentation. The only way to listen to it is via an invitation from QT or someone close to him. Very exclusive.

[@bikingchupei2447]

he did several with bill simmons on his the rewatchables podcast, they even talked about king of new york.

[@ryanmcmahon7087]

@@David-nb3ex Any idea where someone might be able to find them? Ive literally listened to all his over 2 hour podcasts on KZbin for months now. I was actually really supprised to hear he liked Return of the Living dead 3 without having seen the first 2 because of boycotting. Such a weird thing to find out about a great director. Ive been watching so many B movies recently because of QT.

[@jasonwilliams4159]

I was a projectionist at a 31 screen theater and from 2001-2008 I saw every movie that came out. It was a wonderful time of my life I look back on fondly

[@aaryan8273]

Which are some of the movies that you still remember, like they were so good that you cannot forget the event Name some if you can

[@jasonwilliams4159]

@@aaryan8273 part of my job was to watch movies to make sure I built them up correctly. And sometimes it’s a double edged sword. Cause I had to watch terrible movies like “Pathfinder”. I even remember hating good movies at first, cause I had to watch them half asleep at 3am like Tropic Thunder. But my best experiences were watching great movies I had no idea going in what to expect , like “no country for old men”.

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

Did you ever handle a print for Attack Of The clones? I ask because it was shot on digital and transferred to film. I would love to see how the film stock looked.

[@jasonwilliams4159]

@@silvervalleystudios2486 yes. If I remember they gave it the secret code name Daddy long legs so it wouldn’t get noticed and stolen cause it was a highly anticipated film.

[@aaryan8273]

@@jasonwilliams4159 ay man That sounds horrible lol Not able to enjoy good movies is really a bummer. But i can see that the cinephile in you enjoyed good movies no matter the situation. Kudos man., Also thanks for the response

[@Brad772006]

Tarantino's memory is simply amazing. I can barely remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

[@dahan419]

I'm fairly certain he's borderline savant

[@DrVonNostrand]

Autism

[@arthurbishop3173]

​​​@@dahan419lol - I know movies and movie details just like Tarantino, and people look at me like I'm a savant or there is something flat out wrong with me at times 😅😂 I've seen more than a few movies at least several hundred times, but rarely ever does anyone believe me. Then I'll talk about the minutiae of certain movies and that's when they start to believe me.

[@arthurbishop3173]

Biggest difference between Tarantino and myself wrt movie knowledge is that he's more into variety of movies. I prefer fewer movies (variety-wise) but like to watch them more frequently than he does. 'Butch and Sundance-the Early Years' was /is SO boring. I'm surprised he liked that one. My wife bought it on DVD years ago and I've yet to be able to sit through the whole thing. Dull af imo.

[@BostonsF1nest]

He’s not recalling all this from memory- he has a book full of the ticket stubs in front of him

[@hoppy6437]

I am incredibly impressed by anyone who can even keep up with Quentin Tarantino about movies. She really knows her movies too!

[@MrCREWCRUSHIN95]

She's actually annoying, interrupting all the time to prove she knows trivia.

[@28Pluto]

@@MrCREWCRUSHIN95 It's called a conversation. Two people sharing their point of views. Apparently, you likely suck at conversations if you only want to hear your own voice.

[@dillinger445]

@@MrCREWCRUSHIN95 why you think quentin got so excited and talked for so long? cause she was responding and knew her stuff

[@JamesEvans2023]

@@dillinger445 spot on, this was a great conversation.

[@ssrunner]

@@MrCREWCRUSHIN95 have you never, like, talked to a person? Had a two way conversation?

[@Mode-7]

Quentin explaining the plot of the Promise is gold.

[@benfisher1376]

I wish Quentin would do one of these for every year of the 80s. I'd love to hear his favourites for 1980 and 1982 in particular as they were great years for movies.

[@Tarantino111]

His favorite 90s is The matrix

[@fernandomaron87]

He hates the 80s cinema with a passion, except for a few films.

[@benfisher1376]

@@fernandomaron87 That might make it even more interesting 🤔 😆

[@kingsethos5108]

Hardcore was written by Paul Schraeder (Taxi Driver) and filmed in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI. I remember the buzz of excitement that George C. Scott was in town.

[@mrwritestuff1]

You know a guy loves films when he tells the list of films he saw in one year and it takes about the length of a film.

[@JB-ti7bl]

When I was single, I used to borrow VHS videos from our library and write reviews for myself. Watched and reviewed 180 movies one year.

