Rolling Thunder Pictures
Rolling Thunder Pictures was a film distribution company, set up under Miramax Films by Quentin Tarantino, that was headed by Jerry Martinez and Tarantino. It specialized on releasing independent, cult, or foreign films to theaters.[1] The company was created in 1995 but closed in 1999.[1] The company was named after the film Rolling Thunder.[2]
Releases
[edit]The following films were re-released under the Rolling Thunder Pictures label:
- The Beyond (in association with Grindhouse Releasing)
- Chungking Express
- Detroit 9000
- Mighty Peking Man
- Sonatine
- Switchblade Sisters
The label also released the independent films Hard Core Logo and Curdled. The 1994 Jet Li film Fist of Legend had been scheduled for a Rolling Thunder Pictures release, but eventually Dimension Films released it. Other production companies re-released on DVD later.
Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures Triple Feature
[edit]On April 16, 2013, coinciding with the release of Django Unchained, Miramax and Lions Gate released a special DVD set of three films previously released under the Rolling Thunder Pictures label. The set includes The Mighty Peking Man, a King Kong knock-off; Detroit 9000, a detective-style blaxploitation film; and Switchblade Sisters, an obvious inspiration for Tarantino's films. Tarantino said of the collection "If you like my stuff, you can look at it as – this is where mine came from."[citation needed]
References
[edit]Further References
[edit]- Retrospective page at the Quentin Tarantino Archives
- List of Rolling Thunder Films in the Grindhouse Cinema Database
- DJANGO and QT’s Rolling Thunder triple feature released today
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