Quentin Tarantino. Who Almost Starred in 'Pulp Fiction'? We can't imagine anyone besides Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta starring in Quentin Tarantino 's cult classic, but that's almost what happened More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Jules Winnfield Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Vega John Travolta are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace Ving Rhames.
Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia Uma Thurman out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge Bruce Willis is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. Girls like me don't make invitations like this to just anyone!
Rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality. Did you know Edit. Trivia Mr. Blonde, a. Quentin Tarantino even had a spin-off film in development, titled "Double V Vega", which was a prequel to both movies. This film was scrapped, because both actors were too old to play younger versions of themselves.
Goofs at around 1h 50 mins In the apartment miracle scene where Jules and Vincent are about to be shot at by the kid in coming out of the adjoining room, there are bullet holes already clearly visible in the wall behind them.
Quotes Mia : Don't you hate that? Vincent : What? Crazy credits The coffee shop manager in the robbery scene at the end is credited as "Coffee Shop" because he is cut off as he speaks: "I am not a hero, I'm just a coffee shop--". Alternate versions The Canadian DVD version of the film includes the two alternate scenes mentioned above, plus a few additional ones. A longer scene of Vincent Vega purchasing heroin at Lance Eric Stoltz 's house, complaining about how rude people are.
Vincent obviously did not realise how gorgeous Mia was. Neither man believed Vincent would not make a move on her. It was also published on paperback as a tie-in to the film, but it is written just for the film itself. According to Quentin Tarantino, "It's whatever the viewer wants it to be. Some viewers have suggested that the briefcase contains: Marsellus Wallace's soul, Marvin Nash's ear, the stolen diamonds from Reservoir Dogs , OJ's or Michael Jackson's other glove, the Oscar that Tarantino hopes to win, Judy Davis' head from Barton Fink , laundered money, gold bullion, Marsellus's dirty laundry, or a watt transparent amber light bulb, which is the prop used to create the effect.
In other words, it could be anything. It has been declared that the content was originally meant to be diamonds, but Tarantino felt it would have been too dull. Yes, more of a minor role than a cameo. He loans them his garage until they can figure out a way out of their predicament. Tarantino had originally intended to play Lance, the guy who deals heroin to Vincent, but he switched roles because he wanted to direct the scene with the adrenaline shot.
Tarantino has explained that this is not an error, rather, he did this on purpose. When we first examine the scene, we are seeing Ringo and Yolanda's conversation from their perspective. Because this is their conversation, what we hear first is probably what was actually said. However, at the end of the film, what is said is different because we are no longer viewing the situation from Ringo and Yolanda's perspective, but rather everyone else in the diner, most specifically Jules.
The entire reason Winston was sent to deal with "The Bonnie Situation" was because he's an incredibly efficient cleaner -- "I think fast and I need you boys to act fast! Jules points out that Jimmy was incredibly close to kicking them out as it was, while Jules wouldn't allow that to happen before Marvin had been dealt with, he didn't want it to reach that point, as Jimmy was his friend.
Winston was looking for the fastest way to get Vincent and Jules cleaned up, as well as get rid of any trace they were ever there before Jimmy's wife Bonnie arrived home from her night shift, while also trying to appease Jimmy's disapproval of the entire situation he had been put in.
Had they taken turns in the shower, this would take up a significant amount of time. As the average male spends approximately 10 minutes in the shower, having to scrub the blood and brains off possibly extending this time to 15 to 20 minutes each.
That's 30 to 40 minutes total, as well as making a bloody mess in the tub which would have to be cleaned, using up even more time, keep in mind the car had to be cleaned as well. Also, it may have raised suspicion with Bonnie to arrive home to find the shower had been cleaned first thing in the morning, which could lead to her questioning Jimmy, which he risks being caught in a lie.
The most efficient and safe method was to have them strip naked in the back yard and hose them both down at the same time. Any remaining blood and brain matter that was sprayed off of them could easily be washed away with the hose and Bonnie wouldn't be the wiser. The book is the first Modesty Blaise novel, which tracks the adventures of female spy Modesty Blaise.
Though not of general reference to anything in the movie, it could be noted that Modesty is of some comparable significance to Mia's earlier mentions of "Fox Force Five," a show about a group of female spies. The edition Vincent reads has a mock-up cover that Tarantino had his prop department make, based upon the cover of an early edition of the novel.
Mia is a cocaine user, and when she sees the heroin in Vincent's coat pocket, she just assumes that it is cocaine—it's a white powder in a plastic baggie, and it looks just like coke. The problem is that, when Vincent goes to Lance's house to score heroin, Lance informs him he is out of balloons and asks if a baggie would be all right.
