Quentin Tarantino
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In 1984, a young video store clerk named Quentin Tarantino began production on My Best Friend’s Birthday. The black comedy was shot on black-and-white 16mm on a budget of around $5,000 with Tarantino’s friends rounding out the cast and crew. Unfortunately, a lab fired destroyed much of the footage, reducing the 70 minute film to 36 minutes. Though he was disheartened by the accident, Tarantino went on to write and direct Reservoir Dogs as his directorial debut. He has described My Best Friend’s Birthday as his “film school.”
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