Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Quentin Tarantino Reveals That Memorable ‘Inglorious Basterds’ Character Was Originally Written For Adam Sandler
deadline.comQuentin Tarantino is revealing that he wrote a role specifically for Adam Sandler for Inglorious Basterds but the comedic actor ultimately declined as he was already filming Judd Apatow’s Funny People.
Sgt. Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz that was played by Eli Roth in the 2009 war film was written for Sandler, Tarantino confirmed.
The filmmaker made an appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, where Apatow was also a guest, and dropped the fact. Tarantino said that he had met Apatow during the time he filmed the cameo in Little Nicky, in which Sandler starred in. “I feel bad because when I did Funny People with Sandler, I wasn’t aware that that was the exact time you were trying to use him for Inglorious Basterds,” Apatow said (via Collider).
Ultimately, despite Tarantino wanting Sandler to be in Inglorious Basterds, he said that Sandler doing Funny People was a better fit “Obviously, he should’ve done yours because of the whole thing of it.
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