Comments on: ‘Inglourious Basterds’: The Accidental Title Called An “Artistic Flourish”?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:04:49 +0000

It's Melanie Laurent and Shosanna Dreyfus

By: Lydia

Lydia — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:59:30 +0000

It was Jane Hamsher who wrote 'Killer Instinct'. If memory serves it included scans of some hand written notes from Tarrantino too, with nightmarish spelling intact.

By: Sir Mildred Pierce

Sir Mildred Pierce — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:07:02 +0000

I think it was a mistake, but he managed to turn it in to an "artistic flourish".. Essentially what it comes down to is he doesn't really give a shit about spelling much, it's not his forte, he doesn't give a shit, I don't give a shit, I mean who really would? He's got plenty of other forte to rest his laurels on. But he *does* find the spelling humourious, and especially people's reaction to it after his script leaked on the internet. I certainly suspected spelling was the last thing on his mind when that happened. But what drove it home for me, that I knew he thought it was fucking hilarious, and the fact that there is a debate over what the hell is going on what does it mean, is when we see the title card of the movie itself in the opening credits, and it's the same terrible scribble and butchered spelling just scanned in right off the script. Mother fucker's a genius, and hilarious to boot.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:22:10 +0000

Interesting article, but I don't think that chapters 1 and 2 being old, and 3, 4, and 5 being new is necessarily inconsistent. He could well have written the beginning with Shoshanna with a rough idea of where it would later go (which is most likely the case, as the original idea was said to have been planned be more heavily revenge-oriented, but the revenge aspect was toned down quite a bit after Kill Bill).

So just because the other parts of the story were "new", that doesn't mean he didn't know what direction it would ultimately go in.

I do, however, think you're right about the title. The evidence suggests it was just a case of bad spelling that Tarantino tried to pass off as "artistic" to save face. Personally, I would think it was a much cooler title if he'd just admit that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:26:55 +0000

I think it has turned out to be 'a happy accident' with continuous momentum. That's a nice little serious (spelling!) buzz working well for promotion… Well done, well mistaken Quentin!
DaVooz

By: Darin

Darin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:02:01 +0000

I just heard an interview with Tarrantino on Fresh Air yesterday and he mentioned dropping out of Middle School to pursue acting classes. Spelling, math, people-skills, these are all things he might have learned had he stayed in school.

Remember, kids--if you want to be successful, stay in school. Or... um... drop out and make kitschy, inane and violent films that earn the accolades of sycophants the world over.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:59:37 +0000

I hated the movie. The movie is for childish guys. I want my money back.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:25:27 +0000

I love this blog – but maaaaaannnnn the Basterds coverage has been non-stop and just kind of dorky and obsessive. Please stop. Please? And all for a movie that you don't even seem to like very much. (I saw it, liked it a lot… but I just don't CARE about the spelling of Basterds or the f-ing cut Maggie scene (Again? No. Really?… AGAIN??… Answer: yes. Again…)

There's other stuff going on in the film world. 🙂

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:38:44 +0000

He's an incredibly poor speller. It's apparent when reading the script.