Tarantino on Point Blank (1967) and The Outfit (1973)

Quentin Tarantino delves into film history, offering a director's perspective on classic crime thrillers Point Blank (1967), The Outfit (1973), and Richard Stark's (Donald E. Westlake) Parker character. The video is written by Quentin Tarantino via his Cinema Speculation book. But to be clear, this is an unauthorized fan-made video.
Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation is a collection of essays exploring films that have influenced and inspired him throughout his career. His chapter on The Outfit, a 1973 film directed by John Flynn, showcases his deep appreciation for the movie. Tarantino highlights The Outfit as the most successful adaptation of mystery writer Donald Westlake's character Parker, a professional armed robber. This chapter delves into various aspects of the film and other related movies, offering a rich exploration of this genre.
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In the video, Tarantino discusses how The Outfit, which features a climactic all-out assault led by the criminal character played by Robert Duvall on the mob boss's headquarters, exemplifies the quintessence of a specific type of crime film. He expands this discussion by referencing other films with Parker stand-ins, like Point Blank (starring Lee Marvin) and other similar Parker characters like Heat (starring Robert De Niro). This wide range of references shows Tarantino's extensive knowledge and love for cinema, particularly films with a gritty, crime-focused narrative.
Moreover, the video is an appreciation of The Outfit and a broader exploration of the crime genre and its impact on cinema. It offers insights into how these films have shaped Tarantino’s perspective on filmmaking and storytelling. The chapter is part of a larger work in which Tarantino shares his views on a wide range of films, from classic Hollywood movies to cult favorites, providing a unique perspective on the art of filmmaking​​​​.
Written by: Quentin Tarantino* (taken from his book Cinema Speculation. Tarantino had nothing to do with the making of this video. This is a fan-made tribute to him and classic cinema.)
Edited by: Alan Berry
Produced by: Alan Berry and Mark Enochs
Narrator: AI Brown (Yes, it's an AI voice)
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00:00 - Start of Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation
00:15 - Quentin Tarantino discovers Richard Stark’s Parker books
00:30 - Parker’s conflict with his co-workers
03:02 - Ward lays down the law for June
03:53 - Quentin Tarantino’s list of good directors from the 80s
04:15 - Films that didn’t suck in the 80s
04:41 - Tarantino working at a video store
05:00 - Tarantino on being fearless
06:38 - Complex 80’s characters
07:07 - Censored films from the 50s
07:18 - 80s movies turned into morality plays
07:29 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
08:27 - Roger Ebert weighs in on Billy Murray and Chevy Chase
08:57 - Chevy Chase enjoying booga sugar
09:30 - Wall Street 1987
09:52 - Something Wild
10:13 - People have no taste
10:39 - The Scarlet Letter 1995
10:52 - Rambo
11:20 - Parker gets his revenge
12:19 - The Man with the Getaway Face
12:40 - Best Parker movies and bad ones
12:50 - Heat 1995
13:06 - Words to live by
14:22 - Point Blank 1967
14:47 - The Killers 1964
15:55 - Tarantino on Lee Marvin’s career
16:07 - Attack 1956
16:19 - The Professionals 1966
16:32 - The Dirty Dozen, 1967
16:50 - Avalanche Express 1979
17:12 - The Iceman Cometh 1973
17:22 - The Split 1968
17:37 - Payback 1999
17:59 - The Outfit 1973
23:27 - Rolling Thunder 1977
24:01 - Reception of The Outfit
24:33 - Quentin Tarantino’s appreciation of Robert Duvall
25:25 - Quentin Tarantino’s appreciation of Joe Don Baker
25:55 - Cannon has entered the room
26:36 - Quentin Tarantino on actor John Vernon
26:46 - The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976
27:03 - Quentin Tarantino on actor Carroll O'Connor
27:54 - Fish faced Lloyd Bochner
28:30 - Quentin Tarantino thought of remaking The Outfit
28:44 - MGM’s James Aubrey, aka the Smiling Cobra
29:09 - The Outfit opens
29:22 - Fat Hack James Bacon
30:03 - Critics review The Outfit
31:07 - Roger Ebert on The Outfit
32:02 - Quentin Tarantino goes to see The Outfit
32:22 - Quentin Tarantino goes to see The Outfit a second time
33:11 - Credits

[@TheTapesArchive]

