Re: Tarantino and J.D. Salinger

Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 17:55:00 -0700

Camille Scaysbrook wrote:

> > > And, well ... I never would have heard of American Boy, or Straw Dogs,
> or a
> > > lot of the other movies Tarantino utilises if he hadn't borrowed from
> them.
> >
> > Have you actually seen American Boy?
>
> No, I haven't. But in a way, that's my point exactly.

I know you haven't and I know that's your point. But perhaps you should see it
first, before you refer to it as a homage. And after you've seen it, look up
the definition of the word 'homage' and then look up the definition of the
word 'rip-off.'

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