Quentin Tarantino’s Top Australian Films

Academy award winner Quentin Tarantino talks about his long love affair with Aussie film and dubs Fury Road “the most amazing movie I’ve seen this year”.

[@trootzy]

Tarantino knows more Aussie movies than most Aussies.

[@bluespig1]

Did you think about that statement before you posted it?

[@jordansonofsimon3393]

@@bluespig1 he probably does though. I've only heard of mad Max out of the movies he mentioned and I'm Aussie.

[@kxngmars6527]

@@bluespig1 Yeah nah he definitely does.

[@dab9122]

@@bluespig1 clearly not...

[@dab9122]

@@jordansonofsimon3393 admitting your ignorant is not impressive...

[@joemckim1183]

After QT retires from being a director in a few films I kind of want him to start his own youtube channel and just talk about old movies.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

good one....yes, the old movies which will soon be banned for being too 'UN-pc' in this day and age, by the far Left loonatics :) (think that's nuts? It's already started to happen with books/stories/ songs)

[@balabanasireti]

Fabian Patrizio I just love how everyone calls people from the left crybabies, while 90% of all judging political comments are people from the right-wing bitching about people from the left-wing.

[@bigassboy9343]

@@balabanasireti censorship > acurate comments

[@youseemerolan]

Joe McKim i like how you tried to start a pretty wholesome and intresting conversation and people just had to give their shitty and unrelated political opinion, god i hate the internet sometimes.

[@RogueBoyScout]

@@bigassboy9343 So, which films have been banned for being "un-pc"... go, on.... where is this "accuracy"... let's remember it's the right wing that's always banned films in australia... Sir Joe's QLD anyone. remember those horror films that had "banned in queensland"? Hypocricy and innacurate buddy... prove me wrong...

[@andrew7955]

Can I just say that Tarantino's pronunciation of Melbourne was phenomenal.

[@astonishedhoplite2510]

Yeah nailed it, didnt go hard with the ourne at the end

[@gilbertgottfried2336]

Who's Mel Bourne? Jason Bourne's mother or something?

[@loudrise217]

@@gilbertgottfried2336 lolz

[@sidneyphillips6022]

Went full aussie lol

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

I appreciate his attention to it, but pronouncing it melb'n is a quirk of the accent. Saying it like he's australian when he's not isn't really more correct.

[@joshua127399]

"What's your top 3 Australian films?" *goes on a monologue about how much he loves Australian films*

[@MegaSting1981]

Well he still named 3. Loved hearing his knowledge.

[@MegaSting1981]

@kajestro m. there are lots of Aussie film gems out there if you look

[@highcalibre2090]

watch snowtown or chopper

[@tacticalmarsupial6201]

@@highcalibre2090 The Castle. An Aussie classic

[@RyderSontaig]

@@tacticalmarsupial6201 Bad Boy Bubby is also a must watch.

[@swapblue]

Here's the list guys: 1. Richard Franklin's Roadgames (1981) 2. George Miller's Mad Max (1979) 3. Tony Williams' Next of Kin (1982) starring John Jarratt

[@princesmith8008]

**inserts Denzel Washington gif** "MAH MAN!"

[@turnoffswitchon]

What an incredible interviewer. Her questions showed insight, genuine interest at QT's opinion/answers, and had excellent knowledge of her subject. Very understated and flawless. Imagine getting this much out of an A-list celebrity on a circuit interview like this.

[@fanatamon]

Didn’t interrupt him either which is always good

[@MelbourneMatty]

@@fanatamon people can say what they like about Tarantino, but the bloke’s a brilliant producer and screenwriter. When you’ve got a mind like this in front of you, you’ve just got to let them talk. Too many interviewers feel like they need to be “involved”. She did awesome. Also, his take on Hardy preferably being the feral child grown up, is a great idea and a Mad Max movie I’d love to see!

[@yeahwhatever3576]

So true. Just compare her to that British tosser who got shut down. The skill & attitude of the interviewer is so important

[@ihatekillerclowns]

she didn't enunciate some words very clearly (perhaps slightly pretentious), so lost what it was she was asking tarantino

[@moneyatslander]

The fact this guy can reel off so many Aussie films off the top of his head (and reference their director etc) shows how much he just loves films. Legend.

