Major Warren (Jackson) takes a brandy break in between shooting General Smithers (Bruce Dern) and the climactic fight of “The Hateful Eight.” Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) sips Rémy Martin cognac with both Mr. That sloppy Margarita comes just prior to Budd’s untimely demise. Tarantino’s characters most often drink right before chaos ensues. (Photo by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.) Tarantino reveals character traits of Cliff Booth and Rick Dalton through the cocktails that they frequently drink. There’s even something to be said about the way someone makes their cocktails: Budd’s (Michael Madsen) Margarita in “Kill Bill Vol. In “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) drinks Bloody Marys-an apt choice for a stuntman who’s often bloodied himself. Jackson) drinks Screwdrivers throughout “Jackie Brown ” the simple cocktail of vodka and orange juice shows a man who uses sweetness to cover his hard edge. No junk in it.” His drink style reflects his commanding style: to the point with no dilution.īeyond whisky, characters reveal key traits through their drinking habits. For example, in “Inglourious Basterds,” General Ed Fenech (Mike Myers) isn’t a major presence, but one detail we learn is that his drink is “Whiskey, straight. What you drink is part of who you are, and Tarantino uses this idea to tell us about his characters.
Sometimes it’s a subtle reference, and other times it plays a key role in the action, but when whisky shows up in Tarantino’s movies, it’s always with purpose. Quentin Tarantino films are characterized by their snappy dialogue, reverence for bygone cinematic eras, and graphic violence, but just there within the frame is another frequent theme: whisky.
Some filmmakers seem to have a special penchant for whisky, using it over and over again in character development and during crucial plot points.
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