[@hermixtonen]

He’s right about the Russian Roulette scene in “The Deer Hunter”. Nothing else like it . Such an abrupt change of pace in what is a very slow movie up to then . Just incredible.

[@user-sx2un5bc3q]

Mow

[@Football__Junkie]

Very jarring scene

[@sclogse1]

It's like two movies in one.

[@mobiuspaw494]

His enthusiasm is so infectious. It would be wonderful if he did this for every year that means a lot too him. 💖

[@okonh0wp]

This guy is so simultaneously dorky and a rock star, it’s an interesting phenomenon to behold. To remember every movie you’ve seen in 1979 and feel that the locations where you’ve even those films are interesting to someone else in conversation is really being socially aloof but somehow this guy manages to pull it off with such passion

[@infonut]

Thanks for putting into words what I was pondering. He's an odd duck but mesmerizing. I want to know more about his childhood upbringing.

[@TheBoondoggler]

He's literally a genius. Not everybody's cup of tea, but a genius nonetheless.

[@douglaspouch5313]

Most of the films Tarantino saw as a 16 year old, you couldn't have paid me to see at that age. A true lover of cinema.

[@MargueriteFairProductions]

He's a self-made genius. He fell into his true self at a young age.

[@stellviahohenheim]

​@@MargueriteFairProductionsHe's so full of it. You know movies are a team effort don't you?

[@TristanTris321GoT]

Love Tarantino, he saw more movies in one year than me in my whole life. 😂

[@daniel79tj]

A lot of people think QT only saw what certain people perceive as "cool" films (kung fu, blaxplotaition, horror, spaghetti westerns, horror, HK films) , but the guy literally saw every kind of film from really bad ones, tv films, obscure foreign ones and the academy award darlings (the kind geeks hate cause Annie Hall won the Oscar and not Star Wars ), he seems to love all of them the same.

[@cablehogue599]

Do people hate Annie hall? Easily woody Allen's best film

[@KungaMatata]

Annie Hall is definitely better than Star Wars

[@Football__Junkie]

What else is there to do in 1979?

[@tonyhoable]

There was a lot more things to do in those days than there is today.

[@natwolf687]

​@@Football__Junkie"Should I go see three movies today, or sing to my d**k?"

[@penoyer79]

i was born in 79. My dad was a big movie fan and he couldn't help himself and he started taking me to movies with him on Friday nights around 1988...and this continued until 2000. we averaged about 25 movies a year... topping out in 1993 at about 35 movies. and we saw all the big blockbusters and we saw them all on opening night... Batman, Independence Day, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the future 2 and 3, outbreak, crimson tide, the rock... you name it. any movie that was anything in the late 80s through the 90s we saw it.

[@lovitz69]

What happened in 2000? 1999 & 2000 were some of the best years for film in recent history

[@mattyust6127]

Born in 1979 too and I completely relate! My Dad and I went to a bunch of movies during that period and a lot of times we’d go to like the 9:55 show and most times I’d fall asleep but I’d always try to stay awake just so my Dad would think I wasn’t too young to see these movies so I’d fight every temptation to fall asleep. One of my fondest memories was going to see “The Last Starfighter” in Beaumont,TX while visiting my Grandmother and the theater was so packed that I watched this movie sitting Indian style on the disgusting floor in the second row. I also loved that my Dad is such a movie buff and many times after the movie I saw with him was over we would walk into another theater just to see the ending or 5 minutes of a different picture. Such a different time and I totally miss it!

[@D-Fens_1632]

I was a kid of divorce in the 80s and the weekends with dad regularly included movies, usually the bigger, popular, current ones (Big, Groundhog Day, Dances With Wolves, etc.). Locally we also had a small theater within walking/biking distance that had a dollar show for older movies, I saw so many movies there in the 80s and 90s. Saw Pulp Fiction there. It's wild to look back at releases in those years, every month something classic was coming out.

[@robertolson483]

I lived in Torrance, CA in the early '90s and I love how he keeps naming the local theatres in the area. I lived right down the road from Del Amo Mall. Good memories....

[@america1st721]

I get the feeling he has a movie running in each one of his rooms at his house and just walks in and watches them at his leisure.