[@burlhorse61]

he's a geek when it comes to movies-use to work in a video rental shop i think

[@stevezisk3415]

Imagine Him on Coke. You would NEVER get a word in

[@jayspannerman9623]

But where was Getting Square? I felt he was just talking to give himself time to remember some movies.

[@PonchiOFFICIAL]

2:06

[@lawrenceoctaviuskeet3212]

He's on something

[@anonb4632]

I watched this video at 2x speed.

[@Green28142814]

Brad Pitt (reportedly) said that QT is the only guy he knows that needs to do coke to shut up.

[@SerlingPictures]

In 10 seconds tarantino named an obscure 80s Australian mystery thriller, justified it's remake through the script quality, and even decided Russel Crowe could be one of the main actors. He's a genius.

[@superlinx666]

‘Wake in Fright’ is my favourite Aussie movie. Grtz from the Netherlands

[@terrythekittieful]

What was the town? the 'Yabba'??? May as well be on Mars, there wasn't much sign of civilisation in that little hot as hell backwater. Yeah, top movie.

[@MrRazorblade999]

Brilliant movie

[@erictopp1]

During an early Australian screening, one man stood up, pointed at the screen and protested "That's not us!", to which Jack Thompson yelled back "Sit down, mate. It is us.”

[@todd8398]

Brilliant opening shot, just a high-up camera doing a slow, 360-degree over the place where John teaches. Nothing for miles! My only question is, where did all the kids go? As soon as school got out, the entire class ran out of the schoolhouse, when John walks out after them, they all just disappeared into the aether!

[@terrythekittieful]

'Walkabout' with David Gulpilil and Jenny Agutter. Ooooh, that bathing scene.

[@curtisebear1568]

Finally an American who’s says “Melbourne” properly. Melbin, not MelBORN.

[@HelloSadness101]

CurtisEbear More like “Melbun,” but close enough mate.

[@sianas11]

@@HelloSadness101 melbin and melbun are interchangeable. Just not melburn or melbourne

[@HelloSadness101]

sianas11 I live in Melbourne; I don’t think I’ve heard “Melbin,” before though.

[@sianas11]

@@HelloSadness101 lived here my whole life and that's how me n all my mates say it. Guess it just depends on what area you grew up in

[@HelloSadness101]

Anthony Cotter Doesn’t matter where you’re from; it is pronounced the way it is pronounced. If I go to America, I’m not going to pronounce Arkansas the way it’s spelled, I’ll pronounce it the way it’s said. It’s a little ignorant to do any different.

[@thomaswangsmo]

Interesting that he compared Next of Kin to The Shining. I'm Norwegian, and the local titles for those films on release were respectively, translated back into English, House of Evil and Hotel of Evil. I'm sure he would get a real kick out of that little fun fact.

[@ddc2957]

Much love from Australia to Norwegian cinema! Troll Hunter & Thelma were tremendous. 🇳🇴

[@jacobb.9181]

Quintin has an encyclopaedic knowledge of films so.... He probably already knows this haha

[@brodylockwood14]

@@jacobb.9181 He's literally the Gordon Ramsey of films lol.

[@HalSamuel]

No one loves anything as much as Tarantino loves cinema.

[@danugo6742]

He loves feet even more

[@overlyintensemusic3073]

@@danugo6742 And blood

[@georgial6398]

Ironic, then, that he has contributed nothing to it but garbage.

[@vincememmo9583]

@@georgial6398 lolol

[@danielhiggins3976]

except how much kanye west loves kanye west......

[@blackjuju5154]

The best thing about Tarantino is that he is a genuine fan of film. He is one of a kind.

[@paulfrantizek102]

Totally agree with QT's take on Mad Max. They should have given Mel a chance to play the character as a pissed-off old man.

[@karenmcdonald4263]

Disagree...to have mel play max, then take a back seat to chalice in the movie...??? No, no, no....

[@kezothehappylurker787]

Christ, he really IS an encyclopedia of movies!..Always loved QT's films, my wet dream would be for QT to direct something from Stephen King!

