“Hello Sally!” : This little habit that Tarantino has on his sets after every successful shoot is very annoying

Quentin Tarantino, 61 years old, is undoubtedly one of the most admired filmmakers in the world! In just 9 films, he managed to become a true icon of pop culture! Palme d’Or in 1994 for Pulp Fiction, then he won 2 Oscars for Best Screenplay in 1995 and 2013 for Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained.

His latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, drew 2.6 million viewers in France and earned $377 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. However, this film was released in 2019, and fans are starting to get impatient: when will we see Tarantino’s work in cinemas again?

At the moment this is not news, the director left the “Film Critic” project; So Tarantino is still looking for what should be his tenth and final film before he retires. for the most impatient, Arte published a 1.5 hour long documentary film on his website Titled QT8: Quentin Tarantino in 8 Movies, directed by Tara Wood.

Hello, Sally!

In this dense feature film that looks back at the work of the Knoxville native, we learn that the filmmaker had a special relationship with his former editor, Sally Menke. Sadly passed away in 2010 aged 56, he was responsible for editing every QT film from Reservoir Dogs to Inglourious Basterds.

“He is the only one whom I consider to be my true colleague from beginning to end”Quentin Tarantino said about Sally Menke. In addition, the director had a very annoying habit after every successful shoot. He asked his actors and actresses to face the camera and salute Sally, who was going to see these images in post-production.

A disturbing ritual

We can see Zoë Bell (Boulevard de la Mort) or Mike Myers and Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) sending this friendly little hello to the camera, allowing the editor to easily identify the right shots. “They knew each other well, they didn’t need words”Stuntman and actress Zoe Bell highlights.

“He could have said to her, ‘You’re watching your shoot too much!’ and she’d have said, ‘Okay.’she adds. Tarantino likes to ritualize certain moments on set, and this salute to Sally Menke was a must.

Actors weren’t content to simply greet the editor at every usable reception; They even went so far as to let A “I’m sorry, Sally.” When they missed the shot. Note that Sally Menke has been nominated for an Oscar twice for Best Editing, for Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds.

Like the historic collaboration between Martin Scorsese and his editor Thelma Schoonmaker, Tarantino’s collaboration with Sally Menke will remain one of Hollywood’s most fruitful artistic associations.