“When it comes to the editing, I write with Sally”, says Quentin Tarantino, in an interview that precedes the Hi Sally gag reel (a compilation of footage put together from the outtakes) from 2007’s Death Proof. Actors and crew would turn to the camera to send a message to Sally in the editing room, to cheer her up. Sally Menke worked as an editor with Quentin on all his movies. This morning however, Sally Menke was found dead in a park in Los Angeles. While the circumstances of her untimely and tragic death are still unknown, what is known is that the world has lost a great artist, friend, colleague and family member. We are terribly saddened by this news, and extend our most sincere condolences to those close to her.
In 2009, she talked extensively about her working relationship with Quentin, in an interview that can be read here. Click here to head to the IMDB and marvel at the body of her work. We have embedded two of the above mentioned reels below, that were available on YouTube.
AtomicManiac on December 24th, 2017 at 02:49 UTC »
I work in production and we do something similar - except it's to apologize for bad takes that our editor has to sit through.
Sorry Molly.
llewkeller on December 24th, 2017 at 02:21 UTC »
Apparently, her untimely death (she was only 56) was heat-related. She went out hiking in 113 F degree (45c) weather. She was with a friend, but the friend left and went home because the heat was making her sick. If Sally had done the same, she likely would have been fine.
People - do not do that.
talktomyjewlawyer on December 23rd, 2017 at 23:30 UTC »
Horribly sad when she died, anytime a director loses someone that important to their process their next movies suffer a little. I remember hearing about how in sync she was with Tarantino with his vision.