There are many Quentin Tarantino Easter Eggs in this video, can you find them all? 00:00 - Start of Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation 00:15 - Quentin Tarantino discovers Richard Stark’s Parker books 00:30 - Parker’s conflict with his co-workers 03:02 - Ward lays down the law for June 03:53 - Quentin Tarantino’s list of good directors from the 80s 04:15 - Films that didn’t suck in the 80s 04:41 - Tarantino working at a video store 05:00 - Tarantino on being fearless 06:38 - Complex 80’s characters 07:07 - Censored films from the 50s 07:18 - 80s movies turned into morality plays 07:29 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being 08:27 - Roger Ebert weighs in on Billy Murray and Chevy Chase 08:57 - Chevy Chase enjoying booga sugar 09:30 - Wall Street 1987 09:52 - Something Wild 10:13 - People have no taste 10:39 - The Scarlet Letter 1995 10:52 - Rambo 11:20 - Parker gets his revenge 12:19 - The Man with the Getaway Face 12:40 - Best Parker movies and bad ones 12:50 - Heat 1995 13:06 - Words to live by 14:22 - Point Blank 1967 14:47 - The Killers 1964 15:55 - Tarantino on Lee Marvin’s career 16:07 - Attack 1956 16:19 - The Professionals 1966 16:32 - The Dirty Dozen 1967 16:50 - Avalanche Express 1979 17:12 - The Iceman Cometh 1973 17:22 - The Split 1968 17:37 - Payback 1999 17:59 - The Outfit 1973 23:27 - Rolling Thunder 1977 24:01 - Reception of The Outfit 24:33 - Quentin Tarantino’s appreciation of Robert Duvall 25:25 - Quentin Tarantino’s appreciation of Joe Don Baker 25:55 - Cannon has entered the room 26:36 - Quentin Tarantino on actor John Vernon 26:46 - The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 27:03 - Quentin Tarantino on actor Carroll O'Connor 27:54 - Fish faced Lloyd Bochner 28:30 - Quentin Tarantino thought of remaking The Outfit 28:44 - MGM’s James Aubrey, aka the Smiling Cobra 29:09 - The Outfit opens 29:22 - Fat Hack James Bacon 30:03 - Critics review The Outfit 31:07 - Roger Ebert on The Outfit 32:02 - Quentin Tarantino goes to see The Outfit 32:22 - Quentin Tarantino goes to see The Outfit a second time 33:11 - Credits

[@acidtrungpa4760]

thank you for your work sir

[@EbonyPope]

Can't really agre on the 80s. The most absurd concepts made it to film in that decade Repo Man is a perfect example of that. When I hear 80s movie I associate absolutely bonkers concepts with it. They often play in suburban settings which really makes you feel at home and connect with the movie. It was a very crazy decade just so completely different form the rest. Where music creativity peaked in the late 60s movies peaked in the 80s/90s. They had perfected the formula for realistic movie blood, had a lot of practical effects and used when they implemented CG very effectively without putting too much emphasis on it.-

[@flaiman]

The production value of this video is off the charts.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! Please share it with others. 🍻

[@jasonwurster387]

Totally! It's amazing. 👍

[@TheTapesArchive]

Here's my new one on Point Blank kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@Gecko....]

nah its all just clips and ai art mashed together

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@Gecko.... Keep the comments coming you're only helping push the video to more people. 🍻

[@Regantdarcy]

I don’t always agree with QT about certain movies… but man, I could listen to him talk about them forever. The dude knows & loves cinema. 🎥 🍿 👍🏼

[@carlosx1237]

He knows and loves hard boiled crime novels too. He should adapt a Stark novel. I think he would crush a Slayground adaptation.

[@EbonyPope]

Can't really agre on the 80s. The most absurd concepts made it to film in that decade Repo Man is a perfect example of that. When I hear 80s movie I associate absolutely bonkers concepts with it. They often play in suburban settings which really makes you feel at home and connect with the movie. It was a very crazy decade just so completely different form the rest. Where music creativity peaked in the late 60s movies peaked in the 80s/90s. They had perfected the formula for realistic movie blood, had a lot of practical effects and used when they implemented CG very effectively without putting too much emphasis on it.-

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Scary that its AI voice.

[@ROYALPRIX]

It's not him, it's AI

[@sinbysin666]

@@ROYALPRIX as soon as "homogeneous" was pronounced "homo-genius", I know something was off.

