The Quentin Tarantino Film Festival, or QT-Fest, was a semi-annual film and multimedia event held by the

Austin Film Society The Austin Film Society (AFS) is a non-profit film society based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1985 to exhibit independent, experimental, foreign and various other non-mainstream art films, the film society has grown from just film exhibition to fos ...

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

and attended by film director

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...

, where he screened a selection of his favorite films using prints he owns.

Lineup listings

QT Fest started in 1997 at the Dobie Theater near the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

. The event moved to the

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the movie, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiq ...

Downtown for QT3, where it remained until the site's closure in 2007. After QT 5 in 2001, there was a hiatus before QT 6 in 2005.

QT 1 Lineup

This showing was held in 1997. * ''

The Savage Seven ''The Savage Seven'' is a 1968 outlaw biker exploitation film directed by Richard Rush, who had directed the previous year's ''Hells Angels on Wheels''. Rush agreed to direct ''The Savage Seven'' in exchange for the opportunity to make the psych ...

'' (1968) * ''

Hollywood Man ''Hollywood Man'' (released in the UK as ''Death Threat'') is a 1976 American film directed by Jack Starrett. The film was featured in the 1997 Quentin Tarantino Film Festival. Plot Cash-strapped actor/director Rafe Stoker (Smith) reluctantly ...

'' (1976) * ''

The Glory Stompers ''The Glory Stompers'' is a 1967 outlaw biker film. Plot After a standoff between two biker gangs in California, members of the Black Souls, led by the vicious and unstable Chino (Dennis Hopper) ambush Darryl (Jody McCrea), leader of the Glory S ...

'' (1967) * ''

Cry of the Banshee ''Cry of the Banshee'' is a 1970 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Vincent Price as an evil witchhunter. The film was released by American International Pictures. The film costars Elisabeth Bergner, Hilary Dwyer, and Hu ...

'' (1970) * ''

Twisted Nerve ''Twisted Nerve'' is a 1968 psychological thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Billie Whitelaw and Frank Finlay. The film follows a disturbed young man, Martin, who pretends, under the name of Georg ...

'' (1968) * ''

Don't Go in the House ''Don't Go in the House'' is a 1980 American psychological horror film written and directed by Joseph Ellison, written by Ellen Hammill and Joe Masefield, and starring Dan Grimaldi. Its plot follows a disturbed man who, after suffering an abusive ...

'' (1980) * ''

The House on Sorority Row ''The House on Sorority Row'' (also known as ''House of Evil'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1982 American slasher film written and directed by Mark Rosman, produced by John G. Clark, and starring Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil. The plot follo ...

'' (1983) * ''

The Haunted House of Horror ''The Haunted House of Horror'', also titled ''Horror House'' and ''The Dark'', is a 1969 British horror film directed by Michael Armstrong and starring Frankie Avalon and Jill Haworth as young adults looking for a thrill by spending the nigh ...

'' (1969) * '' The Legend of the Wolf Woman'' (1976) * '' Boeing Boeing'' (1965) * ''

All in a Night's Work ''All in a Night's Work'' is the ninth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in August 1982 on the Epic label. History ''All in a Night ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Swinging Cheerleaders ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' is a 1974 comedy-drama film written and directed by exploitation film auteur Jack Hill (who was credited for writing the film as Jane Witherspoon). The film was also released under the titles ''Locker Room Girls'' a ...

'' (1974) * ''

Revenge of the Cheerleaders ''The Cheerleaders'' (U.K. theatrical title: ''The 18 Year Old Schoolgirls'') is a 1973 comedy film directed by Paul Glickler, starring Stephanie Fondue and Denise Dillaway. Plot A group of high school cheerleaders have sex with the opposing t ...

'' (1976) * '' The Outfit'' (1973) * ''

The Nickel Ride ''The Nickel Ride'' is a 1974 American neo-noir crime film directed and produced by Robert Mulligan and starring Jason Miller, Linda Haynes, Victor French, Bo Hopkins, and John Hillerman. It is the debut film of screenwriter Eric Roth. It was ...

'' (1974) * '' Duel of the Iron Fist'' (1971) * '' Seven Blows of the Dragon'' (1972) * ''

The Long Duel ''The Long Duel'' is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Charlotte Rampling and Harry Andrews. It is set in British-ruled India of the 1920s but was filmed in Spain. Plot Superintendent ...