[@venomripper]

Man a lot of these movie posters are just fantastic, such great design and artistry, wish film studios today would put as much effort into them as they did back then

[@BodhiSatfa-co2zz]

This was an absolutely terrific clip! I'm sure QT could do one of these for every/any year from any decade, and I would love to see each!! Cheers👏🥃🍺😂

[@ianrobinson4200]

It wouldn't be as good for the early 70s because he wouldn't be watching more adult/mature movies at the cinema yet

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@ianrobinson4200 And the 80s weren't anything like as interesting filmwise! (even though I was only four in 1980 - I'd later realize the 70s clearly had better movies)

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

a clip? Bro, it's an hour and eleven minutes in duration 🥃🍺😂

[@Christian.9198]

@@antiochiaadtaurum3786 For Tarantino, length wise it's a clip.

[@Khankoas]

Rare occurrence; I honestly enjoyed reading comments under this video, as much as I enjoyed Tarantino talking about movies. The complete experience.

[@IrnBruNYC]

Thanks so much for adding the movie posters that really enhances this experience

[@polyglot12]

His take on 'Annie Hall' is a perfect description of how it hit a lot of people, including me. No one really knew why but it was a movie that stuck in your mind. It took awhile to disseminate in your consciousness. 'All That Jazz' was also one of those films that took a moment, being neither a traditional drama nor a traditional musical. The 70's was a diverse and industry-changing decade. Fun to have been young and experienced all these things without references, without precedence, without decades of analysis following you in. Just going in unaware and taking from it what you could.

[@ShivasIrons22]

It's sad how far Hollywood has fallen. That was an amazing list of movies.

[@ianrobinson4200]

Yeah, every year in the 70s was absolutely stacked with '70 probably being the weakest and '79 the strongest

[@kelleymcbride4633]

You said it

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Yet as he says he’s not sure he would like some of them now … like Hair … things change

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

There’s a lot of crap here and there’s still all sorts of great films being made.

[@superdoov]

Pop music is even worse!!

[@Althemancayer]

Quentin remembers seeing Paradise Valley 3 times, an obsure movie from Stallone. This man is so passionate about movies, it’s nuts.

[@sclogse1]

Paradise Alley.

[@Rob-sk1im]

1979 undoubtedly was a phenomenal year for Cinema. All That Jazz was utterly amazing. The academy should have selected this one as best picture and Roy Scheider should have won best actor.

[@reesebn38]

Agree! I work with young people and I was talking with a young girl about movies. She asked if I had any old movies she could borrow. I gave her All that Jazz. Wasn't sure if her generation would like it. She love it! Said it was one of the great movies she had ever seen.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Its fun to go back and look at what films the academy gave best picture to and how badly they have aged and what films they overlooked.

[@djtforever1414]

Apocalypse Now was the best film of 1979. I agree that Roy should have won the Best Actor Academy Award.

[@quentinkaasa47]

1979 and 1999 were two of the best years for film releases.

[@reesebn38]

@@quentinkaasa47 Don't forget 1982 or 1989.

[@raycarr1389]

I was 15 in 1979 and saw at least half the movies Quentin did. I actually talked my mother into taking a trip to LA to see Apocalypse Now, like Quentin, saw at the Cinerama Dome and it was in 70mm. I still have the program they handed out because the 70mm version did not have end credits. Also saw. The Deer Hunter on the big screen and I tell you the Russian roulette scene and when Christopher Walken shot himself, somehow had such an impact on me that I balled afterward. Definitely one of all time favorites. Quentin and I would talk for hours about movies, both of us being film buffs, I f we were in the same room. Really enjoyed hearing this podcast.

[@ludwigfan3013]

Really enjoyed this. I could listen to Quentin talk about every movie he saw for every year made.

[@samfilmkid]

Am I really going to listen to Tarantino talk about every movie he saw in theaters in 1979 for 71 minutes? Yes I think I am. And there’s nothing anyone can do to stop me.

[@brianskeggs9785]

I'd love to hear him do more of these

[@TomCruz54321]

It's just so amazing to listen to someone talk about a topic that he's so passionate about.

[@RyMovieGuy]

Possibly the greatest decade for cinema, and this year in particular (1979) just has a banger one after the other…

[@drewdrewson1384]

if you enjoyed this, 100% recommend finding the audiobook for cinema speculation and listening to the last chapter called "Floyd footnote".

[@rogerpattube]

The Promise recounting was EPIC!

[@jothishprabu8]

This guy literally lived in a theatre basically

[@Emulous79]

He must have hid after the performances and slept in there, lol.

[@williamshaw9047]

And now he owns one. The New Beverly Cinema has long been famous for double features and QT bought it like 15 years ago.