Heroin is usually stashed by dealers in balloons, not baggies, most likely to avoid situations just like this! It is also put in balloons so if you are caught with it or need to safely transport it you can swallow it quickly then "retrieve" it later.
Mia might have known the difference if Lance had been able to use a balloon. The heroin he purchases is also described by Lance as being extremely potent a "mad man". Heroin is a depressant, whereas cocaine is a stimulant, the most likely reason for the overdose. Fortunately, Vincent gets her to Lance's house in time to save her with the adrenaline shot. Heroin is coming back in a big way. He's teasing them about being arrested and put into county lockup, i.
As they are career criminals, it's a safe bet they've been arrested at some point in the past, probably more than once. In county lockup, accused criminals are "processed" before standing trial which means that they're given an opportunity to get cleaned up to be more presentable for court.
So, depending on the county in which the defendants are locked up, they might be sprayed with a hose by the staff after having been stripped down, or otherwise instead of being treated like animals, they might get a chance to take a shower with cold water. Also, short incarceration sentences are typically served often served in jails, and the admission procedures may be similar to those of penitentiaries.
Winston was giving Jules and Vincent both a hard time about their past experience—and given his joking nature, probably enjoying it. That's "The Gimp," an extreme sexual submissive who is apparently kept prisoner in Maynard and Zed's basement.
The character was Roger Avary's idea, who was inspired by Deliverance Unfortunately, nothing is specified about the character's origin or the circumstances of his time in the basement, except that he has no apparent desire to be freed.
Another character named "Russell" once inhabited the same room. The screenplay implies that Russell was a previous prisoner whom Maynard and Zed eventually killed. It only refers to the Gimp a few times, and calls Butch the "victim of violence" and the Gimp the "perpetrator of violence.
One theory is that it was covering the hole where the "devil's helpers," Brett and gang, stole Marsellus's soul, a longstanding interpretation of the film that has made its rounds among fans since the film was released. However, there is a more mundane explanation.
Ving Rhames just happened to have a real-life cut. There is a large scar visible on the back of Ving Rhames' head in all of his later films exactly where the band-aid was.
It was possible that he recently had surgery in that area, and instead of covering it with make-up or showing it to the viewing audience thus confusing them, as it wouldn't have been in the script and therefore never explained , they decided to just cover it with a band-aid. Vincent Vega Samuel L. Jules Winnfield Phil LaMarr Marvin Bruce Willis Butch Coolidge Ving Rhames Marsellus Wallace Maria de Medeiros Fabienne Rosanna Arquette Jody Duane Whitaker Maynard Peter Greene Zed Eric Stoltz Lance Paul Calderon Paul Uma Thurman Mia Wallace Frank Whaley Sheep and Fox Love Pulp Fiction.
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. The sensational stories that became known as pulp fiction pushed the literary limit with racy tales of adventure and crime and popularized classic characters like hard-boiled detectives, ruthless villains, and bulletproof heroes who save the day and find romance along the way.
Unlike magazines printed on more expensive glossy paper which were sometimes called glossies or slicks , pulps were affordable to the American working class and were often sold at newsstands. Pulp magazines had titles like Amazing Stories , Terror Tales , and Spicy Detective , and each issue usually contained several stories, including crime thrillers, whodunits , and fantastical adventures.
A big selling point was their covers, which were as colorful as the characters inside—and often featured a beautiful woman in very revealing clothing. Like the stories, the covers were the opposite of subtle. Pulps challenged the taste limits of American fiction, taking it to new and strange places beyond the boundaries of most mainstream fare. In fact, many conventional publishers looked down on pulp fiction , viewing it as trashy stories on cheap paper written by hack writers.
But people loved it—a single issue could sell a million copies—and pulp magazines helped promote fiction that was more affordable and accessible short stories with short sentences. Many well-known authors, like O. Henry and Ray Bradbury, got their start writing pulp fiction. The popularity of pulp magazines faded after the s, but their influence is easy to spot in modern media, which is full of pulp fiction elements: gritty crime, bold adventure, far-out sci-fi, gruesome horror, and dashing romance.
Today, stories with a lot of these elements are sometimes described as pulpy. Penny dreadfuls were British illustrated comics or storybooks featuring cheap thrills somewhat similar to those found in pulp fiction. Popular during the mid- and lates, they were inexpensive hence the name and featured tales of pirates, murderers, and other violent action. Pulp fiction magazines were known for their cover art, which often depicted sensational action scenes, usually featuring a scantily clad woman.
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