'' (1967) * '' March or Die'' (1977) * '' White Lightning'' (1973) * '' Jackson County Jail'' (1976) * '' Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry'' (1974) * ''

War of the Monsters ''War of the Monsters'' is a fighting video game for the PlayStation 2 developed by Incognito Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Santa Monica Studio assisted on development, The game was released on the PlayStation 2 in Ja ...

'' (1966) * '' The Beyond'' (1981) * ''

The Hellbenders ''The Hellbenders'' ( it, I crudeli, lit=The Cruel Ones, link=no) is a 1967 Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot Colonel Jonas is a fanatical and unrepentant Confederate who led a regiment called the Hellbenders in the recently ...

'' (1966) * ''

Adiós, Sabata ''Adiós, Sabata'' ( it, Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di..., lit. "Indio Black, you know what I'm going to tell you... You're a big son of a...") is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is ...

'' (1971) * '' The Girl from Starship Venus'' (1975) * '' Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970) * ''

Switchblade Sisters ''Switchblade Sisters'' is a 1975 American exploitation action film detailing the lives of high school-aged female gang members. It was directed by Jack Hill and stars Joanne Nail, Robbie Lee and Monica Gayle. The film is also known as ''The Jeze ...

'' (1975)

QT 2 Lineup

This showing was held in 1998. * ''

Evel Knievel Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel (; October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motor ...

'' (1971) * ''

Cannonball A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a lar ...

'' (1976) * ''

Fever Pitch ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: ''Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and ''Fever Pitch'' (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but ...

'' (1985) * ''

Sitting Target ''Sitting Target'', also known as ''Screaming Target'', is a 1972 British crime film directed by Douglas Hickox and mainly shot in various locations in London, including the Winstanley and York Road Estates. It stars Oliver Reed, Ian McShane a ...

'' (1972) * '' The Dion Brothers'' (1974) * '' Bucktown'' (1975) * ''

The Gates of Hell ''The Gates of Hell'' (french: La Porte de l'Enfer) is a monumental bronze sculptural group work by French artist Auguste Rodin that depicts a scene from the ''Inferno'', the first section of Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy''. It stands at 6 ...

'' (1983) * ''

Policewomen The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...

'' (1974) * ''Wonder Women'' (1973) * ''

Ghetto Freaks ''Ghetto Freaks'' is a 1970 American independent hippie exploitation film directed by Robert J. Emery and written by John Pappas and Robert J. Emery. It was filmed entirely in Cleveland, Ohio, and originally opened in Cleveland under the title '' ...

'' (1970) * '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (1957) * '' Eager Beavers'' (1975) * ''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

'' (1959)

QT III Lineup

This showing was held in 1999. * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1973) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1974) * ''

Zulu Dawn ''Zulu Dawn'' is a 1979 American adventure war film about the historical Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu forces in 1879 in South Africa. The screenplay was by Cy Endfield, from his book, and Anthony Storey. The film was directed ...

'' (1979) * '' Coonskin'' (1975) * ''

Nashville Girl ''Nashville Girl'' is a 1976 film from New World Pictures about an aspiring country and western singer. It was also known as ''New Girl in Town'' and ''Country Music Daughter'' to capitalize on the success of the similar film '' Coal Miner's Daug ...

'' (1976) * ''

Alligator An alligator is a large reptile in the Crocodilia order in the genus ''Alligator'' of the family Alligatoridae. The two extant species are the American alligator (''A. mississippiensis'') and the Chinese alligator (''A. sinensis''). Additiona ...

'' (1980) * ''

The Death Collector ''The Death Collector'' (also known as ''The Family Enforcer'') is a 1976 low-budget crime film directed by Ralph De Vito and starring Joseph Cortese, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent. It was Ralph De Vito's only film as a director, and Joe Pesci's fi ...

'' (1976) * ''

Mighty Peking Man ''The Mighty Peking Man'' (猩猩王) (Mandarin: ''Xīngxing Wáng'' – which translates to "Gorilla King" in English) is a 1977 Monster movie, giant monster film produced by Shaw Brothers Studio to capitalize on the craze surrounding the King ...

'' (1977) * ''

Pretty Maids All in a Row ''Pretty Maids All in a Row'' is a 1971 American sexploitation film that is part black comedy, part sex comedy, and part murder mystery. Starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, and Telly Savalas, it was released on April 28, 1971. Roger Vadim dire ...

