Once Upon a Time the Tarantino Sound (Red LP)American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963, has been considered "the single most influential director of his generation," having won two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and one Palm d'Or. Among his most celebrated films are Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), both volumes of Kill Bill (2003 2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight