Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References
As well as taking inspiration from Roger Ebert, Wrights shooting of Dannys long drive out of Sandford has multiple shots adapted from other films. Firstly, the long drive is mirrored by Maxs in the first Mad Max, and when Danny pops the boot the shot is bathed in red light, highlighting a similar scene in Goodfellas which features similar light as Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niros mobsters dispose of a body. Similarly, the in-the-boot-looking-out-shot is reminiscent of a signature shot of Quentin Tarantinos, which was also used in Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction. It the goes to mimic another Tarantino film this time Reservoir Dogs by tranisitioning from the boot to the perspective of the person looking into it, with Danny taking the place of Mr. White. Its also interesting to note that in both films its a cop in boot Marvin Nash and Nicholas Angel and they are positioned in the exact same way.