'' (1971) * ''

Mother, Jugs & Speed ''Mother, Jugs & Speed'' is a 1976 American black comedy film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Bill Cosby (Mother), Raquel Welch (Jugs), Harvey Keitel (Speed), and Larry Hagman as employees of an independent ambulance service trying to survive ...

'' (1976) * ''

The Quiller Memorandum ''The Quiller Memorandum'' is a 1966 British neo noir eurospy film filmed in Deluxe Color and Panavision, adapted from the 1965 spy novel ''The Berlin Memorandum'', by Elleston Trevor under the name "Adam Hall", screenplay by Harold Pinter, di ...

'' (1966) * ''

Sol Madrid ''Sol Madrid'' is a 1968 film directed by Brian G. Hutton and filmed in Acapulco. It was released in the UK as ''The Heroin Gang''. The MGM film starred David McCallum, Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas and Ricardo Montalban with John Cassavetes bei ...

'' (1968) * '' Tick Tick Tick'' (1970) * ''

Junior Bonner ''Junior Bonner'' is a 1972 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Joe Don Baker and Ida Lupino. The film focuses on a veteran rodeo rider as he returns to his hometown of Prescott, Arizona, ...

'' (1972) * ''

Frankenstein Conquers the World is a 1965 '' kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno and Tadao Takashima, with Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein and Haruo Nakajima as Baragon. An international co-product ...

'' (1965) * '' Black Christmas'' (1974) * ''

Torso The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part, or the core, of the body of many animals (including humans), from which the head, neck, limbs, tail and other appendages extend. The tetrapod torso — including that of a human � ...

'' (1973) * '' The Prowler'' (1981) * ''

Hell Night ''Hell Night'' is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tom DeSimone, written by Randy Feldman, and starring Linda Blair. The film depicts a night of fraternity hazing set in an old manor, during which a deformed killer terrorizes and murders ...

'' (1981) * ''

The Blood Spattered Bride ''The Blood Spattered Bride'' ( es, La novia ensangrentada, links=no) is a 1972 Spanish horror film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, based on the 1872 vampire novella '' Carmilla'' by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. It stars Simón Andreu, Maribe ...

'' (1972) * ''

Visit to a Small Planet ''Visit to a Small Planet'' is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by Hal ...

'' (1960) * ''

Clock Cleaners ''Clock Cleaners'' is a 1937 in film, 1937 American Animated cartoon, animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Mickey Mouse, Donal ...

'' (1937) * ''

Little Cigars ''Little Cigars'' is a film released in 1973 by American International Pictures and was directed by Chris Christenberry. The film was also released in the United States as ''The Little Cigars Mob''. Plot A gang of dwarves team up with a gang ...

'' (1973) * ''

The Stalking Moon ''The Stalking Moon'' is a 1968 American Western film in Technicolor directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint. It is based on the novel of the same name by T.V. Olsen. Plot U.S. Army soldiers round up a group ...

'' (1968) * ''

Navajo Joe ''Navajo Joe'' is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Burt Reynolds as the titular Navajo Indian who opposes a group of bandits responsible for killing his tribe. Plot Having massacred an Indian village with h ...

'' (1966) * ''

Freebie and the Bean ''Freebie and the Bean'' is a 1974 American buddy cop black comedy action film directed by Richard Rush and starring James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit and Valerie Harper. The film follows two off-beat police detectives who wreak havoc in San F ...

'' (1974) * '' Brannigan'' (1975) * ''

The Bonnie Parker Story ''The Bonnie Parker Story'' is a 1958 crime film directed by William Witney. The movie is loosely based on the life of Bonnie Parker, a well-known outlaw of the 1930. The film stars Dorothy Provine as Parker; Parker's actual historical partner, ...

'' (1958) * '' Lady in Red'' (1979) * '' Last Man Standing'' (1996) * '' Eyes of a Stranger'' (1981)

QT Quattro Lineup

This showing was held in 2000. * ''

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow ''Snake in the Monkey's Shadow'' ( ''Hou hsing kou shou'' a.k.a. ''Snake Fist vs. the Dragon'') is a Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr ...

'' (1979) * ''Dragon vs Needles of Death'' (1982) * ''

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...

'' (1978) * '' Walking Tall'' (1973) * '' White Lightning'' (1973) * ''

Macon County Line ''Macon County Line'' is a 1974 American independent film directed by Richard Compton and produced by Max Baer Jr. Baer and Compton also co-wrote the film, in which Baer stars as a vengeful county sheriff in Georgia out for blood after his wife i ...