[@tssss900]

Kezo lastname wow I never thought of that now you got me thinking

[@kezothehappylurker787]

matthew wilson Cool! I always love to do just that!

[@gutz1981]

Almost, but his got Max's last name wrong. Its Rockatansky, not Rotatousky.

[@quancheese6458]

Kezo lastname Yeah but he can be a little too enthusiastic that it gets annoying

[@SsspraakForsskkarring]

But we still held on to the respect😊 I'm musician but I enjoy learning from his instruments. I wished we could have more like him in entertainment. I don't see the other who have made some good films behaveing any better than egomaniac actor. I am not a fanboy.. well, I am of his work ethic and the overall glee towards his art .

[@billnadj8277]

Its so impressive that an American film maker knows so much about Australian cinema, lots of respect considering how busy he would be with his own career. But, the feeling of dread in Picnic From Hanging Rock was as good if not better than Next Of Kin.

[@markv1274]

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is a crashing bore. It's terribly overrated. That "Miranda! Miranda!" scene makes me chuckle. That scene looks like bad high school drama.

[@MrJoebuck74]

Walkabout-Wake in fright-Gallipoli-The man from Honk Kong-Strictly Ballroom are all great movies and have all a special place in my list of favourites of all time. I love the aussie movies.

[@ReinventingTheSteve]

'Chopper' is my favourite Aussie movie 😊

[@staceyboomboom8031]

YES!!!!

[@michaelgambino1357]

Same

[@simonkevnorris]

I also like the movie. Watching the interview with Eric Bana with the real Chopper Read was an eye opener.

[@blackjuju5154]

I wonder what Tarantino thinks of Chopper?

[@samfunston8547]

Meet him in New Zealand when he was doing the press release for H8, was a really nice and talkative guy, said how much he loves Australia, gave us his signature and brought us to what I’m guessing was like the media room and gave us a poster of the film (we got it framed with the signature)

[@simonainscough619]

give this man citizenship would be hard to find many aussie directors with this sort of historical knowledge one of the greats

[@markv1274]

No, there are plenty of Australian filmmakers who have this sort of knowledge. Do you think Aussie filmmakers only watch Hollywood cinema? Talk to a young film student, if he or she has real appreciation for films (and many do), he or she will impress you.

[@boodgy1818]

The feral child that grew up...perfection....it's why he's the best.

[@tommyboy1435]

Geez he knows more Aussie movies then Aussies do haha this guy is insanely intelligent I hope he continues after 10 films the man is a genius film maker!

[@CrispyHulk1]

Australian government has done it's best to kill our outback identity. That's why nobody knows, because such movies are not promoted unfortunately

[@MyTv-]

Tarantino got me to realise that Aussie movies, often have a different magic reality. Some of my favourites are “The Coca-Cola Kid”, “Strictly Ballroom” and of course “Priscilla”.

[@jambulance]

Strictly Ballroom is so good, Gettin’ Square is also hilarious

[@simonkevnorris]

I agree. I had heard about Priscilla but it took me five years or so before I got around to watch it. Great movie. I also like The Castle and The Dish. I do have a decent collection of Australian movies having grown up there in the 1960s.

[@MyTv-]

@@simonkevnorris It’s human, many books or movies from friends are untouched for years before I get to them!

[@wearethenightparty]

I love hearing Quentin talk about classic Australian films. He really knows what he's talking about. Patrick, Road Games, Careful He Might Hear You, etc. What a legend.

[@LJY08]

OMG! He actually pronounces Melbourne correctly! An honorary Australian if ever there was one! xx oo

[@lucarossi8913]

LJY08 sounds like hes saying “ melbonne” lol how is that the correct way to pronounce it

[@skyejp4975]

luca Rossi shoosh Debbie downer

[@xen0g3n]

@@lucarossi8913 ...because that is how you say it if you're an Aussie. If you're not, it's often said as 'Mel-born' (especially by Americans) which gives you away right there even without the accent. You don't say it like it's spelt, you say it the quickest way.

[@toddhellyar4167]

@E.V. Hodge Jim Morrison's birth town. They call theirs Melborn, or whatever they want. Ours is Melbun.

