Roger Roberts Avary is a Canadian-American film, television director, screenwriter and producer. He worked with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction, for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary directed Killing Zoe, The Rules of Attraction, Lucky Day, and wrote the screenplays for Silent Hill and Beowulf.

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence as well as extended, colorful dialogue and references to popular culture.