"Dangerous Relationship" is probably the least well-known one of Quentin's famous director's works, probably because its style is too "Quentin". It is adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel "The Power of Magic", a crime comedy hodgepodge, and Quentin's first adaptation of a screenplay. The works of the original author Leonard had a huge influence on Quentin, and Quentin’s respect for him made the plot and dialogue of this film quite satisfactory, it seems that Quentin’s iconic black humor and fluent dialogue in other works are lacking. And the violent scene of blood flying all over. This is also a breakthrough for Quentin. This 1998 discussion on "Dangerous Relationships" and the roots of his writing can still give people a glimpse of his screenwriting skills: how to play against the original author’s style in the adaptation, and how to write Quentin’s "talking" style lines. , How to create the character, and his opinions on the unscrupulous words in the script (such as "Nigger"), and also talked about the "True Romance" and "Born Murderer" that he participated in the screenwriting.
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