'' (1974) * ''

Gambit A gambit (from Italian , the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage. The word ''gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe simi ...

'' (1966) * ''

Arizona Colt Arizona Colt ( it, Il pistolero di Arizona), also known as The Man from Nowhere ( it, L'uomo venuto dal nulla), is a 1966 technicolor Spaghetti Western directed by Michele Lupo and starring Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Corinne Marchand. Syn ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Master Touch ''The Master Touch'' (Italian: ''Un uomo da rispettare'') is a 1972 crime film directed by Michele Lupo starring Kirk Douglas and Florinda Bolkan. Plot summary Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one l ...

'' (1972) * ''

The Muthers ''The Muthers'' is a 1976 women in prison film. It starred Jeannie Bell, Rosanne Katon, Trina Parks, Jayne Kennedy, Tony Carreon and John Montgomery. Quentin Tarantino later wrote, "So why is this cruddy little flick one of my favorite movies? It ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Mack ''The Mack'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by California native Michael Campus, starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. Filmed in Oa ...

'' (1973) * ''

Saint Jack ''Saint Jack'' is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux that was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello ...

'' (1979) * ''The Chinese Mack'' (1974) * '' They Call Me Hallelujah'' (1971) * ''

The Huns The Huns were a Nomad, nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that wa ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Giant of Metropolis ''The Giant of Metropolis'' ( it, Il gigante di Metropolis) is a 1961 color Italian fantasy adventure film that was produced by Decio Salvi and Emimmo Salvi, directed by Umberto Scarpelli, that stars Gordon Mitchell and Bella Cortez. Plot Muscle ...

'' (1961) * ''

Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features eleven monster ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film begins with a giant fissure destroying an entire village. This leads to an investigation whereby the source is disc ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Psychic ''Sette note in nero'' () is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci and co-written by him with Roberto Gianviti and Dardano Sacchetti. ''Sette note in nero'' stars Jennifer O'Neill, Gianni Garko, Marc Porel, and Ida Galli. The film i ...

'' (1977) * ''

Mothra is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that first appeared in the 1961 film '' Mothra'', produced and distributed by Toho Studios. Mothra has appeared in several Toho ''tokusatsu'' films, most often as a recurring character in the ''Godzilla'' ...

'' (1961) * ''

Suspiria ''Suspiria'' () is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay ''Suspiria de Profundis''. The film stars Jessica Harper as ...

'' (1977) * '' Godzilla vs The Smog Monster'' (1971) * ''The Vampire's Coffin'' (1958) * ''

Shoot First, Die Later ''Shoot First, Die Later'' ( it, Il poliziotto è marcio) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco-noir film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Di Leo reprises some elements of the novel ''Rogue Cop'' by William P. McGivern. Luc Merenda later starred in two o ...

'' (1974) * '' Wipeout!'' (1973) * ''

Hickey & Boggs ''Hickey & Boggs'' is a 1972 American neo-noir crime film written by Walter Hill and directed by Robert Culp. Plot Culp and Bill Cosby, formerly Culp's co-star on '' I Spy'', play weary, hard-luck private eyes Al Hickey and Frank Boggs hir ...

'' (1972) * ''

Succubus A succubus is a demon or supernatural entity in folklore, in female form, that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. According to religious tradition, a succubus needs male semen to survive; repeated sexual activity ...

'' (1967) * '' Sex on the Run'' (1977) * '' Hammerhead'' (1968) * ''

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die ''Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die'' (Italian: ''Se tutte le donne del mondo... (Operazione Paradiso)'') is a James Bond spoof film released in 1966 as an Italian-American co-production between Dino De Laurentiis' Cinematografica and Columbia Pic ...

'' (1966) * '' Lightning Bolt'' (1966) * ''

Message from Space is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made in Japan at t ...

'' (1978) * ''

Deep Red ''Deep Red'' ( it, Profondo rosso), also known as ''The Hatchet Murders'', is a 1975 Italian Thriller film, thriller- giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi. It stars David Hemmings as a musician wh ...

'' (1975) * ''Devil Woman'' (1970) * ''

The Yakuza ''The Yakuza'' is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's brother, Leonard Schrader. T ...