[@mikef2813]

His pale years.

[@scottf5791]

@Max Powers lmao! I need to look that up. I couldn’t imagine

[@MichaelLisk]

Which explains why he's so out of touch with real life and why his movies reflect that.

[@djazzjob19]

Looking forward to watching these movies again with a new lens. Really appreciative.

[@teptime]

So glad to see MALIBU HIGH in the mix. Masterpiece.

[@shamrockballs1066]

Being a Jaws fan I love how Tarantino seems to admire Roy Schieder and Robert Shaw, you can tell by how he throws out trivia about their lives and or careers when talking about their movies.

[@postersandstuff]

ive got 2 real Shaw autographs , hes heavily forged......theres a dealer who has a Avalanche Express sgd photo , totally fake as he died a yr before it came out

[@shamrockballs1066]

@@postersandstuff Very cool! Shaw is one of my favourite actors and Jaws is my favourite film. Would you ever part from one of the autographs and I'm not being rude but how do you know they are legit?

[@lemonhead162]

I remember seeing, "Hardcore" on TV for the first time in the 80s. I was speechless. Such a good movie with surprisingly funny parts.

[@leorickt.9604]

Way way more people need to know about Hardcore. Its incredible. Paul schafer is brilliant

[@kevinrhea7332]

Schrader it’s hard to spell I’m not sure I’m spelling it right but it’s with a D not an F , not trying to be a dick , he’s just worth looking up on IMDb and seeing pretty much every movie he ever wrote or directed

[@leorickt.9604]

@@kevinrhea7332 youre right it is schrader. My mistake

[@ninamc6116]

The suspense. We kept thinking the daughter was in a snuff film. I remember being so tense! What a movie

[@djgizmoe]

High fives "I never saw the Hunger Games because I love Battle Royale and I'm offended it exists" comment. I really, really enjoyed this talk. More like this please.

[@fredkeeler4620]

"A Little Romance" is terrific. A romance that actually works

[@christophercampbell1677]

Hearing qt talk about the deer hunter is amazing its my favorite movie and literally the story of my family it was filmed in Cleveland where i live and the similarities dont end there between the steel mills and the Vietnam War 😢 its cinema at its finest

[@ricklanders]

I wish Quentin would do more of these! I saw the Deer Hunter as a breaking down and loss of the certainty that comes along with the traditional values, mores, beliefs, etc. typical of immigrant cultures, exemplified and symbolized by the wedding. All that is thrown into question in the larger culture, and also on the individual level from the things they experienced in the war. The famous DeNiro scene "This is this!" a clear attempt to assert a once-believed in certainty and connection to reality that was literally blown apart by the cataclysmic events they went through. Nothing was "this" anymore after that prison camp! And Russian roulette??? With the town being Russian? How perfect as a metaphor for that entire situation, with literally no certainty at all and the next move being one that could literally blow your head off.

[@postersandstuff]

Viet Cong used russian weapons , ironic since these are russian-americans

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Wise Blood (1979) is my favorite movie. Wasn't sure if he mentioned it, I just listened while going between tasks in two rooms.

[@zeltzamer4010]

Great movie and great book.

[@sclogse1]

Huston being modern. There's a little scene on the street that feels like the director had to be 25 years old and fresh.

[@brandonwestbrook6003]

QT is a legend. I could listen to him talk Film all day long. Maybe the most knowledgeable film fan ever

[@sanctanox]

Sad, how many of these films are almost forgotten and are not available on bluray.

[@ErikPortland]

Quentin's memory is something else.

[@orpheus9037]

Wow - he even remembers the dingy California multiplexes he saw the movies in. That's dedication. While I'm not a fan of every movie Quentin has made, I'm certainly a fan of Quentin himself. I think he's terrific. And he give great interviews.

[@fredkeeler4620]

As Tarantino observed - "I didn't go to film school, I went to films." What makes him one of the great filmmakers is quite simply his loving obsession with them.

[@christophedevos3760]

The knowledge of Tarantino of these movies is stunning. Just seen Winter Kills and I was pleasantly surprised, I sense an influence on the Coen Brothers somehow.

[@seatownfan]

How were so many fantastic movies made in 1979? Amazing.

[@DeadBunny69]

The biggest movie he missed in 1979 wasn't Moonraker but Kramer vs Kramer. The highest grossing and won the Oscar.