[@ashroskell]

I’m not having that about John Vernon. He’s great in Point Blank, but I loved that whole movie. Just watch Vernon’s performance in Charlie Varrick starring Walter Matthau. The way he manipulates the bank manager into suicide, leaving it just unclear enough that you can’t be sure 100% if he knew he was forcing him to kill himself or not. It’s a master class in subtlety and yet focussed malevolence.

[@Redmenace96]

Bingo.

[@djquinn11]

If you see Josey, tell him the war’s over.

[@donaldduck7461]

John Vernon had such screen presence.

[@benmelvin5481]

These are the kind of people that go to work on you with a pair of pliers and a blow torch

[@drumtum]

Vernon was a great character actor. And he had good roles in some really classic movies in the late 60´s and 70´s. Point Blank, The Black Windmill, Charley Varrick, Fear is the key, Brannigan. He was in some shitty movies later on though in the 80´s and 90´s.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Point Blank is an excellent film. One of my favorites. I love every scene.

[@darkknightwithanidea1845]

This just gets better as it goes on ! Seriously QT should have been made A HEAD OF STUDIO right now when the industry needs a total overhaul. This series of commentaries are pure masterpieces. Keep it coming that just made my week ✒️🎬🎥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@ThongNguyen-fl9jp]

this is amazing! i've listened to. the audiobook like 3 times, but because of your editing i can understand it more because we can look at the images. thank you!!!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Just dropped a new one kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@Redmenace96]

Show, don't tell

[@xyz8888]

please keep doing them, they're awesome

[@rjsweda]

you do an excellent job of filling the video with relevant & enlightening visuals. this is a real labor of love. i hope you do more. you so cool!

[@cobramalibuunlimited2897]

Keep making these and I will keep watching them.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! I will if others watch it. Thanks for checking it out.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Here is a new one. All on Point Blank kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@cobramalibuunlimited2897]

@@TheTapesArchive HE DONT MISS!

[@disconnected22]

NOPE. I love every minute of Point Blank

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

The biggest disappointment of his book was this for me. It's one of the most rewatchable movies ever made.

[@RabbiSteve]

@disconnected22 I’m with you. I agree with some of what he says here and I do agree that THE OUTFIT is somewhat closer to the PARKER books. But I still think POINT BLANK is a better movie. Or at least I like it better. Where I agree with him, is in it not really being a Parker movie, but just uses the book as a jumping off point.

[@Norvillescoobs]

Even the scene of John Vernon falling from the balcony?

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

@@Norvillescoobs Could be worse, could draw a rectangle on screen and call it a square.

[@Norvillescoobs]

@@SquabbleBoxHQ not really

[@leveller4978]

Point Blank is a masterclass of minimalist filmmaking. There’s no meat, it’s all bone. Marvin is on a mission and nothing will stop him.

[@TheTapesArchive]

I agree! Have you seen my video on Point Blank? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@bryanbelshaw7725]

The Outfit is one of my all time favourite movies. Still nice that two of its lead stars are still alive today.

[@ricknorman7193]

Man, this was a superior piece of work!!

[@rustybearden1800]

Each episode is like a masterclass in modern film.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Got another one coming soon.

[@scaredketchup]

That was great. I will be buying QT's book and watching the rest of this series. Thanks!

[@mshahnazi7636]

Thank you bringing my teen memories to me. I watched 90% of these movies. That’s the time when movies were made intelligently.

[@lonesomelooch5661]

Wow, this is great. Deserves way more views.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thanks Looch! Please share it with anyone you think might dig it. 🍻

[@ScoobieDoobie197474]

It’s almost at 58,000

[@williamallen9151]

This is great, I can't belive it only has 6k views. Criminal.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thank you. I think I’m getting killed by the algorithm. I usually put out music documentaries. Btw I’m working on a full documentary on Point Blank if you like that flick. Thanks for commenting, really made my day. (I’ve been bummed about the lack of views too.)

[@ameliaward7429]

@@TheTapesArchive Nah. Most people think Quentin is vile. I came here to dunk on him but this seems like a nice community.

[@ScoobieDoobie197474]

It’s almost at 58,000 now

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@ScoobieDoobie197474 My newer QT video is pushing it.

[@Tranquillado]

This is AMAZING. Please do the whole book, and take your time!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! The whole book would take years to do. I would only do it if QT was on board.

[@Tranquillado]

I discovered yesterday QT narrates only two chapters of the audiobook. Bummer.

