Quentin Tarantino said that he thought about making his final film a reboot of Reservoir Dogs. The 1992 film is set before and after a group of thieves go on a job that goes wrong. They soon become convinced that one of them must be involved with the police. This film became an American classic that is commonly talked about when the 58-year-old filmmaker's name is mentioned.
Tarantino has said that he only wants to make one more movie before retiring. After Reservoir Dogs, he made waves with 1994's Pulp Fiction, which went on to won him an Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. While Jackie Brown is not referred to as much as his other work, the 1997 feature has a strong, loyal following. Next, he made Kill Bill, which was separated into two volumes and released in 2003 and 2004. A few years later in 2007, Tarantino directed a segment in Grindhouse with his contribution titled "Death Proof," with the other segment being directed by Robert Rodriguez. In 2009, he went back to World War II with Inglourious Basterds. His three most recent films (Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) are all period pieces released from 2012-2019.
Tarantino appeared as a guest on the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, where he conversed about his most recent film and how he still plans on his next film being his final one. Maher praised Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, saying that Tarantino is at the "top of his game," so he should not stop making movies, but Tarantino said that is exactly why he made this decision. Maher brought up if he were to redo Reservoir Dogs today, asking if he could do it better. Check out his response below:
“That’s kind of a ‘captured time in a moment’ kind of thing. But, I actually have considered about doing a remake of Reservoir Dogs as my last movie. I won't do it, Internet, alright? But, I considered it."
There is a lot of debate regarding Tarantino's choice to retire after his next film. His decision to stop making movies comes from "film history" that when a filmmaker hits their peak, it only goes downhill from there. Tarantino is happy with the length of his career and is proud of the filmography that he has built up. While many audiences are unhappy that the next film is supposedly his last, this is a personal decision that only he can make. He finds his legacy more important than making more movies just for the sake of putting more content out there.
At the same time, publicly announcing that the next feature will be his last puts a lot of pressure on him to truly make it his peak. This is especially true given the statements that he has been making with what a "total mic-drop" it would have been if Don Siegel had ended his career after 1979's Escape from Alcatraz. A reboot of Reservoir Dogs would end his career where it began, but it would be a disappointment to see the career of a legendary filmmaker end on a reboot of a movie audiences have already seen. Given that the last three movies are period pieces, it would be nice to see something set in modern day. Tarantino has expressed his appreciation for horror films and teased wanting to make one in the past. The thought of him ending things with a horror movie is particularly exciting to think about.
Source: Real Time with Bill Maher