[@ericjohnson8326]

I use to work at House of Blues foundation room. This was around 99,2000 Tarantino & some friends came in & say on the floor in the Foundation room playing a board game. I don't know if it was Monopoly or something else. I'm sure he will remember exactly what game,who he was with & the date. He seems to remember everything.🙂

[@orlandovaca8478]

My family got hooked up for Cable TV in November of 1979. I watched just about all of those movies on HBO in 1980. It was a fantastic year for the Cinema.

[@pablosonic892]

This is an incredible document. One in a kagillion piece of history. One of Quentin's personal history and of American movies in 1979. I'm relistening already to it and probably will the rest of my remaining days. This means more than you know. Thank you for this gift.

[@josephdonato8154]

. Best part is at the end when he and his interviewer go deep into the deer hunter. Fascinating insights also fascinating is how Tarantino is so self-absorbed he won't let the other person get a word in edgewise he either talks over her or cuts her off or brings the conversation totally back to himself. He's like a 10-year-old kid who's all excited and doesn't really know how to carry on a conversation. Still it's fun to listen to Tarantino talk about the movies he saw as young teenager

[@scozzafava28]

Quentin should do this for every year since 1979, such a knowledge of the history of cinema

[@francissookraj3202]

He so knowledgeable about movies, and how he remembers all the plots when it came out, who the actors are is truly incredible.

[@rehanatabassum532]

Good or bad !! , Tarantino finds something to love in every movie ever made !!

[@dillinger445]

he said it himself.. even in the most rotten c- movie he will find something to like

[@jonstiffer4994]

@@dillinger445 Has he seen anything by Neil Breen, one wonders...

[@rigsby1454]

Quentin talking about Annie Hall is really interesting.

[@TTM9691]

Totally. Got chills. Totally related, saw it around the same time, same age. ("All That Jazz" too).

[@LuckyBastardProd]

I was 11 in ‘79 and I saw Escape From Alcatraz pretty much every week that summer. I knew then after I saw about the 3rd time seeing it that it was my film class. I started paying attention to other things like set design. I learned that a set can show you who that character is, the warden for example, he has a bird in a cage, fish in a tank, his books are in a bookcase with doors. He likes things locked up and in there place. This was the year my father expressed that he really didn’t like me so he would drop me off at the movies almost everyday from 11am until around 4pm. I was forbidden to see R flicks but I saw pretty much most of the PG films on double I think about often because they were PG but felt like R that was SLITHIS with TOURIST TRAP. I saw THE FISH THAT SAVED PITTSBURG at the there actually a couple of times. THE BLACK STALLION I saw with my mom and I’ll always remember that one it’s a great poetic film at least that’s how I remember it. That was also the year that FANGORIA came into existence. PROPHECY my friends an I saw that, it came out the first day of summer vacation the theater was packed with kids our age and I can still hear the whole theater screaming and laughing when the kid gets thrown against the rock! Great times for sure.

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

Sorry your dad was shit, mine was similar and it also lead me to my main hobby

[@LuckyBastardProd]

@@GreenEyedDazzler Shit is a strong word we just didn’t get along. He always asked what I thought of the films and how my opinions compared with critics. He was just your typical silent generation crab.😎

[@JAI_8]

@@LuckyBastardProdHow then do you really know he didn’t “like” you? You said at first “he expressed” this to you, but in this reply you kind of back pedal a bit. My own father was a quite distant and emotionally shut down, unable to express anything about his own feelings in general or his feelings about me. He was very careful too about even showing any feelings about his children. His own childhood with an almost completely physically absent father no doubt had something to do with this. But stoic emotionally unavailable men were the norm as this was seen as normal and proper behavior for a father and was not just common, but also seen as the ideal way to be a grown man who was a father. So it was natural for North American fathers to be this way and is true for men born in the 1930s, 40s and 50s and maybe even into the 1960s too, before there was any real change to what was regarded as the most “proper” fatherly behavior towards children … especially male children. So did your father actually say something hurtful like that for some inscrutable or cruel reason? Or did you just come to that conclusion at that time as a result of growing up yourself and trying to derive some reason in your own adolescent mind for why he wouldn’t engage with you? I discovered very late in life that my dad just didn’t have to tools to talk to me this way. And as time went on (and he’d even become sober for quite some time) it kind of developed a life of its own. So much time and unspoken words were there and it was clear we both kind of knew there was so much talking to do … that it became an imposing and scary thought about where to begin between two fully grown men … a son in his 40s and a father in his late 60s … that we just … didn’t start … for several years. And then quickly … he was gone. Cancer took him in just a short few weeks that were a blur of doctors and tests and pain and fear. So we never got the chance. I should have pressed harder to fix the “rules” of our relationship while I had the time. I didn’t want to upset him too much though, since it was clear he didn’t like being emotional and it was risky. So I lost the opportunity forever. Don’t make that mistake if you still have time. If you think there might be words that should be be spoken … try your hardest to speak them together so you can feel you’ve done your best while you still have that opportunity. Regret over lost opportunities is a terrible burden.

