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🎙 Podcast Episode 148

Inglourious Basterds

Join the Guys as they discuss Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 World War II revenge epic starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent, and Michael Fassbender — a violent, tension-filled alternate-history film where cinema itself becomes a weapon.

Release Date August 21, 2009
Runtime 153 minutes
Director Quentin Tarantino
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3 Guys and a Flick — Episode 148

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

ⓘ Details

Movie TitleInglourious Basterds
Release DateAugust 21, 2009
TaglineOnce upon a time in Nazi occupied France…
Runtime153 minutes
DirectorQuentin Tarantino
Screenplay Written ByQuentin Tarantino
Based OnOriginal screenplay inspired by war films and exploitation cinema
Is It a Remake?No. It is an original alternate-history war film.
BudgetApproximately $70 million
Box OfficeApprox. $120.5 million domestic / Approx. $321.5 million worldwide
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👥 Main Cast

Brad PittLt. Aldo Raine
Christoph WaltzCol. Hans Landa
Mélanie LaurentShosanna Dreyfus
Eli RothDonny Donowitz
Michael FassbenderLt. Archie Hicox
Diane KrugerBridget von Hammersmark
Daniel BrühlFredrick Zoller
Til SchweigerHugo Stiglitz
B.J. NovakPfc. Smithson Utivich
Mike MyersGen. Ed Fenech
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🏆 Awards

⭐ Academy Award Winner — Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Picture
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Director, Quentin Tarantino
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Original Screenplay, Quentin Tarantino
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Cinematography
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Sound Editing
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Sound Mixing
⭐ Golden Globe Winner — Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz
⭐ BAFTA Winner — Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz
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📖 Short Plot Summary

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” wage a brutal guerrilla campaign against the Third Reich. At the same time, cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus secretly plots revenge against the Nazis responsible for murdering her family. Their paths collide during a propaganda film premiere attended by the highest-ranking leaders of Nazi Germany.
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❝ Key Quotes

“Au revoir, Shosanna!” — Hans Landa
“I think this just might be my masterpiece.” — Lt. Aldo Raine
“Say auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls!” — Donny Donowitz
“That’s a bingo!” — Hans Landa
“You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business.” — Lt. Aldo Raine
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💡 Trivia

Director

  • Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed Inglourious Basterds.
  • Tarantino spent years developing the screenplay before production began.
  • The film combines war cinema, spaghetti western influences, revenge storytelling, and alternate history.

Cast / Casting

  • Christoph Waltz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Hans Landa.
  • Brad Pitt plays Lt. Aldo Raine, leader of the Basterds.
  • Michael Fassbender’s tavern scene became one of the movie’s most tension-filled sequences.
  • Diane Kruger received SAG and Critics’ Choice recognition for her role as Bridget von Hammersmark.

Soundtrack / Score

  • The soundtrack pulls music from multiple existing film scores rather than using a single original composer.
  • Music from Ennio Morricone and other composers appears throughout the film.
  • David Bowie’s “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)” is used during Shosanna’s preparation montage.

Location

  • Filming took place in Germany and France.
  • The tavern sequence was filmed in Germany.
  • The movie’s final cinema-set climax takes place inside the fictional Le Gamaar theater in Paris.

Behind-The-Scenes

  • The film deliberately rewrites World War II history through fiction.
  • Tarantino has described the movie as a “spaghetti western with World War II iconography.”
  • The production used extensive multilingual dialogue including English, German, French, and Italian.
  • The opening farmhouse scene became one of Tarantino’s most critically praised sequences.

Nostalgia

  • Inglourious Basterds became one of Tarantino’s most celebrated modern films.
  • Hans Landa quickly joined the list of iconic movie villains.
  • The film helped introduce many mainstream audiences to Christoph Waltz.

Easter Eggs

  • The title intentionally misspells “Bastards” as “Basterds.”
  • The film references classic war movies, spaghetti westerns, and exploitation cinema throughout.
  • The use of nitrate film stock in the finale ties cinema itself directly into the movie’s revenge plot.

Misc.

  • Inglourious Basterds was released on August 21, 2009.
  • The film grossed more than $321 million worldwide.
  • The movie received eight Academy Award nominations and won one Oscar.
  • Your 3 Guys and a Flick ratings page lists Don at 4.50, Ken at 4.75, Jon at 4.50, and the Overall Rating as 4.58.
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🔗 Sources Cited

3 Guys and a Flick — Ratings IMDb — Inglourious Basterds IMDb — Full Cast & Crew IMDb — Awards IMDb — Quotes AFI Catalog — Inglourious Basterds Oscars.org — 82nd Academy Awards Box Office Mojo — Inglourious Basterds The Numbers — Inglourious Basterds Rotten Tomatoes — Inglourious Basterds
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