[@lolizorz]

I can't believe I used to not like Quentin,because he's actually a really nice and cool guy

[@dickdurkin2895]

I'm guessing you saw his business card first

[@lydiaanderson3312]

@Hello lolizorz, How are you doing?

[@ggff3761]

He's right that Mel Gibson would've been better in mad max fury road

[@splatterfodderinc]

Razorback is one of the great Australian films

[@dustinneely]

Absolutely

[@fletchercleeve5940]

you can tell by the way tarantino talks about films that he is living out his DREAMS. i love it !!!

[@cevahirileri7594]

I love you, Quentin.

[@makaylafonoti-leiataua1421]

tom hardy playing the feral child all grown up.. mind blown. turns out he calls himself max in homage and mel gibson aka real max is in the next one haha plot twist

[@micklamb3468]

Oh yeah

[@dvlarry]

Brilliant idea

[@theTaNKisnowhere]

And it would just about fix the only problem I have with the movie. When he says "Max, my name is Max" He does it in a really odd way. When he said the first time I watched Fury Road it took me out of the movie. But if he says it that way because that's the moment he decides to call himself Max, it'd make so much sense!

[@Ryann10SA]

I really really hope your right

[@aidancampbell2798]

Wouldn't make any sense. The narrator of Mad Max 2 is the revealed to be the feral child. He explains that he grew up to become the leader of the great northern tribe and grew old there.

[@angelthman1659]

Picnic at Hanging Rock - Best Australian movie ever.

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

Debatable

[@smurfette_blues7922]

@FridaFan lol yeah. You could also apply that to walkabout

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I disagree, but Peter Weir is the best Australian director ever. And arguably best director, full stop.

[@MM-mo6ch]

The castle

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Pissup At Hanging Rock was funnier.

[@YarcoTV]

Tarantino is spot on saying that Gibson should have starred in Fury Road don't get me wrong I like Tom Hardy but ONLY Gibson can be Mad Max.

[@joeygonzo]

Kinda too old to do the physical stuff, I think. And he would have not accepted it anyway.

[@redlightmax]

+Jack Ridge Mad Mel wouldn't have had to do any physical stuff, it was Charlize Theron who did most of the action anyway.

[@mathieuvanleeuwen7127]

Furiosa had to stand out. (Hence Tom Hardy as MadMax)

[@kmeyers85]

He went too crazy on it for people

[@carlosbarbosa9062]

Mel Gibson is Mad Max, it is his real persona.

[@thetattedpharmacist3215]

Top 3 Aussie films for me personally (I'm Australian): Sunday Too Far Away (1975), Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975) and The Castle (1997). Brilliant films all in their own way 😊

[@donniebooshae3880]

I love the way he talks about film. It’s so genuine and authentic. You can really see how passionate he is.

[@nichmiller455]

Some good points on Mad Max. Honestly i never even thought about the possibility of Mel playing Max, but he sold me. The movie is still great, but damn picture an old Max having lived in that world for the past thirty years...

[@MisterWhat]

It`s a good idea left for a true last movie ever. As far as kicking back a franchise with new stories to tell however, I`m not sure.

[@kiryuchan860]

Would be awesome but Mel is a dog

[@geetuz]

@@kiryuchan860 oh, you've met?

[@questionblock8949]

I can imagine Quentin making an exaggerated movie about Ivan Milat

[@skullsaintdead]

Probably don't need much exaggeration, given his crimes...

[@Ozymandias83]

Tarantino needs to add in some black humor, though. Perhaps milat gets filleted with a bowie knife by paul hogan, a washed out actor down on his luck?

[@pasta-and-heroin]

@@Ozymandias83 you deserved some love for this comment mate. im a 90s kid so Paul has always been a bit of a D-list oddity along with his mate who seemed to just act as an intellectually disabled man (kinda poor taste imo) fuckin anyway, point being this would be absolutely hilarious

[@scubasteve5111]

@@Ozymandias83 Wym? Wolf Creek 2 was full of black humour

[@TheChivasRegal]

I love how frank and honest (unfiltered) he is when he speaks about movies.

[@mjanderson4]

The reason why I love watching him and Scorsese interview is that I always learn about new films.