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@Tranquillado I wondered why he didn't do the whole thing too.

[@aaroncorr486]

A good watch but he’s totally wrong about Point Blank, it’s a total classic and a better film than The Outfit.

[@moodyharvest]

Point Blank certainly doesn't look like TV. It has a dreamy style and the music is foreboding. The Outfit has a gritty style. They're very different.

[@nope5657]

Yea, QT is talkin' out his ass.

[@Flike245]

I guess he has a point about Timothy Carey being the superior bit player.

[@hansformat]

I love these videos. Quentin’s excitement about movies makes me want to cancel my day and watch every movie he talks about. But i have to say i like Point Blank a lot.

[@stevenscholl7383]

Wow, really good job on the video. I think Quentin would approve of this.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thanks man! I wished it got more views so it could get to him. BTW I have a full Point Blank documentary coming.

[@danwroy]

​@@TheTapesArchiveYou got yourself a follow then

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@danwroy Thank you! Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc Let me know what you think of it.

[@gomezgomez7759]

Mr tarantino probably produced this. Its anonymous

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@gomezgomez7759 Anonymous? My name is at the end on a channel I've had for years with 10 million views.

[@dee_seejay]

Manhunter (1986) - that was a good 80s movie.

[@zandorvorkov986]

And so was Michael Mann's "Thief" (1981), but apparently, according to this video, Tarantino hated it?

[@dee_seejay]

@@zandorvorkov986 Hmm. I'm liable to ignore him on this decade actually, the more I think about it. A few unmissables: _Paris, Texas_ (1984), _Diva_ (1981), _Time of the Gypsies_ (1988), _Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters_ (1985), _Trouble in Mind_ (1985), _Blade Runner_ (1982), _Videodrome_ (1983), _Brazil_ (1985), _Scanners_ (1981), _The Thing_ (1982), _Blue Velvet_ (1986), _Christiane F._ (1981), _The Long Good Friday_ (1980), _The Company of Wolves_ (1984), _The Vanishing_ (1988), _Defence of the Realm_ (1986), _Altered States_ (1980), _The Fourth Man_ (1983)...sorry, got a bit carried away, lol.

[@robertfaulkner1824]

@@dee_seejayhe mentions cronenburg Gilliam and David lynch and the thing specifically as exceptions. I like a lot of 80s comedies from coming to America to clue to fish called Wanda and I even have a soft spot for the sword and sandals/fantasy stuff. Like the 70s are a great decade but after a while you can find that all the down endings get just as old as the opposite

[@patrickbernard742]

yeah and also to live and die in la

[@Counterkillify]

The ending of Manhunter sucked and felt so jarring. After killing The Tooth Fairy Killer, Will Graham has a happy day on a Florida beach like it never happened?! Absolute nonsense. It should’ve ended right there when the killer is shot to pieces. Just linger on that moment of confusion and insanity. It would’ve not totally raped my favorite theme from the novel. But as Demi Moore would say…

[@paulkreider9441]

Thank you, thank you for redeeming movies in the 70's. I never understood what was so different between the movie in the decades before and after, but it is a bit clearer now. I subscribed and tapped the bell . Thanks.

[@stephenp2424]

Amazing work, dude! I hope QT gets to see it.

[@wakajawaka]

Great video Alan! Professional grade as usual and some serious editing prowess! Keep'em comin'!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Brother! Thank you so much for taking the time and coming over from the forum to post a comment. Really appreciate it. 🍻🤘

[@TheTapesArchive]

Here's a fresh one for you! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@wakajawaka]

@@TheTapesArchive Thanks! Will watch it ASAP, appreciate the note!

[@silverchupacabra73]

I just caught the chapter on "Dirty Harry" yesterday and watched this one today. Having read Tarantino's book a few times, I've got to say these productions are superbly done and exemplify/heighten Quentin's word play within the book! Bravo! I actually tried to watch each movie after each chapter in his book, which worked for awhile, but since quite a few of these movies tend to be obscure and hard to find, had to stop that endeavor. I still want to experiences quite a few of them and your production here is giving me a great look into them! Salud!

[@scottbubb2946]

Excellent video. Very well done. Would love to see more like it.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thanks Scott. I'd like to do more. But so far the video is bombing compared to my other ones. 😅

[@scottbubb2946]

@@TheTapesArchive You're welcome. That's unfortunate, but understandable.

