Both Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994) and "" (2004) refer to this film: a shot and setup of Vincent Vega skidding out into the road with an overdosed Mia Wallace in the passenger seat in "Pulp Fiction" is copied from the opening chase of "The Driver;" and Beatrix Kiddo being described as "the cowgirl ain't never been caught" in "Kill Bill: Volume 2" is copied from Ryan O'Neal's character description in "The Driver" as "the cowboy who could not be caught". According to Wensley Clarkson's book, "Tarantino – The Man, the Myths and His Movies", Tarantino lists "The Driver" as one of the "coolest movies of all time."