[@geneharrogate6911]

As an Australian, I cant believe people like our accents.

[@ffjsb]

If it's a hot chick, I like any accent...

[@mstandenberg1421]

As a Kiwi, I too can’t believe people like your accents.

[@tilly8221]

@@mstandenberg1421 at least we don't talk like 5yr old girls 😂😂😂

[@whythatspreposterous]

@@mstandenberg1421 These days I (an Australian) can barely tell the difference between many Kiwi and Australian accents. Obviously, I know there's a wide spectrum, but there seems to be more and more crossover happening. I guess because of shared subconscious absorption of international media (mainly from the US these days)?

[@ajsaces5211]

@@whythatspreposterous you sure? The Kiwi accent is pretty noticeable mainly because it is so cringe ...

[@aflutteroffeminineconfusio1986]

'Careful he might hear you' What a lovely surprise to hear him mention such a favourite of mine....I'm impressed.

[@markv1274]

I cheered when he mentioned it. Not just one of the best Australian films that I've seen, simply one of the best from anywhere.

[@franciscobeltran4597]

I don’t know anyone who speaks so passionately and informatively about movies the way QT does. He’s the kind of guy that you could just ask one question and then just sit back and enjoy him talk about movies you’ve never even heard of.

[@tahlialavinia]

And his authenticity towards the camera is enriching. I agree with him on his opinion with Tom hardy playing that role he had imagined would be better suit. Straightforward yet respectful.

[@brianinglis3805]

He makes some valid points about Fury Road.

[@voyeurcoma638]

Mad Mel has existed for the past thirty years and I agree Mel Gibson should have been Mad Max again.

[@smokeybirdman]

Past 43 years actually 👍

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Tarantino makes interviewers lives so easy (as long as they ask the right question to start off with).

[@shannon3888]

What he says about Mel Gibson in Mad Max is spot on.

[@nox5870]

The Interview (1998) is Highly Underrated Austrilian Flick.

[@thecrowdgasps]

Lovely to see him interviewed by such a smart and casual interviewer not asking dumb Hollywood questions. You can see how much of a student of film he is knowing so much about (often underrated) Aussie cinema. Bless.

[@markv1274]

Actually, she *is* a bit of a dumb interviewer. Top three Aussie films? Lazy question. She's all "um, ah, kind of" when she talks. She seems to think that QT invented programmes and intermissions, rather than acknowledging that they are a throwback to old style cinema. The sad thing is that this woman probably went to university, yet has trouble composing herself--and please, don't try telling me she was nervous. If she's a professional interviewer, this ought to be easy for her.

[@fasteddie9867]

I love his passion for cinema--he is encyclopedic in his knowledge of films in all countries.

[@cornelisverhoef9282]

"The Proposition". Masterpiece.

[@cinematicworldofbenji9311]

No one loves cinema more than Quentin Tarantino.

[@JackMellor498]

I haven’t watched many Aussie films, the first two Mad Max movies and Wake in Fright, but they, and to some extent this is true of British films around the same time (70 and early 80s) as well, have these interesting totally unique tones, styles, commitment by the actors, writers and directors, and I almost want to say artsy feel to them, but in a way that’s easily watchable, there’s a definite “This isn’t Hollywood” vibe about them but they’re their own beast. Wake in Fright is still one of the most captivating descents into psychological madness ever!

[@javm2825]

An entire interview explaining why Tarantino is such a great Movie maker, and in the last sentence he explains why he is such a great story writer.

[@redlightmax]

7:55 Tarantino: "I still think the movie would've been better with Mel Gibson..." So do I.

[@graemel3069]

RedLightMax Truth!!

[@TheWizard-yo8uv]

We needed him to call immortal joe sugar tits on film 🤘🏻

[@emmalouise6391]

Omg I love his Aussie film knowledge. Respect.

[@MegaBagera]

On a Tarantino interview binge...amazing

[@glencastensen9118]

Great idea Quentin. Wonderful to have you so passionate and committed to Australian cinema for so long. Keep the flame burning.