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@scottbubb2946 It's still early though. Maybe it will pick up. Please share it with anyone you think might enjoy it. Thanks again!

[@TheTapesArchive]

I have a new one all on Point Blank. Very deep dive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@scottbubb2946]

@@TheTapesArchive Cool! Thank you.

[@thevoiceofthecenter4322]

As usual, QT's depth and breadth of cinema knowledge and analysis is thoroughly enjoyable!

[@writeralbertlanier3434]

I used to be a film reviewer and listening to this audio version of Tarantino's essays, I have to give him credit . Quentin is a screenwriter not a film writer and film critic but he provides a pretty good examination of movies . It is decent film criticism . Clearly Tarantino is more film goer than film reviewer in terms of his mindset. However, He has clear points of view and makes cogent arguments. His promotion of the 1973 film The Outfit here is a worthy effort to resurrect an old, forgotten film. I don't agree with him about Point Blank. It certainly wasn't 60s TV .Tarantino doesn't mention that Boorman shot and structured this film in a very different, often flashback driven elliptical style. It was a different kind of crime film in terms of editing, sound and photography . Point Blank was subversive for a major studio film at the time. Also Bill Murray and Chevy Chase played very different personas in movies. Chevy played protagonists who thought they were better than anyone else in the movie and thus it was realistic that he didn't change much in his movies. Bill played guys who didnt think they were better than anyone else but not any worse. Usually he could change in movies because he was flexible and he was so good at making light of the uptight, often tight assed men around him.

[@ThreeToesofFury]

hazaa! this looks awesome! thanks!!!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! I was wondering how folks will take to it or not. Let me know what you think of it. Thanks!

[@jasonwurster387]

How could he (QT) do a full chapter of Parker film adaptations and not mention Mise a Sec? The French adaptation of The Score? My second favorite Parker film and favorite novel. But this video is amazing! Please do more.👍😀

[@TheTapesArchive]

I agree! I woul dhave put some clips in from Mise a Sec but the copy I have isn't the best looking one. Thanks for checking it out. I'm trying to decide if to do more or not. 🍻

[@jasonwurster387]

@@TheTapesArchive Agreed! I have the same garbage copy. I wish it would receive a proper remaster/home video release. I can see why you didn't include it either way because he (QT) didn't mention it at all. But this video was amazing. I subscribed to your channel. Keep em coming. 👍

[@TheTapesArchive]

Started working on the next one yesterday. They take forever to make. @@jasonwurster387

[@TheTapesArchive]

@@jasonwurster387 Here's a new one. Full doc on Point Blank kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@jasonwurster387]

@@TheTapesArchive Wonderful! Thank you. 😀👍

[@TheAsiandramafreak]

I don’t know about other genres but the action & sci fi genre in the 80s was ridiculously good. I think it was the best decade for sci fi, action & fantasy

[@Football__Junkie]

I freaking love Payback and watched it constantly as a kid

[@RobollieG]

I find the director's cut of Payback to be the most faithful adaptation of The Hunter (it's better than the theatrical cut), but the best movie based on a Stark book I've seen is POINT BLANK. I disagree with just about every negative comment Tarantino has to say about the movie and the actors in it.

[@p_nk7279]

Wow! Hardly a kid movie, but I get it - it’s great!

[@Paul-dz7xi]

You have a sick mind, and I mean that as a compliment.

[@edwardjamieson303]

Great video! Love The Outfit & Point Blank!! Keep up the great work, man.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thanks! Working on a Dirty Harry one now.

[@EbonyPope]

Can't really agre on the 80s. The most absurd concepts made it to film in that decade Repo Man is a perfect example of that. When I hear 80s movie I associate absolutely bonkers concepts with it. They often play in suburban settings which really makes you feel at home and connect with the movie. It was a very crazy decade just so completely different form the rest. Where music creativity peaked in the late 60s movies peaked in the 80s/90s. They had perfected the formula for realistic movie blood, had a lot of practical effects and used when they implemented CG very effectively without putting too much emphasis on it.-

[@rsteel1138]

Loving this channel. Just watched 3 vids in a row 🙌

[@Skwurm2297]

Quinten needs to teach film making. The way he dissects film is just incredible. And horrifyingly honest.

[@PrimarchX]

Parker sounds like James Caan's character in Thief.

[@shawnvogt888]

I think you have that reversed.