'' (1974) * ''

The Black Marble ''The Black Marble'' is a 1980 mystery/romantic comedy film directed by Harold Becker and starring Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss and Harry Dean Stanton. It is based on the 1978 novel by Joseph Wambaugh. Plot Pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman ...

'' (1980) * '' French Connection II'' (1975) * '' Jackson County Jail'' (1976) * ''

The Bullet Train (also known as ''Super Express 109'') is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui. When a Shinkansen ("bullet train") is threatened with a bomb that will explode automa ...

'' (1975) * '' Sorcerer'' (1977) * ''

The Big Gundown ''The Big Gundown'' ( it, La resa dei conti, lit=The Settling of Scores) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, r ...

'' (1966)

QT 5 Lineup

This showing was held in 2001. * ''

Shark! ''Shark!'' (also known as ''Caine'' and ''Man-Eater'') is a 1969 Mexican-American action film directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Burt Reynolds and Silvia Pinal. Plot Caine, a gunrunner, becomes stranded in a small port on the Red Sea. Whi ...

'' (1969) * ''

Billy Jack ''Billy Jack'' is a 1971 American action drama independent film, the second of four films centering on a character of the same name which began with the movie ''The Born Losers'' (1967), played by Tom Laughlin, who directed and co-wrote the scr ...

'' (1971) * ''

Big Bullet ''Big Bullet'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed, produced and co-written by Benny Chan. The film won awards for film editing at the 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival and the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot After assaulting his tact ...

'' (1996) * ''

Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

'' (3 episodes) **"King of the Mountain" (1972) **"The Soldier" (1972) **"The Valley of Terror" (1972) * ''Jade Claw'' (1979) * ''

Fist of Fury ''Fist of Fury'' is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Lo Wei, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Bruce Lee in his second major role after ''The Big Boss'' (1971). Lee, who was also the film's action choreogr ...

'' (1972) * ''

Fist of Fury II ''Fist of Fury II'' (, a.k.a. ''Chinese Connection 2'', ''Fist of Fury Part II'' and''Tschang Fu, der Todeshammer'' (''Tschang Fu, the hammer of death'') in Germany), is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Iksan Lahardi and Tso-nam Lee, a ...

'' (1977) * ''Fistful of Yen'' (from ''

The Kentucky Fried Movie ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' is a 1977 American independent sketch comedy film, produced by Kim Jorgensen, Larry Kostroff, and Robert K. Weiss, and directed by John Landis. Among the numerous star cameos are George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, Henry Gi ...

'') (1977) * ''

Dragon Lord ''Dragon Lord'' (also known as ''Dragon Strike'', ) is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang and Barry Wong. It was originally supposed to be a sequel to ' ...

'' (1982) * '' The Golden Stallion'' (1949) * '' Omega Man'' (1971) * '' Lifeforce'' (1985) * '' The Blade'' (1995) * ''

The Italian Connection ''The Italian Connection'' ( it, La mala ordina, lit=The mob orders, also released as ''Manhunt in the City'' and ''Manhunt in Milan'') is a 1972 italian '' noir''-'' thriller'' film co-written and directed by Fernando Di Leo; starring Mario Ador ...

'' (1973) * ''

Brotherhood of Death ''Brotherhood of Death'' is a low-budget 1976 action film in the blaxploitation genre, directed by Richard F. Barker and Bill Berry, and starring Roy Jefferson, Le Tari, and Haskell Anderson. The film featured appearances by several members, i ...

'' (1976) * ''

Eastern Condors ''Eastern Condors'' () is a 1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeof ...

'' (1987) * '' Rolling Thunder'' (1977) * '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1968) * '' Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949) * '' Framed'' (1975) * ''

Dark of the Sun ''Dark of the Sun'' (also known as ''The Mercenaries'' in the UK) is a 1968 British adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith's 19 ...

'' (1968) * ''

Dixie Dynamite ''Dixie Dynamite'' is a 1976 American film directed by Lee Frost that stars Warren Oates. Steve McQueen appears uncredited in a scene as a motorbike driver. Plot A man who makes liquor illegally from a still is in cahoots with the sheriff, who ...

'' (1976) * ''

Slaughter Hotel ''Slaughter Hotel'' ( it, La bestia uccide a sangue freddo, "The beast kills in cold blood"), also known as ''Asylum Erotica'' and ''Cold Blooded Beast'', is a 1971 Italian giallo horror film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Klaus Ki ...

