Howard Hawks
 

de la horror ('the thing from another world', pt care nu este creditat) la western ('rio bravo', all-time-favourite-ul lui tarantino), de la screwball comedy ('bringing up baby') la romance ('to have and not to have'), de la uzuala comedie romantica ('his girl friday') la noir ('the big sleep'), howard hawks este, zic eu, un cineast american total, pasionat si (mai ales) pasionant.