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Pulp Fiction, 1994

Pulp Fiction

English, Spanish, French

USA

Rating:8.9
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Profile of Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction can be described as contemplative, clever, and stylized. The plot revolves around a violence spree, cons and scams, and criminal heroes. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and irreverent humor. Pulp Fiction's main genres are crime and music-oriented. In terms of style, it is postmodernist, involves multiple stories, and is nonlinear. In approach, it is realistic. Pulp Fiction takes place in the 1990s. The soundtrack is pop and rock. The movie has received attention for being groundbreaking, a cult favorite, and original. Pulp Fiction is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves strong sexual content, strong violent content, and drugs/alcohol.

Summary of Pulp Fiction

Writer-director Quentin Tarantino revisits the seedier side of Los Angeles--following 1992's RESERVOIR DOGS--with this funny, violent, tongue-in-cheek tribute to the less "classic" side of filmmaking--the potboilers and capers, the Blaxploitation flicks and gangster movies. The film interweaves three tales, told in a circular, fractured manner, which only fully connect by the time the final credits roll. The first story focuses on Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), two hit men on duty for "the big boss," Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), whose gorgeous wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), takes a liking to Vincent. In the second, a down-and-out pugilist (Bruce Willis), who is ordered to take a fall, decides that there's more money in doing the opposite. The final chapter follows a pair of lovers (Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth) as they prepare to hold up a diner.

Tarantino wears his cinematic influences proudly, bringing them to life in the ironically hip, self-referential 1990s. The result is a work that changed the face of independent cinema forever, making it a legitimate player in the Hollywood mainstream. The all-star cast steps into their roles with obvious glee, and Tarantino once again uses his soundtrack to up the "cool" ante yet another notch, making for a motion picture event that has worked its way into our national vernacular.

Details

Language: English, Spanish, French
Country: USA
Release date: 14 October 1994
Runtime: 168 min
Awards: Cannes,Academy Awards

Awards

Quentin Tarantino for Best Original Screenplay at the 1994 Academy Awards
Roger Avary for Best Original Screenplay at the 1994 Academy Awards
Awarded Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes

Cast and Crew

John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
John Travolta

as Vincent Vega

Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson

as Jules Winnfield

Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction
Bruce Willis

as Butch Coolidge

Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction
Uma Thurman

as Mia Wallace

Photos

Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman as Mia, Steve Buscemi as Buddy and John Travolta as Vincent in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman as Mia, Steve Buscemi as Buddy and John Travolta as Vincent in Pulp Fiction (1994)
John Travolta as Vincent and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction (1994)
John Travolta as Vincent and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman as Mia and John Travolta as Vincent in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman as Mia and John Travolta as Vincent in Pulp Fiction (1994)
John Travolta as Vincent and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction (1994)
John Travolta as Vincent and Samuel L. Jackson as Jules in Pulp Fiction (1994)

Clips

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction: Home Video

Critics Reviews

Rolling Stone

The new King Kong of crime movies...Ferocious fun without a trace of caution, complacency or political correctness to inhibit its 154 deliciously lurid minutes.

San Francisco Chronicle

It is an exhilaration from beginning to end. It's the movie equivalent of that rare sort of novel where you find yourself checking to see how many pages are left and hoping there are more, not fewer.

Users Reviews

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One of the most over-rated movies ever (like some other Tarantino movies). Confusing "story" and no meaning. May be it's uncool to say that this is just a messed up work.

Pulp Fiction defined the nineties, and it's easy to see why. A series on convoluted, interconnecting stories Pulp Fiction put Tarantino on the map. A lively set of characters, all expertly acted carry the film. The dialogue is brilliant and...

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