Questions tagged [pulp-fiction]
American cult film directed by Quentin Tarantino in 1994, featuring stars such as John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis.
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In Pulp Fiction, how was the "Catch up!" joke translated into other languages?
In the movie Pulp fiction, the character Mia Wallace tells the following joke:
"Three tomatoes are walking down the street: a poppa tomato, a momma tomato, and baby tomato. Baby tomato starts ...
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Was "Martin and Lewis" / "Amos and Andy" ever in actual use?
In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace are ordering their meals at Jack Rabbit Slim's, their waiter (dressed as Buddy Holly) asks Mia if she wants her $5 milkshake "Martin and Lewis ...
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Pulp Fiction’s theme of redemption
Is Pulp Fiction really about redemption in the religio-moral sense, as online commentary suggests?
I just watched the film for a second time (the first time was a few years ago), and although I did ...
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What kind of gala fete is The Wolf attending in the early morning? [duplicate]
When Winston Wolf is first contacted in Pulp Fiction, he is seen taking the phone call alone in a bedroom of a house where there are several middle-aged adults also dressed formally. (Winston Wolf is ...
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Is Quentin Tarantino's scene in Pulp Fiction meant to feel different from the rest of the movie?
Quentin Tarantino's cameo in Pulp Fiction has been widely panned. I have rewatched his scenes and I agree that it is a jarring performance – when Tarantino is on the screen it feels like the fourth ...
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Why don't Jules & Vincent immediately kill everyone in the apartment except Marvin?
In the opening scene of Pulp Fiction (1994), hit-men Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega raids the apartment of Brett, a business associate of their boss (Marsellus Wallace). The main objective is to ...
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Why does Jules laugh in the “Pulp Fiction” bar scene?
In Pulp Fiction (1994), Jules starts laughing at Vincent’s answer when asked if he met Mia.
Why does he start laughing?
I never really understood the joke or what made it so funny.
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Why did Jules and Vincent go to the diner?
Jules and Vincent went through a complicated day, they had a briefcase with some extraordinary content, they were wearing clothes that may have been too show-off flamboyant - but yet instead of going ...
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Why wasn't Vincent more furtive in the bathroom?
In Pulp Fiction (1994), when Butch goes back to get his watch, he enters the apartment. After perceiving that he is alone, he relaxes, starts moving normally, even makes a pop-tart.
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Why did Jules mention music band name here?
In Pulp Fiction (1994), Jimmie does this favour for Jules and Vinnie. He hides a body for
them in his garage. Thing is, the body is still in the car where Jules
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Why was the deadly boxing match between Butch & Willis not shown on screen?
In Pulp Fiction (1994), only the radio commentary of the deadly boxing match between Butch and Willis (where Willis died in the ring) is heard, but it isn't shown on screen. Why so?
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Why did Esmeralda jump into the garbage container?
In Pulp Fiction Esmeralda sips her coffee, listening to the commentary on a boxing match between Butch Coolige and Willis on her radio. She shuts off the radio and throws it from the balcony, where ...
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Why did the police not show up at Brett's apartment during the shootout?
In early scenes of Pulp Fiction, Vince and Jules are in Brett's apartment to confront him. As Jules gets aggressive, he shouts at everyone in the apartment loudly and clearly and then shoots Roger, ...
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How did Butch manage to open the cab door with his boxing gloves on?
In Pulp Fiction, how did Butch manage to open the cab door with his boxing gloves on? Esmeralda was in the driver seat when he got in. He was still wearing his red boxing gloves.
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Vinnie Vega’s syringe kit
In Pulp Fiction, how is it that Vinnie Vega has lots of money to spend on heroin - yet can’t afford to buy disposable syringes?
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Why different footage was used for "Garcon, coffee" callback
In Pulp Fiction, there's a call-back late in the film to an earlier shot of Tim Roth's character yelling "Garcon, coffee". Two completely different shots are used. The shots are so different that it ...
