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Opening Credit...homage or rip off

posted 9 years ago by BigRich
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Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie bar none, let me just get that out of the way. But here I am watching The Graduate for the very first time, and what the hell did I just see?

I made a video capture comparing the two: https://vimeo.com/173205421

Man, the opening shot of Jackie Brown, along with the music, set the tone to what I felt was a very enjoyable movie. When I watched Jackie Brown for the first time, I thought this was a very "original" opening shot. But now that I see he borrowed the opening scene from another movie, I just have to shake my head. I mean, it's one thing that the opening shot shows the main character on a people mover, but it's set in an airport and they both just got off the plane, too! LOL

I wonder if the Elmore Leonard book (Rum Punch) started like this?

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[–] DoctorShemp 9 years ago

Now you finally understand when people say Tarantino "steals" from other movies. You probably had just never seen any of the sources he was stealing from, but yes, it is that blatant. I have no problem with any of it though.

[–] BaseBallZombies 9 years ago

Both...

You idiots! These are not them. You've captured their stunt doubles!

[–] franzkabuki 8 years ago

Neat.

"facts are stupid things" Ronald Reagan

[–] crysjumar 8 years ago

dude, how did you those 2 videos together? that was cool.

Take your pinche color-coordinated sponsored chingada and take a flying fck

[–] izzy520i 8 years ago

Good observation.

[–] daveyh (634) 3 years ago

and fittingly, the chorus of Across 110th street sounds strikingly similar to the chorus of Leo Sayer's Thunder in my Heart. Not sure which song came first.

[–] DevonteHuntley (277) 3 months ago

Would it have hurt to do research before making this comment? Across 110th Street came out in 1973, Leo's song came out in 1977.