'' (1971) * '' The School that Couldn't Scream'' (1972) * ''

Loaded Guns ''Loaded Guns'' (Italian: ''Colpo in canna'') is a 1975 Italian crime film written and directed by Fernando di Leo and starring Ursula Andress. Plot A flight attendant finds herself in the middle of fighting between rival gangs in Naples. Cas ...

'' (1975) * '' The Family'' (1973) * ''

Machine Gun McCain ''Machine Gun McCain'' ( it, Gli intoccabili, lit, "The Untouchables") is a 1969 English-language Italian crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Florinda Bolkan. C ...

'' (1968) * ''

King of Beggars ''King of Beggars'' is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Norman Chui. The story is loosely based on legends about the martial artist So Chan (better known as ...

'' (1992) * '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982) * ''

Saturn 3 ''Saturn 3'' is a 1980 British science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. The screenplay was written by Martin Amis, from a story by John Barry (set designer), John B ...

'' (1980) * ''

Planet of the Vampires ''Planet of the Vampires'' ( it, Terrore nello Spazio, lit=Terror in Space) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish science fiction horror film, produced by Fulvio Lucisano, directed by Mario Bava, that stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay, ...

'' (1965) * ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'' (1939) * ''

For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor K ...

'' (1965) * ''

Death Rides a Horse ''Death Rides a Horse'' ( it, Da uomo a uomo, lit=As man to man) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Plot Bill (John Phillip Law), a boy ...

'' (1968) * ''

Day of Anger ''Day of Anger'' ( it, I giorni dell'ira, lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film ...

'' (1967) * '' The Thing'' (1982) * ''

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster ''Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster'' (sometimes stylized as ''Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster'') is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Robert Gaffney and starred Marilyn Hanold, James Karen and Lou Cutell. It was filmed in Fl ...

'' (1965) * '' Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe'' (1972) * ''

Let It Be Let It Be most commonly refers to: * ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970 * "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album It may also refer to: Film and television * ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...

'' (1970)

QT Six Lineup

This showing was held in October 2005. * ''

The Spy with My Face ''The Spy with My Face'' is a 1965 spy-fi spy film based on ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' television series. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum reprised their roles as secret agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin respectively. THRUSH tries to steal ...

'' (1965) * '' The Venetian Affair'' (1967) * '' Shame of the Jungle'' (1975) * '' Psycho II'' (1983) * ''

Funeral Home A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the funeral. Services ...

'' (1980) * ''

Silent Night, Deadly Night ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter. The story concerns a ...

'' (1984) * ''

Beyond Evil ''Beyond Evil'' is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by Herb Freed and starring John Saxon and Lynda Day George. Its plot follows an architect who suspects his wife is possessed by a former resident of the historic colonial man ...

'' (1980) * ''

Mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...

'' (1983) * '' Madman'' (1982) * '' BMX Bandits'' (1983) * '' Four Desperate Men'' (1959) * ''

Riptide A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal fl ...

'' Episode (Hagan’s World) (1969) * ''

Dark Age The ''Dark Ages'' is a term for the Early Middle Ages, or occasionally the entire Middle Ages, in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire that characterises it as marked by economic, intellectual and cultural decline. The conce ...

'' (1987) * '' Cry of the Wild'' (1973) * ''

Blue Water, White Death ''Blue Water, White Death'' is a 1971 American documentary about sharks which was directed by Peter Gimbel and James Lipscomb. It received favourable reviews and was described as a "well produced odyssey" and "exciting and often beautiful". It s ...

'' (1971) * ''

Five for Hell ''Five for Hell'' ( it, Cinque per l'inferno, also known as ''Five Into Hell'') is a 1969 Italian " macaroni combat" war film starring John Garko, Margaret Lee and Klaus Kinski. Italian cinema specialist Howard Hughes referred to it as a derivat ...

'' (1969) * ''

From Hell to Victory ''From Hell to Victory'' (Italian: ''Contro 4 bandiere'', French: ''De l'enfer à la victoire'', Spanish: ''De Dunkerke a la victoria'') is a 1979 Euro War film directed by Umberto Lenzi and produced by Edmondo Amati. The international cast stars ...

'' (1979) * ''

Death Rage ''Death Rage'' (Italian: ''Con la rabbia agli occhi'') is a 1976 Italian film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Yul Brynner in his final film. Plot summary A chance for revenge brings a hit man out of retirement in this noir directed ...