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Are the "My name is Pitt / My name is Paul" rhymes in Pulp Fiction a real-world reference?
In the movie Pulp Fiction, two separate characters at two separate times make first-name based rhymes.
The first time, Jules says:
My name's Pitt, and your ass ain't talking your way out of this ...
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Where is Mr. Wolf seen to be present in his introduction scene in Pulp Fiction?
In the scene where Mr. Wolf is sought help by Marsellus Wallace to assist Jules and Vincent to cleanup the dead body in Jimmy's house ("Bonnie's Situation"), we are shown a glimpse of the ...
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Why didn't Vincent and Jules use silencers in Pulp Fiction?
In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent and Jules kill Brett and the others they do not use silencers. Also Jules shouts loudly during his Ezekiel monologue. I find it odd because the noise surely alert the ...
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Why was Vincent alone in Butch's apartment?
In Pulp Fiction, when Butch went back to his apartment to pick up his watch, he found Vincent Vega there alone. Why was no one else there with Vincent?
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Was there an intentional reference with the quote "smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo"?
In Die Hard with a Vengeance, John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis) quotes a line from the song Flowers on the wall by the Statler Brothers while speaking to Zeus Carver (portrayed by Samuel L. ...
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Were the bullet holes already in the wall?
In Pulp Fiction, the bullet holes seem to already be in the wall before the dude who looks like Jerry Seinfeld shoots at Jules and Vincent, was this a mistake?
At 1:08 you can clearly see the bullet ...
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Was the radio announcement an innuendo that Vincent would be at Butch's apartment?
We know what was being played in the background on a radio when Butch comes back to his apartment for the gold watch in Pulp Fiction:
What my question here is: Was this an indirect clue for us, that ...
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What is the meaning behind the "all shapes and sizes" dialogue in Pulp Fiction?
In Pulp Fiction, during the epilogue ("The Diner" part), Jules and Vincent talk about the meaning of the lives they were conducting and Jules' intentions to retire from his life of crime.
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Does Mia mistake Vincent's heroin for cocaine because it's in a baggie rather than a balloon?
In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent buys heroin from Lance, he informs Vincent that he only has baggies to hold his heroin:
I'm outta balloons. Is a baggie all right?
Later, Mia mistakes the heroin for ...
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Why does Lance consider cell phones unsafe?
In Pulp Fiction, drug dealer Lance is terrified when he understands that Vince is talking to him about drugs using a cell phone. He calls him a prank caller and hangs up.
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Why is Pulp Fiction told in a non-linear manner?
Why was Pulp Fiction constructed in a non-linear manner?
What is the main reason for it?
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Why would Marsellus forgive Butch in Pulp Fiction?
At first glance, it seems plausible that Marsellus forgave Butch because Butch saved him from the pawnshop where they had been captured by Maynard and Zed. But now after reviewing the film several ...
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Whose idea was it to put an orange lightbulb in the mysterious briefcase?
This answer about the contents of the briefcase contains an interesting quote from Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction:
Originally the briefcase contained diamonds. But that just seemed too ...
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When Butch walks back to his apartment, what is the radio in the background saying about Jackrabbit Slim's?
At around 1:28 in Pulp Fiction, as Butch walks past this random house on his way to get the gold watch back from his apartment, a radio can be heard in the background. The only part of the broadcast I ...
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Pumpkin and Honey Bunny from Pulp Fiction - did they appear in another movie?
Did Pumpkin and Honey Bunny from Pulp Fiction appear in another movie? Because I believe I've seen some coffee addicted idiots looking similar to them in some another movie. Am I confusing them with ...
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Why was Butch's taxi ride background black and white?
In Pulp Fiction, Butch has a scene where he takes the cab. In this scene, the background is black and white, and is quite surreal.
I am guessing there is a reason for this, most likely a reference (I'...
