And since his planned final film got scrapped, whatever replaces it would likely be worth watching.
But there’s another, more amusing reason not to doze off.
Apparently, Tarantino has a unique way of dealing with snorers. He grabs a rather unusual prop and ensures the sleeping person gets their picture taken with it.
Thurman explained, “He had a weapon of choice, there was a large dildo. This large dildo, and we’re talking something like this.”
“This elephant rapist tool, or elephant inseminator, whatever it was. Whenever snores would be found in various corners of the set, would be brought out like Jaws and then would be presented at some ungodly, horrific angle next to the face of the offending sleeper.”
So, there you have it. If someone dared to nod off while working with Tarantino, they could expect this enormous prop to be placed near them. And that wasn’t all.
“Then it was kept under lock and key. I can’t remember what actors got photographed with the elephant inseminator. I do remember that at one point during a scene we heard snoring and found it was Bill, our first AD. I think he got hit up with. Big Ben I think they called it.”
But Thurman wasn’t the only one to reveal this unusual on-set tradition.
Tim Roth, a frequent Tarantino collaborator, confirmed the story and provided more details during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
On the set of Django Unchained, things got even wilder. The story became such a big part of the set culture that crew members began wearing t-shirts featuring the infamous photo.