[@LuckyBastardProd]

@@JAI_8 he told me so we’re Mexican we don’t pull our punches. He’s dead now so I have no reason to spit on his grave. After reading your comment I thought of the line in OUATIH “Don’t cry in front of the Mexicans.”😎

[@mahabodhiburton]

Nice to hear him mention Cinerama on Sunset Boulevard. I saw 2001 there in I think 1974

[@sclogse1]

Probably earlier.

[@stevestarscream5182]

I am sickened to learn that QT refuses to see return of the living dead…it is such an all time classic

[@FUKAOKEVERSE]

Wow...this vid made me feel *so fuzzy n warm* I got nostalgia tingles all over...Quentin is like no other filmmaker, inasmuch the way he expresses a pure, unfiltered joy of *cinema* ...not for pretence, not for artiness, just really *real* joy. That said, whilst loving so many of these amazing titles myself, I somehow (aged 10!!) managed to see *one film* theatrically in '79 that QT missed.... ... *Arabian Adventures* starring Christopher Lee..(still got the tie-in novel, also) Hah, gotcha!

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

One of my favorite films from 1979 was Jonathan Kaplan's Over The Edge. I'm surprised QT didn't see that in the theater, but I know Orion pulled it early from theaters.

[@ianrobinson4200]

It had a very limited release in '79, but became a big cult hit when it started playing on cable a few years later then when it was released on home video

[@quad5186]

I remember renting that in the 80’s , haven’t seen or heard of it in years!

[@itsharryhagen]

I only know “Over The Edge” because Kurt Cobain said it was his favorite movie and if I’m not mistaken…the music video to Smells Like Teen Spirit was inspired by Over The Edge

[@brgreg8725]

One of my all time favorites. Loved the soundtrack and it still holds up. Watched it not long ago.

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

@@brgreg8725 yeah, great soundtrack! I actually brought the album 30 years ago at a discount record shop in Pittsburgh! I played it constantly on my college radio show. Good times.

[@garrybaldy327]

I know movies. I know obscure movies. I own thousands of them. I'd go toe to toe with anyone in an obscure movie discussion about actors, directors, writers, trivia, locations. Except QT. He'd wipe the floor with me with his knowledge.

[@sclogse1]

How about short films?

[@Mokkari77]

Okay now I want to see "The Promise"!

[@ThatGirlAafia]

I'm sure Bollywood remade it as Yeh Vaada Raha in 1982 with Rishi Kapoor

[@BostonsF1nest]

@@ThatGirlAafiait’s been remade a couple times- most recently with Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac reset in Turkey in WW1

[@covidkev8915]

I've seen 15 of these movies, heard of 3, and have never heard of any of the others. Quentin is the memory hole.

[@Bitingyouintheeye]

I think Quentin needs to do this very same thing for every single year up until 1992. The KZbin videos he makes could be an encyclopedic collection of movies, and would be the QT version "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies"

[@Theomite]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK I'm still waiting for that to get a Blu-ray release.

[@AdventureMan6399]

I saw Raiders under the same circumstances. A single-film sneak preview a couple months before its release. Five people in the theater. Crest Cinema, San Bernardino.

[@esseen100]

An epic period for film, especially reflecting on it's effect on you during your childhood with your parents taking you to films beyond your comprehension, etc,...

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

This is awesome. I love hearing about movies people saw in the theater. Whenever I comment on a movie I always mention if I saw it in the theater and who I saw it with...as if people really care about my Sunday trips to the movies with my older sister.

[@krisscanlon4051]

He didn't need film school...he was immersed into film...amazing education. Every movie in 1979 thats insane in a good way

[@vandolmatzis8146]

What talent to channel your love of cinema into great movies.Thank you Mr Tarantino.

[@isuriadireja91]

this is F-ing great!! I shared quite a number of QT's sentiments on some of these movies..which I still do remember..tho not necessarily have watched it in the theater. man..I totally think Tarantino MUST do a podcast of his own already.

