Pulp Fiction (1994)

The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino (story), Roger Avary (story)

Stars:

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson

Top Rated Movies #7 | Won 1 Oscar. Another 54 wins & 71 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Roth	...	Pumpkin / Ringo
Amanda Plummer	...	Honey Bunny / Yolanda
Laura Lovelace	...	Waitress
John Travolta	...	Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Jules Winnfield
Phil LaMarr	...	Marvin
Frank Whaley	...	Brett
Burr Steers	...	Roger
Bruce Willis	...	Butch Coolidge
Ving Rhames	...	Marsellus Wallace
Paul Calderon	...	Paul / English Bob
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Trudi
Rosanna Arquette	...	Jody
Eric Stoltz	...	Lance
Uma Thurman	...	Mia Wallace

Storyline

Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega are two hitmen who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace. Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his next fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents.

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Plot Keywords:

nonlinear timeline | neo noir | black comedy | cunnilingus | oral sex | 

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Taglines:

From the creators of 'True Romance' & 'Reservoir Dogs'

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Mask

Filming Locations:

1435 Flower Street, Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,243,233 (UK) (11 November 1994)

Gross:

$107,930,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax, A Band Apart, Jersey Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

154 min 178 min (original cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Quentin Tarantino: [trunk shot] The scene where Jules and Vincent open the trunk to get the guns out of the trunk is filmed from the perspective of someone inside the trunk.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 30 mins) In the Gold Watch scene, after Butch has run Marsellus down and crashed, as the scene fades to black, a mouse pointer appears on screen.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Pumpkin: Forget it. Too risky. I'm through doing that shit.
Yolanda: You always say that. That same thing every time, "I'm through, never again, too dangerous".
Pumpkin: I know that's what I always say. I'm always right, too.
Yolanda: But you forget about it in a day or two.
Pumpkin: Yeah, well the days of me forgetting are over, and the days of me remembering have just begun.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the music changes as if it were on the radio just as the credit for "Music Supervisor" appears on the screen.

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Connections

References Happy Days (1974)

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Soundtracks

Ace Of Spades
Written by Link Wray (as F.L. Wray Sr.) and Milt Grant (as M. Cooper)
Performed by Link Wray
Courtesy of Rollercoaster Records, England

User Reviews

Unbelievable.

Pulp Fiction may be the single best film ever made, and quite appropriately it is by one of the most creative directors of all time, Quentin Tarantino. This movie is amazing from the beginning definition of pulp to the end credits and boasts one of the best casts ever assembled with the likes of Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Christopher Walken. The dialog is surprisingly humorous for this type of film, and I think that's what has made it so successful. Wrongfully denied the many Oscars it was nominated for, Pulp Fiction is by far the best film of the 90s and no Tarantino film has surpassed the quality of this movie (although Kill Bill came close). As far as I'm concerned this is the top film of all-time and definitely deserves a watch if you haven't seen it.