Quentin Tarantino Film Festival
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 Quentin Tarantino Film Festival marquee, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | |
| Location | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
The Quentin Tarantino Film Festival, or QT-Fest, was a semi-annual film and multimedia event held by the Austin Film Society in Austin, Texas and attended by film director Quentin Tarantino, where he screened a selection of his favorite films using prints he owns.[1]
Lineup listings
[edit]QT Fest started in 1996 at the Dobie Theater near the University of Texas.[2] The event moved to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 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
[edit]This showing was held in August 1996.[2]
- The Savage Seven (1968)
- Hollywood Man (1976)
- The Glory Stompers (1967)
- Cry of the Banshee (1970)
- Twisted Nerve (1968)
- Don't Go in the House (1980)
- The House on Sorority Row (1983)
- The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
- The Legend of the Wolf Woman (1976)
- Boeing Boeing (1965)
- All in a Night's Work (1961)
- The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)
- Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)
- The Outfit (1973)
- The Nickel Ride (1974)
- Duel of the Iron Fist (1971)
- Seven Blows of the Dragon (1972)
- The Long Duel (1967)
- March or Die (1977)
- White Lightning (1973)
- Jackson County Jail (1976)
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
- War of the Monsters (1966)
- The Beyond (1981)
- The Hellbenders (1966)
- Adiós, Sabata (1971)
- The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)
- Mr. Superinvisible (1970)
- Switchblade Sisters (1975)
QT 2 Lineup
[edit]This showing was held in 1998.
- Evel Knievel (1971)
- Cannonball (1976)
- Fever Pitch (1985)
- Sitting Target (1972)
- The Dion Brothers (1974)
- Bucktown (1975)
- The Gates of Hell (1983)
- Policewomen (1974)
- Wonder Women (1973)
- Ghetto Freaks (1970)
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
- Eager Beavers (1975)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
QT III Lineup
[edit]This showing was held in 1999.
- The Three Musketeers (1973)
- The Four Musketeers (1974)
- Zulu Dawn (1979)
- Coonskin (1975)
- Nashville Girl (1976)
- Alligator (1980)
- The Death Collector (1976)
- Mighty Peking Man (1977)
- Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
- Sol Madrid (1968)
- Tick Tick Tick (1970)
- Junior Bonner (1972)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
- Black Christmas (1974)
- Torso (1973)
- The Prowler (1981)
- Hell Night (1981)
- The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
- Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
- Clock Cleaners (1937)
- Little Cigars (1973)
- The Stalking Moon (1968)
- Navajo Joe (1966)
- Freebie and the Bean (1974)
- Brannigan (1975)
- The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
- Lady in Red (1979)
- Last Man Standing (1996)
- Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
QT Quattro Lineup
[edit]This showing was held in 2000.
- Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
- Dragon vs Needles of Death (1982)
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
- Walking Tall (1973)
- White Lightning (1973)
- Macon County Line (1974)
- Gambit (1966)
- Arizona Colt (1966)
- The Master Touch (1972)
- The Muthers (1968)
- The Mack (1973)
- Saint Jack (1979)
- The Chinese Mack (1974)
- They Call Me Hallelujah (1971)
- The Huns (1961)
- The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- The Mysterians (1957)
- The Psychic (1977)
- Mothra (1961)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Godzilla vs The Smog Monster (1971)
- The Vampire's Coffin (1958)
- Shoot First, Die Later (1974)
- Wipeout! (1973)
- Hickey & Boggs (1972)
- Succubus (1967)
- Sex on the Run (1977)
- Hammerhead (1968)
- Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966)
- Lightning Bolt (1966)
- Message from Space (1978)
- Deep Red (1975)
- Devil Woman (1970)
- The Yakuza (1974)
- The Black Marble (1980)
- French Connection II (1975)
- Jackson County Jail (1976)
- The Bullet Train (1975)
- Sorcerer (1977)
- The Big Gundown (1966)
QT 5 Lineup
[edit]This showing was held in 2001.
- Shark! (1969)
- Billy Jack (1971)
- Big Bullet (1996)
- Kung Fu (3 episodes)
- "King of the Mountain" (1972)
- "The Soldier" (1972)
- "The Valley of Terror" (1972)
- Jade Claw (1979)
- Fist of Fury (1972)
- Fist of Fury II (1977)
- Fistful of Yen (from The Kentucky Fried Movie) (1977)
- Dragon Lord (1982)
- The Golden Stallion (1949)
- Omega Man (1971)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- The Blade (1995)
- The Italian Connection (1973)
- Brotherhood of Death (1976)
- Eastern Condors (1987)
- Rolling Thunder (1977)
- Never a Dull Moment (1968)
- Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- Framed (1975)
- Dark of the Sun (1968)
- Dixie Dynamite (1976)
- Slaughter Hotel (1971)
- The School that Couldn't Scream (1972)
- Loaded Guns (1975)
- The Family (1973)
- Machine Gun McCain (1968)
- King of Beggars (1992)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Saturn 3 (1980)
- Planet of the Vampires (1965)
- Gulliver's Travels (1939)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965)
- Death Rides a Horse (1968)
- Day of Anger (1967)
- The Thing (1982)
- Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)
- Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1972)
- Let It Be (1970)
QT Six Lineup
[edit]This showing was held in October 2005.
- The Spy with My Face (1965)
- The Venetian Affair (1967)
- Shame of the Jungle (1975)
- Psycho II (1983)
- Funeral Home (1980)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
- Beyond Evil (1980)
- Mausoleum (1983)
- Madman (1982)
- BMX Bandits (1983)
- Four Desperate Men (1959)
- Riptide Episode (Hagan’s World) (1969)
- Dark Age (1987)
- Cry of the Wild (1973)
- Blue Water, White Death (1971)
- Five for Hell (1969)
- From Hell to Victory (1979)
- Death Rage (1976)
- No Way Out (1973)
- The Sell-Out (1976)
- Hay Country Swingers (1971)
- Teenage Hitchhikers (1975)
- Hot Summer in the City (1976)
- Crack House (1989)
- The Dirty Outlaws (1967)
- Fistful of Talons (1983)
- Fight for Your Life (1977)
- A special screening of Johnny Firecloud (1975) (out of Ant Timpson's (Incredibly Strange) collection in New Zealand).
Best of QT Fest Lineup
[edit]This showing was a 7-day event held from April 24, 2006 until April 30, 2006.
- Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966)
- Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
- The Savage Seven (1968)
- Hollywood Man (1976)
- Wipeout! (1973)
- Brotherhood of Death (1976)
- The Dion Brothers (1974)
- The Outfit (1974)
- The Muthers (1976)
- Billy Jack (1971)
- Vanishing Point (1971)
- Rolling Thunder (1977)
- The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
- Twisted Nerve (1968)
- Don't Go in the House (1980)
- Policewomen (1974)
- A special screening of Thinning the Herd (2004)
- Hell Night (1981)
- Legend of the Wolf Woman (1976)
- Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
- The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)
Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse
[edit]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 (1976)
- The Oldest Profession (1967)
Redneck Night May 11
- Hot Summer in Barefoot County (1974)
- Redneck Miller (1977)
- In Hot Pursuit aka Polk County Pot Plane (1977)
Swinging Night
- The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
- The Swinging Pussycats (1969)
- The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The QT Film Fest". tarantino.info.
- ^ a b Baumgarten, Marjorie. "Austin on the Q.T." The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