[@archibaldsalyards926]

Had so much fun with this 79’ revisited!! Thank you Mr. Tarantino for your gift of recall!!! Love that you mentioned so many films that I love! “Fastbreak!!?” Really?? Who even remembers Gabe Kaplin?!!! And the “North Dallas Forty!” Love that opening scene! Pot, beer, tub… (movie opens)…. And please watch “Moonraker!” If only for Shirley Baseys song!!! One of her best! Many good parts of this film. Your passion is such a gift to the film world.

[@fredkeeler4620]

"Kramer Vs Kramer" Best Picture Oscar winner and terrific film. Now that is a very surprising omission.

[@lugie69]

Wow, thanks for putting in the work to finding amazing high quality posters and putting them when they're being discussed. I hope this channel really blows up soon, you deserve it.

[@kevinnelson3525]

Absolutely enjoyable. One of the best sportd movies ever - North Dallas 40...classic. Nolte in his early movies was fantastic.

[@blakemaxfield4267]

That movie rules

[@heatherroach5291]

Awesome movie list , can’t wait to check these out, I love the 70’s.

[@noodlehat3250]

Quentin has an amazing memory.

[@thereccher8746]

I was born in 88 so I don't know most of these movies. I've been watching a lot of old movies since I was 16 but watching this clarifies just how many movies are out there and how little I truly know about film.

[@runawaytrain9794]

Being about year older than Tarantino I can totally relate to all of this...I've seen and heard of most of these films, but even NOW there are a few films mentioned here I've NEVER heard of until now haha...and I thought I was a fairly well-versed film buff, but Tarantino has me beat on that one by a country mile. He's a virtual walking encyclopedia kind of film going back to the earliest Hollywood movies INCLUDING foreign films.

[@Wildmutationblu]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching (listening) to this and ended up buying a lot of these movies from Amazon. Great idea for a KZbin channel.

[@with-inreason]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@dingosmith9932]

Love hearing Quentin talk about older fliks!

[@mattyust6127]

Absolutely fantastic video and thank you for posting! I’m shocked that he didn’t mention one of my favorite movies “Over The Edge” with Matt Dillon and a tremendous soundtrack! I was actually born in April of 1979 and have seen quite a few of these films but many of these I’ve never heard of. I definitely have a great list of movies to watch over the next few weeks!

[@D-Fens_1632]

Great movie, seems like one he would have seen. I'd never heard of it until hearing Kurt Cobain mention it in an interview. I was born a month after you but had I been 15 when it came out I'd have probably gone to see it multiple times.

[@kirkplissken8454]

A bit shocked that he didn't care for Don Coscarelli's horror/science fiction classic PHANTASM 😮 (Roger Avery sure loves it). Otherwise, this was a very enjoyable retrospective of a great year in cinema. I'd love to hear him go year by year like this, from the early 70's to the mid-80's.

[@citygirl5705]

Did he mention "Phantasm?" I fast forwarded through the video again and didn't see it.

[@kirkplissken8454]

​@@citygirl5705 33:54 to 33:59 🙂...Phantasm is one of my top 5 all-time movies and it still suprises me that Quentin didn't immediately go crazy for it, like 10 year old me did back then. I'd like to hear him expand upon that, what in particular wasn't working for him. I think Phantasm 1979 is a genuine low budget classic and true cinematic work of art, and I believe it will endure in both the science fiction and horror genres for epochs to come...

[@emanuellawton7942]

I was in the audience at the same sneak preview for "Rich Kids" that Quentin Tarantino attended in 1979. I saw "The Rose" opening night at the Egyptian theater in 1979 in Hollywood. I remember it was in multichannel stereo sound. I think it was in 70MM too.

[@wordragon]

I was ten years old and it was my birthday. I asked my mom to take me to see Richard Pryor: Live at Sunset Strip. My mom had no idea what it was but said okay and took me. I laughed forever. But, the next year I asked my mom it was The Dead Zone. The most amazing thing for me was how traumatized Chris Walken’s character was and how he portrayed that. I felt every unwanted handshake or knock at the door.

[@babyshambler]

It's always amazed me of the sheer number of movies that get made. Multiple productions going on every day of the year.

[@JozeeWalz]

Loved hearing all this! I saw so many of the same films in the theater when I was young as well! But why spend so little time on the gems? Phantasm, Dawn of the Dead, Time After Time, When a Stranger Calls, Life of Brian!

