Quentin Tarantino remembers Michael Madsen, who died on July 3 in his house in Malibu. He was 67 years old.
According to TMZ, Tarantino organized a closed memorial for Madsen Friday at his Vista theater, during which he recalled a moment of support necessary for his frequent collaborator during the filming of “Reservoir Dogs”.
“It was the last hour of the last day of the first week of filming. So I had never made a film before,” said Tarantino on stage. “And Lawrence Tierney was a fucking nightmare. He was completely crazy. He was so crazy, and I had never done before, so I faced a crazy man from Monday to Saturday.”
He continued: “All the other actors and the crew cannot bear it. And all of a sudden, he shouts me or something, does something lack of respect. The other times, he was disrespectful, but he didn’t quite think it. This time he wanted it. ”
Tarantino then played his answer charged with explanive, which ended by pulling Tierney in front of the entire distribution and the crew, which burst into “applause” during his termination.
Although his team was excited, Tarantino thought that his career was over after dismissed the actor.
“I just spent a week to shoot this fucking guy, now I just fire him,” recalls Tarantino. “Live entertainment will get me.
That night, Tarantino obtained a vocal messaging from Madsen, who supported his decision to get rid of Tierney.
Making his best Madsen impression, Tarantino recalled the message: “Oais, Quentin, it’s Michael. I just called to say that I really respected what you did tonight. It was important, and I had to be done. He made me break my balls and that you had to do it. And I want you to know
With an acting career spanning over 40 years, Madsen was best known for his collaborations with Tarantino. The director threw Madsen as a psychotic thief in “Reservoir Dogs” and a hitman in “Kill Bill: Flights. 1 & 2. ” He also appeared in “The Hateful Eight” by Tarantino and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”.
According to the representative of Madsen, he was found insensitive on July 3 and said that the cause of death seemed to be a cardiac arrest.
“Over the past two years, Michael Madsen has done an incredible job with an independent film, including the future feature films” Resurrection Road “,” Concessions “and” Cookbook for Southern Housewives “, and was really looking forward to this next chapter of his life,” said his representative in a press release. “Michael was also preparing to publish a new book entitled” Tears for My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems’ being published, “said the directors of Madsen, Susan Ferris and Ron Smith, and advertising Liz Rodriguez in a joint statement.” Michael Madsen was one of the most emblematic actors in Hollywood a lot.”
Madsen’s acting career also extends over television, with appearances in “Miami Vice”, “Quantum Leap”, “The Hitchhiker”, “Vengeance Unlimited” and dozens of others.
In addition to cinema and television, Madsen has expressed characters in video games such as “Grand Theft Auto III”, the series “Dishonored” and “Crime Boss: Rockay City”. Over the past two decades, his recent work has presented his appearances in dozens of low -budget films, as well as publishing poetry and photography.
