Quentin Tarantino: Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

15. Lawrence Of Arabia

Both the opening reveal of John Ruth's carriage on the distant horizon and Chris Mannix's appearance in the distance feel like they consciously call back to the slow approach of this scene from Lawrence Of Arabia...

14. "Butterfield Overland Stage Co." & Stagecoach

The inscription above the door of Ruth's carriage says "Butterfield Overland Stage Co - the name of an actual company of the same name that operated in the midwest during the mid 19th century. In real life, it didn't operate in Wyoming but Tarantino used that particular company in homage to John Ford's classic Stagecoach. He even goes as far as recalling specific shots...

13. The Great Silence & McCabe And Mrs. Miller

The Hateful Eight is both tonally and spiritually similar to Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence. Both are set in a snow-covered mid-West locales filled with bounty hunters and a host of notoriously shady characters.

The cinematography and general aesthetic of both are remarkably similar. The Hateful Eight also looks very similar to Robert Altman's masterpiece McCabe And Mrs. Miller - not only in its snowy setting, but ialso specifically in terms of the interior of Minnie's Haberdashery.