Friday, October 15, 2010

Quentin Tarantino doesn't get enough credit for stealing from John Boorman

Tarantino might be Hollywood's most successful rapper. His movies spout endless words about nothing, and he samples from all his favorite movies. Pulp Fiction, his hip hop masterpiece, samples from so many sources it is probably impossible to identify them all. One moment deserving far more attention is his urban version of the anal rape scene from Deliverance. You might think this is a bit of a stretch, but Tarantino does throw in a little clue. One of his hillbilly rapists is named Zed. Why would Tarantino pick such an unlikely name? No, it has nothing to do with Deliverance, but it does relate to another Boorman film. Zed is the name of the protagonist played by Sean Connery in Zardoz. Coincidence? Of course not.

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