[@PrimarchX]

It's possible. I'm not sure who Michael Mann based that character on.

[@josephElgin]

I read QT's book CS. loved it. As long as he keeps writing books, that is ok with me. Great job on visualizing his chapter on Parker. Thank you. keep going!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Thanks! Wrapping up a the chapter on Dirty Harry. Should be out in the next week or two.

[@jonathanreich6360]

The 80s wasn't all bs. Beyond the directors and movies mentioned in this video, there are the beginnings of some interesting directors like Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies and Videotape), Sam Raimi (Evil Dead movies), John Sayles did Matewan and Eight Men Out, Alan Rudolph (Choose Me) and the Coen Brothers (Blood Simple). This is Spinal Tap and Stand By Me (Rob Reiner). Paris Texas and Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders. Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha and Ran, The Vanishing by George Sluizer, Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore and lots of action movies like City on Fire, The Terminator, and John Woo's The Killer. Noted directors did some good stuff. Coppola did Rumble Fish and The Cotton Club, Scorsese did After Hours, The King of Comdey, and Raging Bull and Kubrick did The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. One of my favorite 80s movie is a movie very few people have heard of or watched, Parting Glances. Tons of others like Drugstore Cowboy, River's Edge, Desperately Seeking Susan, The Long Good Friday, My Dinner with Andre, The Road Warrior, Robocop, Stop Making Sense, Something Wild, and Blade Runner. Yeah, there was a lot of dross but that seems to be par for the course in every decade. Pulp Fiction spawned bunches of mostly bad knock-offs. Hollywood is nothing if unoriginal -- chase what sells tickets.

[@p_nk7279]

Ordinary People. Taps. Falcon and the Snowman. Back to the Future. Fast Times/Ridgemont High. Breakfast Club. Aliens. Top Gun & Risky Business. Eddie Murphy flicks…along with others!

[@Ian_Mattingly]

Really well edited video. Nicely done

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! I have one with QT and Dirty Harry coming next.

[@Ian_Mattingly]

@@TheTapesArchive looking forward to it

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Point Blank that's a cool movie.

[@TheTapesArchive]

You should check out the documentary on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@RobollieG]

I first learned about the movie in Martin Scorsese's movie about the movies that influenced him -- saw the trailer (in Scorsese's movie) and thought "I have to see this thing!".

[@Bostronix]

Commentary on films from the 70s is better than almost everything coming out in theaters today. I used to think technology would make films so life-like they would simply dwarf the quality of films from my childhood. To say I was wrong is an understatement.

[@Rucky-q3r]

The Outfit absolutely influence the directing style of Reservoir Dogs a lot

[@David-mg1yj]

Probably the best QT diatribe ever. Please do more of these.

[@TheTapesArchive]

I have another one coming next week. It's on Dirty Harry.

[@David-mg1yj]

@@TheTapesArchive Excellent. Subscribed. Thank you.

[@MrJames2025a]

This was really fantastic. You should do the other chapters of the book. I shared this on my social media. Hopefully people share and Tarantino sees it and gets onboard with an authorizing you to do an official version.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on Mr. James. Have you seen my one on Point Blank? kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc BTW I'm currently working on QT's chapter on Dirty Harry.

[@frankiehoskyn3948]

John Flynn was one of the most overlooked and underrated film director's in cinema.

[@johnnystaccata]

I came for The Outfit and Point Blank. For all of the others, I didn't bring my notebook.

[@TheTapesArchive]

If you like Point Blank, you should check out the new documentary on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@metagaminguniversemgu2240]

This is so good. Thank you.

[@howkel]

Has anyone else read the Darwyn Cooke graphic novel adaptations? The only adaptation that Stark allowed to use the Parker name.

[@shawnvogt888]

Yep. It's excellent.

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

I loved this video, I'm a Parker movie aficionado and this was fantastic and pretty much a video I had in my head. Damn you! I can't help but disagree with Tarantino about a good many things, despite liking his own work very much. Point Blank? Masterpiece and better than a very good Outfit. We're also a bit partial to Body Double. It's okay, Quentin.

[@rutherfordappraisal258]

The first time I saw Point Blank I knew nothing about the source material. In that first viewing it seemed almost like Boorman was trying to imply that Parker had actually been killed and was an avenging spirit come to take its toll on those who had ended his life. Also, Sheree North is so damn hot in this. And the Bronson flick Breakout. And in Charlie Varick.

