At some point in life, everyone has the unpleasant experience of working for a difficult employer. Hollywood is no different from other industries. Some directors appear to have achieved their goals through unwavering persistence, despite having some of the most illustrious and award-winning careers in cinema. Shedding light on the same, acclaimed director, Quentin Tarantino is recognized for his unconventional filming techniques and his quirky treatment of his cast and crew.
The 60-year-old American filmmaker has a reputation for being challenging to work with when it comes to his cast, crew, and the general public. You might be familiar with his Kill Bill films, which are regarded as some of his best work.
However, Tarantino once admitted that he scared the actors on the Kill Bill set after going off the deep end during filming. Actually, he promptly lost interest in the project when filming was taking place.
For the unversed, the main character of the 2003 American martial arts film series is initially only The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, who works with a group of expert assassins.
However, she becomes a victim of attempted murder by her boss Bill (played by John Carradine), and as a result, she falls into a coma.
Quentin Tarantino Once Lost His Cool While Shooting a Film
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has produced some of the most recognizable movies in cinematic history. From Pulp Fiction to Django Unchained, each of his films has a distinctive element of his style that helps it stand out from the competition.
Kill Bill, which was released in two parts in 2003 and 2004, is one of those movies. The cast of Kill Bill was carefully chosen, and the movie itself was highly anticipated. However, Tarantino lost his cool and frightened his actors while filming this action film.
The filmmaker once admitted that he had temper tantrums while making the movie. The nine months Tarantino spent creating the Kill Bill movies felt too long, and monotonous, and soon began to have an impact on him.
He once told Movies:
“It really was a situation like I had it. I was just sick of making the f***ing movie, of getting up so f***ing early, working so damn hard, of not having a life, of answering questions. I was that f***ing grumpy as*hole the whole day. It happened twice and eventually I come to my senses.”
Tarantino could recognize when he had reached his breaking point by the way his actors reacted to him.
Shooting Of Kill Bill Was ‘So Hard’
In the original version of Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino was supposed to appear on screen. He had even physically prepared for the role of the martial arts instructor who mentored Uma Thurman in the movie. But when it came time to perform on the scene, the director changed his mind after three months of training.
In an interview with Phase 9, the filmmaker claimed:
“I was in the fourth week of shooting this epic battle scene and, one, I was having such a good time directing, but two, it was just so difficult, so hard, all of a sudden I was dreading the idea of having to direct and act at the same time.”
He came to the conclusion that Thurman’s mentor would be better suited by one of the actors he already had known.
“So it wasn’t going to be any fun, I didn’t want to do it, but then also I had Gordon Liu right there on the set, I had this icon who could play him. And not only could he play him, it was great because when he was a young man as a hero, he used to fight against characters like Pei Mai or characters like that. Now he’s older he gets to play the nemesis that he always fought.”
Well, the film was a huge hit with audiences despite all of this trouble at the box office.
Even today, the movie is regarded as one of Quentin Tarantino’s finest films. But it did take a lot of dedication, perseverance, and commitment to create a masterpiece, even if at times things went out of control.
Kill Bill is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Source- Movies
