When the double feature Grindhouse arrived in theaters in 2007 and ended up being a box office flop , it was a serious ego-denter for Quentin Tarantino. The filmmaker had earned a mix of acclaim and success for his entire career, from Reservoir Dogs to Kill Bill , and he was shocked to discover that his audience wasn't willing to follow him wherever he wanted to go creatively. It was a rough time for the writer/director, but he fortunately had a great Hollywood support system – and that included getting some wonderful advice from the legendary Steven Spielberg .

This past weekend, Tarantino recounted the mid-aughts career drama during an on-stage conversation at the Burbank Film Festival (via Deadline ), and he explained that he specifically turned to his filmmaking elders

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