The ranch in Colorado where they shot the film was a place used by Tarantino’s friend and True Romance collaborator, the late Tony Scott. “This ranch was beautiful with the mountains and everything and it had never been utilized for a film before, but Tony had shot a few Marlboro commercials up there over the course of the years,” says Tarantino. “In a weird way it was like Tony beyond the grave kind of pointed us to this location because he had treated the owners so well and they liked them so much that they were predisposed to allowing a film crew to come in there.”