Quentin Tarantino: Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

The Hateful Eight

3. Gunsmoke & Bonanza

Tarantino spoke a lot about his fascination with Gunsmoke and Bonanza as a child and he has referenced both in names of his characters. Jackson's Marquis Warren is named after Charles Marquis Warren, the writer of Gunsmoke, and Daisy Domergue is a nod to actress Faith Domergue who played a small role in Bonanza and frequently appeared in classic Western movies. The name of Chris Mannix is also said to reference the TV show Mannix.

2. Hicox

As the plot unravels, Tim Roth's Oswaldo Mobray (another of Roth's duplicitous characters not being who he seems) reveals that there's a bounty on his head, but that it's under his outlaw name: English Pete Hicox. That follows Tarantino's quirk for reusing names and linking families across films; Pete Hicox is clearly an ancestor of Michael Fassbender's Archie Hicox from Inglourious Basterds.

1. Red Apple Cigarettes

Though the cigarettes themselves aren't mentioned, their obvious precursor - Red Apple Tobacco - is mentioned. In the flash-back sequence featuring Minnie, she says that she uses the brand when Jody asks her to roll him a cigarette. Bob the Mexican meanwhile smokes "Manzana Roja" - Spanish for Red Apple.