[@Brian_Boru]

Excellent work. Strong editing. Really enjoyed this. If only The Outfit had a Blu-ray! Subscribed. Thanks.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! TBH it's my best editing ever. Nothing but downhill from here. haha.

[@JackMyersPhotography]

I can’t take hearing Lee Marvin slammed like that, but it’s great commentary.

[@MP-db9sw]

One thing- in RONIN there is a scene where the Irish woman asks Deniro why he's there. He tells her she knows why he is there and she answers "the man in the whalechair (its like a wheelchair but Irish lol) and in HEAT Deniro's character takes stolen bonds or whatever to consult with dundunDUN a man in a wheelchair. I personally think they are meant to be the same character.

[@werewolfconcerto193]

I would take this over Mark Cousins' unintentionally hilarious "bauble" talk in THE STORY OF FILM any day! Again, a fantastic video accompaniment of Tarantino's essay Your curatorial prowess and editing are as sharp as ever!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Wow, thanks!

[@werewolfconcerto193]

@@TheTapesArchive You're so welcome!

[@tom_reagan]

The narrator (Al Brown?) sounds just like Tarantino! I thought it was QT until I read the description!! Extra nice work on the video. 👍🏻

[@danwroy]

"Blasting through Angie Dickenson's door" whups

[@raymondnewton2388]

Aye 👎🏻

[@CoolCoyote]

wow the 'jezuz wept' scene see i was too young to really remember these movies, only watched them 10 years later. is why i love the 80's movies. or used to at least.

[@menocu87]

You should hit up Quentin and pitch a full book as documentary film. You are doing great work here,

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

Point blank is deceptively ambiguous. It's up to the viewer to figure it out.

[@mookyr5099]

I'm so excited I found this page

[@marckroll9544]

I got to meet Donald Westlake. Interesting and incredibly talented man.

[@olliehays3206]

When you have to list off 80s films like that, they're not "one-offs." The 80s was less gritty and grimey as the 70s yeah. But it was still a great era. Those same directors were still working and putting out crazy stuff. Dune? Robocop? Those movies didn't play it safe.

[@robertwatson5104]

White Heat ,, with Cagney as Cody Jarret was an awesome film too

[@brianpendergest5159]

Point Blank absolute classic, Lee Marvin is amazing and Angie Dickinson is so sexy in this film 13:27

[@TheTapesArchive]

Then you should love my new video. Its a Point Blank documentary kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@elnick1000]

First, I liked Tarrentino's commetary here. But to rank THE OUTFIT over POINT BLANK is shocking. The fact is, THE OUTFIT feels more like a television movie than does POINT BLANK. I only saw it recently, and felt that it really has not aged well. Wearas as POINT BLANK, has.

[@brianally1531]

Well done! I don't agree with all of Tarantino's takes (not unusual) but i thoroughly enjoyed this nonetheless. You did a great job and i hope that he does see this and approve. I'd love to see more like it from you with the man himself narrating.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! I'm currently working on the chapter about Dirty Harry. You might like my other movie doc kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nQnIKKjMiMbrc

[@kicksometennis]

this is pure love and passion

[@Merylstreep1949]

This was AWESOME ❤better than most of Tarantinos films

[@TheTapesArchive]

Haha not sure about that. But thank you! Please share it! Trying to get it to Quentin Tarantino 🍿🍻

[@redbilabsni]

I think the British film 'Get Carter,' (1971) should get a mention in context of the themes that Parker has to deal with.

[@adrianberry4804]

Haha the archive bringing the goods again !!! You already know!!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Which of the easter eggs was your favorite?

[@ghostlygrandpa]

He confuses Sharon Acker with Angie Dickinson -- which is amazing in itself!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Haha when I came across that part I wondered if anyone would notice. Nice one!

[@colewilliams9432]

I find it interesting that movies made in the 1970s that were rated PG would get a hard R rating today

[@skipprice4376]

Well done 👍

[@GrindhousedatabaseDeuce]

id love to see the whole book done in this way. way cooler than an audiobook also that AI voice sounds so real I didnt even know it wasnt Q at first! crazy - pete

[@TheTapesArchive]

If I could only get this to QT.

[@ricknorman7193]

And Don Siegal was actually the assistant director, for Curtiz, on Casa Blanca!!