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What is in the Pulp Fiction Briefcase? [duplicate]
I understand that the Briefcase is just a Mcguffin, but I read a long time ago a theory which involved the briefcase containing the stolen soul of Marsellus Wallace. I know this supposedly played into ...
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Why is Pulp Fiction's opening scene different to the one near the end?
In the opening scene of Pulp Fiction at the restaurant, right before the titles, Honeybunny says:
Any of you fucking pricks move, I will execute every motherfucking last one of you!
But when the ...
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Who was Brett in Pulp Fiction?
Who were Brett and his crew in Pulp Fiction?
What did they have to do with Marcellus Wallace and his case?
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How did Marcellus know he was double-crossed by Butch?
In Pulp Fiction,
So, how did Marcellus know he was double-crossed by Butch?
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Is there a deeper meaning to Fabienne's pot belly talk?
In Pulp Fiction, after Butch returns from the boxing match to his girlfriend in the middle of the night, they engage in a curious conversation about the pros and cons of having a pot belly.
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How can Vincent appear in the scenes at the end of Pulp Fiction
I have just seen Pulp Fiction for the first time.
I don't understand the scene how Vincent reappears in the final scenes where earlier in the movie, Butch kills him.
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Relevance of the title Pulp Fiction?
Everything about Quentin Tarantino's movies is unique and thought provocative. I want to know about the 1994 movie's title. Why is it called Pulp Fiction and how is the title related to the story?
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Explanation of a drugged up Vincent Vega scene
It is an axiom that in a well-made feature film, the director will agonize over what scenes to leave in and which to cut. In essence, any scene which does not advance the story will be cut. Many ...
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Is Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) from Pulp Fiction the same person as The Bride in Kill Bill?
I was watching Pulp Fiction tonite and I suddenly realized that Uma's character makes reference to her failed pilot, Fox Force Five, and her character's prowess with knives. It made me think of her ...
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Did Jules Winfield know Vincent Vega before the Royale with Cheese scene?
Chronologically, the first scene of Pulp Fiction is when we see Jules Winfield and Vincent Vegas driving on their way to a hit, the Royale with Cheese scene. They discuss beer in theaters, mayo on ...
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Why is the flashing light asynchron to the shots fired at Brett in Pulp Fiction?
A few days ago I watched Pulp Fiction again. I noticed something and now I'm curious about a little detail. When Vincent and Jules killing Brett in Pulp Fiction a yellow/orange light appears two times ...
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What makes the dance sequence from Pulp Fiction so iconic?
Various sources say that John Travolta and Uma Thurman's dance sequence is "now-famous" and "iconic," some compare it to how Travolta danced earlier in movies like Grease and Saturday Night Fever. But ...
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What is the symbolism of the gold watch?
As far as I understand Pulp Fiction is webbed with symbols and hidden meaning. Is there something symbolic in the Butch's father's gold watch because it did trigger a large number of events like:
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Why did Jules have to give Ringo $1,500?
In one of the more famous Pulp Fiction scenes, Jules and Vincent are eating at a diner when Ringo and Honey Bunny decide to rob it. Their attempt doesn't go well.
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Who/what ties together the characters/movie?
How and when is the chronology is separated from the main storyline?
What or who ties together the characters and the movie? After the restaurant robbery?
This is two questions I can't understand, ...
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Why did Vincent Vega diss Butch?
I've always wondered about this exchange of dialogue in "Pulp Fiction":
Butch: You lookin' at something, friend?
Vincent: You ain't my friend, Palooka.
Butch: What's that?
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What is the role of Winston Wolfe?
In the movie Pulp Fiction Winston Wolfe says about himself: "I'm Winston Wolfe. I solve problems.". But what does he mean with that and what really was his role?
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Why did Marcellus Wallace throw Tony Rocky Horror out of a window?
In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent discuss the rumour that Marcellus Wallace has thrown Tony Rocky Horror out of a window (causing Tony to develop a speech impediment). It's rumoured that Marcellus ...
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