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My Best Friend's Birthday

1987 short film directed by Quentin Tarantino
Movie short_film Q1480733
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My Best Friend's Birthday

Summary

My Best Friend's Birthday is a short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • My Best Friend's Birthday's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday was directed by Quentin Tarantino[4].
  • Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay for My Best Friend's Birthday[5].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's composer is recorded as Johnny Cash[6].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend's Birthday was Quentin Tarantino[8].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend's Birthday was Brenda Hillhouse[9].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend's Birthday was Allen Garfield[10].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend's Birthday was Linda Kaye[11].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday was produced by Quentin Tarantino[12].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's director of photography is recorded as Roger Avary[13].
  • The original language of My Best Friend's Birthday was English[14].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday was released on January 1, 1987[17].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's film editor is recorded as Quentin Tarantino[18].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "My Best Friend's Birthday"}[19].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+36'}[20].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+69'}[21].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+5000'}[22].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's original film format is recorded as 16 mm film[23].
  • My Best Friend's Birthday's state of transmission is recorded as fragmentary[24].

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Authorship and Creation

My Best Friend's Birthday was produced by Quentin Tarantino[12]. It was directed by Quentin Tarantino[4]. Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Quentin Tarantino[8], Brenda Hillhouse[9], Allen Garfield[10], and Linda Kaye[11].

Publication

My Best Friend's Birthday was released on January 1, 1987[17]. The original language of it was English[14]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Why It Matters

My Best Friend's Birthday has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Johnny Cash Quentin Tarantino United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Producer → Quentin Tarantino
    Publication date → +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
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