[@ricknorman7193]

Robert Ryan was one of the all-time most over looked actors in Hollywood. This guy was sensational!! Man, i loved him. The Camera loved him!!

[@christianbritton1362]

Damn, these are so good!

[@Redmenace96]

Will not quarter any criticism of, "First Blood". It is the perfect action film. Nothing is close. Agree with his disappointment in the last 15 min of, "Heat". So there you go. Some good, some bad... great YT vid.

[@janedagger]

I wish he'd brought up Lawrence Block's "Hit Man" series.... totally unique, and will drive ppl nuts and its soooo satisfying

[@film79]

It was a great read, this is making me want to get the audiobook

[@edwinthomasr]

Whenever JDB would have a scene in The Outfit I would yell "MITCHELL!!!!!!"

[@Juul1995]

Damn I would've loved to see his version of The Outfit with Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel and Pam Grier

[@bobbyokeefe4285]

He can talk shit all he wants most his movies have the most moralistic endings ever,the nazi doesn't get away in Inglorious,the slavers don't win in Django,the cult doesn't win in Hollywood,the criminal doesn't run away in Hateful ect...also,most of this heros are very likeable and not that complex,Butch,The Bride,Jackie Brown,Django,Shoshana ect...he's been the boss of virtue signalling for years,he's actually often rewritten History in order to get a contrived moralistic ending,what the heck is he talking about?

[@papichefitup]

Hollywood is always worried about giving a antagonist some redeemable qualities and nice neat ending

[@wileyjdraws7594]

Im shocked at his dismissal of 1950s cinema some of the best noir,westerns and samurai films came out in this decade imo.

[@connorbrennan4233]

He does have a point, though. As a fan of sci-fi and horror for instance, the decade was not exactly full of truly great offerings. So much of it followed a tired formula.

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

This is brilliant.

[@JW-lc7qe]

Truly incredible video and editing bringing Tarantino’s writing in Cinema Speculation to visual life to reach a broader audience. I hope QT watches. Legal/AI/intellectual property rights may complicate things but it would be amazing if Alan Berry and legendary Tarantino could team up for the most amazing KZbin content ever.

[@alexdawson]

This is a great watch! Brilliant editing! It was a big disappointment that Quentin only narrated the opening and closing chapters of 'Cinema `Speculation' - Did you use ElevenLabs to do the V/O? It's really good and so much better than the Audiobook!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Right on! I did use ElevenLabs, by far the best. BTW I'm working on Tarantino's chapter on Dirty Harry.

[@alexdawson]

@@TheTapesArchive It's Brilliant also :)))

[@impettus]

I didn't buy Duvall in the Outfit. He just doesn't seem tough enough for the part. That takes it down a peg in my opinion.

[@chuckhush916]

I just watched The Outfit for the first time last month. It was fucking amazing.

[@donaldduck7461]

Enjoyed The Outfit - Joe Don Baker with Duvall was a good 70’s film. Point Blank had pacing problems but always stays with you. Marvin’s underrated film is Death Hunt with Bronson.

[@jtstacey83]

Great Video. This is the stuff that should be remade. Throw a small budget at some new director and let them swing for the fences. Some of that old 70s way of making movies needs to come back

[@Gambitt1970]

I never liked the ending of Heat either. I so badly wanted De Niro to win.

[@adamw4712]

I appreciate the effort that was put into the video but could you not have narrated it yourself and not used an Ai voice? I don’t mean any harm just curious.

[@TheTapesArchive]

It's a fair question. One of the reasons I have this channel is to become a better video editor. AI is happening no matter how you feel about it. Creative jobs will be lost to it, including mine. But people who understand how to work with it will continued to be employed. So I use it when I can to understand it better. The voice over market will be dead in 2 years or less. Soon you will not be able to tell the difference.

[@vvblues]

@@TheTapesArchive I'm a voice actor and you can blow me.

[@johnnyjolijt2]

Now I want to read the novels!

[@shawnvogt888]

They're excellent.

[@lilliessunshine4993]

I don't know how I feel about him condemning every movie of the 1980s, but I do like that he has strong opinions.

[@vvblues]

Correction: Parker did go to Prison/Work Farm once. But he broke out. Hope this helps. Stark lost his way by the end of the Parker Novels but I get why. Many years had passed since that first book and I think he only wrote those last few books for the fans. Parker lost his penchant for hating small talk and that's not Parker.

[@Redmenace96]

Bingo