[@gypsykiing2013]

When the person being interviewed and the person asking the questions both know what they are talking about 👏🏼

[@markv1274]

She doesn't seem to know that QT didn't invent the concepts of film programmes and intermissions. She gives the impression that QT invented these things. Additionally, she should've asked QT to explain the concept of 70mm. She assumes that the viewer knows what 70mm means. Most people don't.

[@brodylockwood14]

I'm genuinely surprised he didn't say Wolf Creek because he got that actor that played the killer out of that film to play a role in Django Unchained and he said he was the most chilling horror movie character he's seen on screen

[@segadan3709]

It actually makes me emotional watching tarantino being so knowledgeable and understanding of cinema especially something as unique as Australian exploitation

[@sandinogallese8221]

Strewth mate! He actually says 'Melbourne' like an Aussie! On ya Tarantino!! 😃🤠🇦🇺

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

Only QT can drag an answer out for 10 minutes to a simple question :)

[@dissolvemusicofficial7652]

Fabian Patrizio and Kevin Smith haha

[@wayneshields2125]

I had never even heard of Road Games until Tarantino talked about it. Checked it out. Loved it. Possibly my favourite Jamie Lee Curtis film.

[@jackfriend4u]

Road Games is great isn't it? weird though how its two lead actors are Americans in an entirely Australian setting, and that the only two Americans in the film end up together on the road, lol! But thats how a lot of these Aussie hings managed to get funded and then distributed around the world and Jamie Lee was in big demand. I liked that Jamie Lee Curtis is sort of seen but not really in the movie til quite a way through in it. Road Games would also make for a great double feature with The Fog, where Jamie Lee again plays a rich girl who's hitchhiking. The double would have to be called "Hitchhiking with Jamie Lee!"

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I've heard him talk about it before which reminds me where I saw it. There's a documentary called Not Quite Hollywood that Tarantino helped get made and he also does some interviews throughout the thing. It's about all the "Ozploitation" flicks he touched on there. It's a really good movie but I'm not sure where you can find it anymore. If you're interested in that kind of thing though you should look into it.

[@RabidTales]

I honestly think QT should try his hand at making a Sci Fi or a horror. So many boring and predictable storylines around in these 2 genres but you know QT would make sure it was an original unique awesome script unlike anything else. He has nothing else to prove except a Sci-Fi or a horror. That's the only thing he hasn't done yet. Do it and put the final feather in your cap which would complete a stellar directing career.

[@poopstainhotdog1]

he did make a horror film...its called 4 rooms, it sucks

[@RabidTales]

he directed 1 room. 25% QT movie. i don't even count it

[@herniebadlautner.7340]

Or anything other than exploitation grindhouse homages for that matter.

[@johnfkay8341]

+poopstainhotdog1 4 rooms was a bit slow in parts but I don't think it sucked. The final 5 minutes were the best part. I couldn't stop laughing till way after the credits finished.

[@lesgold527]

Pretty sure he had something to do with helping direct hostel. But yeah horrors aren't really his thing

[@MWeistra]

Yes! I have LOVED Next of Kin ever since i saw it on Belgian tv somwhere at the early 90's. I have an original one-sheet poster and some lobby cards of that film.

[@alvinousdrink1273]

Once of my high school drama teachers played the lead in an Ozploitation film called Dead End Drive In, and back in the day we used to razz him about it, even though it was a pretty good film... When Tarantino visited Australia for the Jackie Brown premier back in the late 90's, he did an interview on morning radio, and he mentioned it as one of his favourite movies... that sure shut all us kids up lol...

[@dinastiachowfan1401]

The undisputed great australian film is Walkabout. Masterpiece. After that I really enjoy Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, which are extremely fun and very very humanistic. I also wanna mention The Babadook.

[@HNWRobertPaulsonHNW]

Dinastía Chow Fan would walkabout be considered Australian even though the director isn’t?

[@dinastiachowfan1401]

It's a valid point. Buñuel made some of his best films in Mexico. I think they count as Mexican films, and they do not portray Mexico as richly and profoundly as Walkabout did with Australia.

[@HNWRobertPaulsonHNW]

@@dinastiachowfan1401 mmm i guess thats true

[@_Sakidora_]

@@HNWRobertPaulsonHNW Lots of American films have been directed by foreigners. Is Witness an Australian film (or at least not properly American) because Peter Weir is Australian?

