A really funny and inspiring early short for aspiring filmmakers! It may be a bit scrappily edited but that's part of the charm and also this was done for next to no budget at all so that's pretty impressive considering! The plot follows Mickey (Craig Hamann) whose girlfriend has just left him on the eve of his birthday. His best friend Clarence (Tarantino) wants to put him on the best birthday ever and meets an important person along the way. For any Quentin fans, this is a must see as it contains all the incredible dialogue and cool vibes you'd expect. There are the beginning sparks of characters from his future works including K Billy from Reservoir Dogs and Clarence from True Romance. The characters arcs and Elvis conversations also strikingly resemble moments in True Romance and it's really cool to see these ideas origins. His first official directorial work was before this one, a 1983 short entitled Love Birds in Bondage which has been lost due to it being burned in a film lab somewhere, but allegedly featured a Quentin sex scene which would have been something to behold! Best Friend's Birthday made me chuckle lots and you can find it on YouTube quite easily
Review of My Best Friend's Birthday
