How Quentin Tarantino’s One-Night “Detest Fest” Changed His Life & Set Him on the Path to Pulp Fiction

How Quentin Tarantino’s One-Night “Detest Fest” Changed His Life & Set Him on the Path to Pulp Fiction Just days ago, a game came out whose unlikely premise has already drawn a good deal of attention. “Manage your very own video store in the early 90s!” exclaims the description of Retro Rewind. “Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!” Those of us old enough to have relied on such establishments for our early cinematic education can all too easily remember how frustrating they could be, what with their physically limited selections, seldom-rewound tapes, and punitive late fees. Even so, younger generations aren’t wrong to imagine that some were special places where it felt like a cinephile’s dreams could come true. Just ask Quentin Tarantino. The clip above comes from Joe Rogan’s interview with Tarantino and Roger Avary, who worked together at Manhattan Beach’s Video Archives before they co-wrote Pu

Added 24 Mar 2026