[@deathandcupcakes]

I wonder if Tarantino has seen the 2005 film "The Proposition". It feels like something he would really vibe with

[@MrAaronbathory]

He would have to surely. It's a modern classic.

[@JeffVader39]

For sure! I bet he’s seen it. Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone- great film

[@serjsidey7348]

Yeah I actually expected it to be one of the films he mentioned. Probably the best Australian film made post-1990.

[@potterj09]

Jeez you can spent all of high school playing running film trivia games with friends, using nerdy quotes in conversation constantly, remembering scripts verbatim, then you remember there are guys like Quentin out there who just dwarf most of us in film knowledge. Mind blowing.

[@meandillar07]

QT has excellent taste. Road Games is just a damn fine enjoyable movie. Will try and find Next of Kin as that sounds intriguing.

[@keenanforytube]

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[@Moveplaylift]

It’s on Amazon Prime.

[@pab1it05]

talk about minute details, the way Quentin pronounces "Melbourne" speaks volumes on his craft!

[@graemel3069]

I think Quentin is an amazing creator of art and his comment at the end is perfection in relation to the movie!!

[@sonofaseawarrior]

'I actually wept...' ♥ Great interview. Love it when Tara goes down the movie geek rabbit hole. 👌🏼 Best 3 aus movies: 'Wake In Fright, Razorback, Mad Max 2. 'The ayatollah of Rock & Rollaaaaa!' 🤪 Hillcoat & Cave's recent The Proposition is also superb.

[@Iaminsaneone]

Great interview, and a refreshingly honest view of films, so much knowledge and passion, inside his head.

[@Ryan-lx6oh]

Wow QT really knows is stuff about Aussie films! Can't help but love the guy aye, and I treasure his films!

[@jamiedean5280]

100% agree Tom Hardy should have been the kid grown up, what a shame. Great interview!

[@danielpettit4814]

Quentin Tarantino would finish his 10th final movie and be hailed as one of the all time greats up there with Kubrick and then become one of the best movie reviewers of all time! He could/would make millions off of KZbin listeners alone.

[@lordmatthewlukeobrien]

As an Australian, if we discount Mad Max the 3 Australian movies I would recommend are. 1 - Bad Boy Bubby 2 - Romper Stomper 3 - The FJ Holden The first two are infinitely quotable and the third I remember as being a classic whenever I saw it some 20+ years ago.

[@peterhoare3219]

"BE STILL YOU LITTLE CARNT!" Noone does films like Aussies. Gidday from the G.C 😛

[@oldmate3152]

1:23 he actually pronounced "Melbourne" the right way my respect for Quentin is now higher

[@mac7083]

Yesssssss Feral Child grown up would’ve been AWESOME

[@fanatamon]

There’s a movie there.

[@michellecerioni4903]

I always found it hilarious when people interview directors in the shot reverse shot form. Its also so great that he has apprecation for our stuff. We habve such an intresting style and it gets over looked alot.

[@robsolo1319]

Got to see Road Games in the early 80's when we got cable and only 3 movie channels. Then watched again on VHS. Great flick.

[@bobpurcell8357]

I'm surprised Romper Stomper never came up. Seems like it would be right up his street.

[@frarfarf]

it's a really sht movie if you watch it again now lol

[@mattcurr9931]

@@frarfarf probably, the one lil detail I remember was the thing I took away: they're on the run, starving and he's so racist he wont even eat spaghetti.

[@frarfarf]

@@mattcurr9931 lol and the girl in a sexual relationship with her dad yikes

[@Ganiscol]

The greatest film buff alive - if not ever. And this is one of the reasons why I think it is so.

[@jdgonzo1982]

nice to see someone honestly discuss movies...his views on Mad Max were very similar to mine...and Next Of Kin and Roadgames look like good movies...can't wait to hunt them down and watch 'em!!

