How Did Quentin Tarantino Name Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho'?

We're all excited for Edgar Wright's new movie, Last Night in Soho, but Quentin Tarantino might be the most excited because he accidentally named the movie.

In the newest issue of Total Flim, Wright tells the magazine, “In Death Proof, Quentin uses a Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich song, ‘Hold Tight’. I was talking to him about that song, and that band, and he said, ‘Have you ever heard ‘Last Night in Soho’?’ He played it for me, and he goes, ‘This is the best title music for a film that’s never been made.’" 

And now, boom, we have a movie. 

Wright went on to say, “I started amassing this playlist called ‘Soho’ that was 300 songs from the ’60s. I hadn’t thought what the film was going to be called. Then for a long time, it was called Red Light Area, but there was a film called Red Lights, with Cillian Murphy. And then I thought, ‘OK, the film is The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. And then I looked on IMDb, and there’s already a film called Night Has a Thousand Eyes. Fuck. So then it was staring me in the face, because I’d heard this song, and I thought it was great: Last Night in Soho." 

That's a really fun way to show how Wright's process went for coming up with a movie idea. And I love that he was open enough to talk about how collaboration and conversations led him there. It's also very cool that he checked with Tarantino before taking the title. 

Wright continued, “Quentin was deep into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, so I hadn’t really had time to tell him. And then it was in the trades. I said, ‘Hey, did you hear what my movie’s called?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I read it.’ I said, ‘Are you annoyed with me?’ He goes, ‘You know what? Only you could make that movie.’ I said, ‘Well, I’m going to thank you on the end credits for giving me the song.’ He goes, ‘Okay, but I’ve got to fess up now. What I said about it being the best end-credits song for a movie that doesn’t exist, is something that [writer, director, producer] Allison Anders used to say. So if you credit me, you’ve also got to credit her.’"

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He finished, “So on the thanks list, A to T, Allison Anders and Quentin Tarantino are the first and last people thanked. I haven’t told Allison Anders this yet, so I’ve got to email her...”

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