[@ralph3986]

It's amazing how much this guy really loves the movies.

[@blameitonyaboi]

1979 was such a good year for movies. It also had The Jerk & Wise Blood

[@shanybiran468]

I think Patrick Swayze in a Tarantino film would have been stellar. Now I'd like to see him do something with Bill Murray... and Charles Barkely. I think he could get something special out of both. :)

[@richardgillette5759]

He’s gotta work with the greatest actor of all time Shaq

[@stevespinella3775]

The next time I get asked who I most want to have dinner with my answer will be Quentin Tarantino!

[@ninamc6116]

Great year for movies! I saw most of these

[@flyestinvertebrate]

1. Take Down 2. Hardcore 3. Boulevard Nights 4. Buck Rogers 5. Norma Rae 6. Fast Break 7. Voices 8. The China Syndrome 9. Old Boyfriends 10. The Bell Jar 11. Hair 12. Love At First Bite 13. Manhattan 14. A Little Romance 15. Hurricane 16. The Champ 17. Last Embrace 18. Alien 19. Escape From Alcatraz 20. Butch Cassidy and Sundance The Early Days 21. The In-Laws 22. The Main Event 23. The Muppet Movie 24. North Dallas Forty 25. Rocky II 26. Dracula 27. Breaking Away 28. The Amityville Horror 29. The Wanderers 30. More American Graffiti 31. Apocalypse Now 32. Rich Kids 33. The Concorde Airport 1979 34. And Justice For All 35. Yanks 36. The Onion Field 37. Meteor 38. When A Stranger Calls 39. 10 40. The Black Stallion 41. Avalanche Express 42. Starting Over 43. The Runner Stumbles 44. The Rose 45. 1941 46. Being There 47. Star Trek The Motion Picture 48. The Black Hole 49. The Jerk 50. All That Jazz 51. Cuba 52. The Electric Horseman 53. Chapter Two 54. Circle of Iron 55. Richard Pryor: Live In Concert 56. The Bermuda Triangle 57. The Warriors 58. The Promise 59. Phantasm 60. Star Crash 61. California Dreaming 62. Dawn of the Dead 63. Ravagers 64. H.O.T.S. 65. Malibu High 66. Van Nuys Blvd. 67. Hot Stuff 68. Hometown USA 69. A Force of One 70. Game of Death 71. Nightwing 72. Prophecy 73. The Villain 74. The Frisco Kid 75. The Lady In Red 76. Rock N Roll High School 77. Americathon 78. Swap Meet 79. Seven 80. Sammy Stops The World 81. Skatetown USA 82. Jaguar Lives 83. Roller Boogie 84. Scavenger Hunt 85. Penitentiary 86. Wifemistress 87. L’Innocent 88. The Great Train Robbery 89. The Silent Partner 90. Nosferatu 91. La Cage Aux Folles 92. Hanover Street 93. Meatballs 94. Life of Brian 95. Soldier of Orange 96. Time After Time 97. Love and Bullets 98. Luna 99. The Europeans 100. Running 101. Quadrophenia 102. Beyond The Door 2 103. Winter Kills 104. The Kids Are Alright 105. The Brood 106. City On Fire 107. The Shape of Things To Come 108. Patrick 109. Shame of the Jungle 110. The 5th Musketeer 111. The Tattoo Connection

[@ghostexits]

So Tarantino was 16 years old in 1979, in High School I assume. He must have been taking the bus to see films every few nights, or staying in the theater all weekend, every weekend. It's amazing that there was some kind of outlet like this available where someone could sit in a theater and watch a new professionally produced film for a trivial amount of money. There's many great films being made today of course but watching them is a much more prosaic experience, and I don't find films as memorable. There's no other associated experience, it 's more like one long film that lasts years and years.

[@shadowofbosstown]

You didn't listen at all. Lol

[@ghostexits]

@@shadowofbosstown I didn’t know there’d be a test

[@HH-bs1gm]

He dropped out of middle school.

[@seenbelow]

For me the continually diminishing importance of Claude and rising importance of Berger in Hair somehow signalled that the vastly different worlds of the two characters came to an understanding and shared values, akin to brothers in a sense, mixing together. That is why the ending felt so gutting.

[@archibaldsalyards926]

The Wanderers!!! Thank you for giving it mention!!! Love Ken Whal! !

[@mattymac1399]

Great subject and interviewer. For a second I thought that was Mel Brooks in the thumbnail, then I realised it was George C. Scott on the poster for Hardcore!