The film""s lasting influence has been seen in the imitative graphic violence of the films of Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, and others.I did it once, and all the headlines came off on my white pants.On the level! It actually happened.Nobody bought a paper that day.They just followed me around over town and read the news on he seat of my pants.While he is engaged in an altercation with the driver, Ellie quickly takes the seat that he has cleared off.The ground-breaking, sometimes pretentiously-shot film featured an innovative jazzy (bluesy) score by Quincy Jones, with the title tune sung by Ray Charles.[There are so few sequels that are superior to heir predecessors - another example would beThe Godfather, Part II (1974).