[@Elitist20]

My best of the 70s New Wave: Wake in Fright, Barry McKenzie, The Devil's Playground, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mad Max, My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant. Fun fact: MM and MBC were the top 2 grossing Australian pictures of 1979, and they couldn't be more different - something that was commented on at the time. Arguably MBC was a 'film' while MM was a 'movie', and there was a lot of debate about 'which way should the Australian film industry go, where should the financers be putting their money?' Another fun fact: just two years earlier Mel Gibson (MM) and Judy Davis (MBC) had been students together at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and starred in the graduating play, Romeo and Juliet - one of those shows everyone wishes they'd been at!

[@andrewsreed03]

I agree with Tarantino about Hardy being the grown-up feral child in 'Fury Road'. There's still a chance for George Miller to have Mel Gibson come back in an adventure as Max. I think Max could easily cross paths with Hardy's feral child in a sequel.

[@planetdisco4821]

Road games is a legendary movie! And Jesus Christ yes. The feral kid concept would’ve worked for me too. Also the XB coupe never got its chance to shine. Max basically rode shotgun for the whole movie…

[@fondu-design]

Nup, doesn't need explaining - he just turns up in it and the same thing happens to it. Only natural to assume Max's car wound up in the hands of someone he knew, years ago. You don't even need to explain Max's disappearance. While we're here - if you get the chance, go see the Birdville Motor Museum - they have a car from Thunderdome on display, hacked together from an F-series. Fascinating to look at it up close.

[@douglasherron7534]

Great interview and great final comment re. the latest "Mad Max" movie. Not his genre I suppose, but as Aussie road movies go, "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" has got to be up there - it's a hoot!

[@desertdog8006]

This guy is great ... really inspirational. "Wake in fright" view of the expansive desert from front door is just like here in Marree South Aust from my house

[@johnhalloway3342]

I was happy to hear Quinton mention John Hargreaves as I grew up with his younger brother Peter H !

[@lydiaanderson3312]

@Hello JOHN, How are you doing?

[@kalyan6045]

Would love to see Mel Gibson in a Tarantino film

[@leonheisenberg0210]

Oh yes... Would be too amazing

[@gibberconfirm166]

As perfect as Fury Road is, Quentin's right, just seeing the wear in Mel's face, knowing he's survived 30 years, could've been amazing, nothing else needed to change.

[@tiendang4440]

OMG, yes. If Tarantino going to make his 10th film (in the future whatnot) then he should get Mel Gibson to play any type of role he could think of, it'll be perfect.

[@Blondie472]

That probably won't happen. You'll have to settle for Machete Kills. That's the closest Mel will come to Tarantino. Guys like Tom Cruise, Bill Murray, Mel Gibson, etc won't be bossed like marionettes, and aren't likely to compromise creatively.

[@Ganiscol]

@@Blondie472 Nonsense.

[@phattjohnson]

Thanks for the Next of Kin recommendation Quentin! I'll be watching that this weekend now :D

[@Brandon-bh7pj]

The way he talks and explains things I think is excellent. I could just keep listening to him talk about movies all day honestly.

[@flatoutt1]

i'd love to know what tarantino thinks of "wake in fright " and love to hear him talk about it

[@gavinfoster9118]

Great call!

[@Cpt.Sailor]

thats the reason i clicked on this i'm surprised he didn't say anything about it, it seems like something he definitely would have seen and would like

[@palmerlp]

Wake In Fright is a *ride*, man. That movie changes you.

[@august6389]

I think he would have enjoyed it but the kangaroo killing was too much. Probably turned him off for sure

[@MrRazorblade999]

I know Scorsese loved it

[@martywest6388]

Some people are just wired a bit differently. Quentin is 1 in a million

[@MWeistra]

Yes! I love Next of Kin. I saw the film about 25 years ago on Belgium tv (i;m Dutch) and loved it. I had a VHS copy and saw it many times. I have a huge original poster of the film and some lobby cards as well.

[@cityrokka8905]

Love Aussie Movies My top 10 would be 10. Beneath Hill 60 9. Breaker Morant 8. The Snowtown Murders 7. The Proposition 6. The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith 5. Kenny 4. Mad Max Fury Road 3. The Castle 2. Bad Boy Bubby 1. Chopper

[@TJ-fe7rr]

Good list. But The Castle is number 1 for me.