# What Does Quentin Tarantino Presents Mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-quentin-tarantino-presents-mean/261882 "2004-08-28T01:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike1dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mike1dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike1dog)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-quentin-tarantino-presents-mean/261882/1 "2004-08-28T01:13:43Z")
Does he have a financial stake the the movie _Hero,_ or did he just like the movie and want to get his name attached to it? Or is it just a marketing gimmick? As far as I can tell from the trailer, he had nothing at all to do with the making of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-quentin-tarantino-presents-mean/261882/2 "2004-08-28T01:26:38Z")
The movie was made in 2002. Basically, Tarantino talked Mirimax into bringing the film to the US. [Here](http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1490400/08192004/story.jhtml) an article with some info. Eric ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-quentin-tarantino-presents-mean/261882/3 "2004-08-28T01:37:25Z")
He doesn’t have anything to do with the production. There’re a bunch of “Quentin Tarantino Presents” movies on DVD that are older than he is. I think what he’s doing is putting up the distribution money to get these films released in theaters and on disc. I think he puts his name on them as a sort of “seal of approval.” It means Quentin thought that particular movie was really cool. While there’s clearly a fair amount of egotism involved, I have to admit that as a marketing gimmick, it works. I like all of Tarantino’s movies, so it stands to reason that I’ll also have an above-average chance of liking other movies he likes. If I were undecided about seeing a particular movie, seeing his name associated with it would be enough to tip the scales. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-quentin-tarantino-presents-mean/261882/4 "2004-08-28T03:05:50Z")
There’s also a downside. I went to _Hero_ with the greatest reluctance, because Tarantino’s name was attached.