'' (1976) * '' No Way Out'' (1973) * '' The Sell-Out'' (1976) * ''Hay Country Swingers'' (1971) * ''

Teenage Hitchhikers ''Teenage Hitchhikers'' is a 1975 exploitation comedy road movie written, directed, and produced by Jerome S. Kaufmann. Kathie Christopher and Sandra Peabody star as Mouse and Bird, two teenage girls who embark on a journey West in search of freed ...

'' (1975) * ''

Hot Summer in the City ''Hot Summer in the City'' is a 1976 American adult film about a white virgin who is abducted by a group of black militants. The film's director is credited as "The Hare" on screen; for years, Gail Palmer publicly claimed to be the pseudonymous ...

'' (1976) * ''

Crack House A drug house (also called a trap house or drug den) is a residence used in the illegal drug trade. Drug houses shelter drug users and provide a place for drug dealers to supply them. Drug houses can also be used as laboratories to synthesize ( ...

'' (1989) * ''

The Dirty Outlaws ''The Dirty Outlaws'', also known as ''Big Ripoff'', ''King of the West'' and ''The Desperado'' (in original Italian, ''El desperado''), is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western starring Andrea Giordana. Quentin Tarantino ranked the film 13th in his ...

'' (1967) * ''Fistful of Talons'' (1983) * ''

Fight for Your Life ''Fight for Your Life'' is a 1977 American grindhouse blaxploitation thriller film directed by Robert A. Endelson and starring William Sanderson and Robert Judd. It was presented at the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in the QT Six Lineup showing ...

'' (1977) * A special screening of ''Johnny Firecloud'' (1975) (out of

Ant Timpson Ant Timpson (born 21 April 1966) is a New Zealand film producer best known for producing ''The ABCs of Death'' series, '' Turbo Kid'', ''Deathgasm'' and ''The Greasy Strangler''. He founded and hosts the 48Hours film contest. Career In 2003, ...

's (Incredibly Strange) collection in New Zealand).

Best of QT Fest Lineup

This showing was a 7-day event held from April 24, 2006 until April 30, 2006. * ''

'' (1966) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1968) * ''

'' (1976) * '' Wipeout!'' (1973) * ''

'' (1976) * '' The Dion Brothers'' (1974) * '' The Outfit'' (1974) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1971) * ''

Vanishing Point A vanishing point is a point on the image plane of a perspective drawing where the two-dimensional perspective projections of mutually parallel lines in three-dimensional space appear to converge. When the set of parallel lines is perpendicul ...

'' (1971) * '' Rolling Thunder'' (1977) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1968) * ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1974) * A special screening of ''Thinning the Herd'' (2004) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Legend of the Wolf Woman'' (1976) * ''

'' (1971) * '' The Girl from Starship Venus'' (1975)

Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse

To mark the closure of the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Tarantino organized a three-night mini-festival. This was not an official QT-Fest, but followed the same format, with three themed triple bills. It was held May 10 to May 13, 2007, with a break on May 12. Sex Comedy Night May 10 * '' Sex on the Run'' (1977) * ''

Sex with a Smile ''Sex with a Smile'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Marty Feldman, Barbara Bouchet, Edwige Fenech, and Dayle Haddon. While the cast was relatively popular internationally, advertising for the film in the U.S. ...

'' (1976) * ''

The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' (french: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot ...

'' (1967) Redneck Night May 11 * ''

Hot Summer in Barefoot County ''Hot Summer in Barefoot County'' is a 1974 comedy film directed by Will Zens and produced & distributed by Preacherman Corporation. The plot involves an undercover agent who is sent to a small southern town in order to uncover an underground mo ...

'' (1974) * ''Redneck Miller'' (1977) * ''In Hot Pursuit'' aka ''Polk County Pot Plane'' (1977) Swinging Night * ''

The Swinging Barmaids ''The Swinging Barmaids'' is a 1975 American exploitation film about a serial killer who targets cocktail waitresses. The film was directed by Gus Trikonis, and stars Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, William Smith (actor), William Smith, and Dyanne Thorn ...

'' (1975) * ''The Swinging Pussycats'' (1969) * ''

'' (1974)

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QT 2 Lineup

QT III Lineup

QT Quattro Lineup

QT 5 Lineup

QT Six Lineup

Best of QT Fest Lineup

Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse

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