(See also Winston the Wolf.)īriefcase The MacGuffin that fuels several chapters of Pulp Fiction little is known about the contents of this briefcase except that you get to it via a 666 lock-combination it produces an unearthly glow when opened it’s “beautiful” and Marsellus wants it. (He does not want to get divorced.) Thankfully, the Wolf is on the way. Jimmy - played by the director - wants them out of the house before his wife Bonnie, a registered nurse working the night shift, comes home and divorces him. Knowing that driving around in a blood- and brain-splattered car is not a good idea, they stop by Jules’ friend Jimmy’s house in Toluca Lake to figure out a plan of action. The Bonnie Situation How Jules describes the pickle he and Vincent find themselves in after accidentally blowing the head off of their associate, Marvin. (See also Butch.) Reluctantly, she settled for buttermilk pancakes. (See also briefcase.)īlueberry Pancakes The preferred breakfast of Fabienne when she’s about to go on the lam with her beloved Butch. Also directed Killing Zoe, a heist film produced by Tarantino.ī: Bad Motherfucker The phrase that graces Jules’ wallet - an accurate description of the man who owns it.īig Brain Something you should really check out on Brett, a young man who apparently wasn’t using said large cerebrum when he got involved in a shady - but good-intentioned - deal with Marsellus Wallace. Taking the stage with Tarantino to accept the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Avary thanked his wife and then abruptly excused himself to go pee. This credit later became the source of friction and a temporary falling out between the two. Avary’s own script for a film called Pandemonium Reigns, in which a boxer double-crosses a gangster and tries to retrieve a beloved watch, formed the backbone of the “Gold Watch” chapter Tarantino bought the script and incorporated elements into the movie, earning Avary a “Story by” instead of “Written by” co-credit. The two collaborated on the screenplay for Pulp Fiction while Tarantino was holed up in Amsterdam, writing the script. Roger Avary Underrated director, screenwriter and a friend of Tarantino’s from their Video Archives days. It’s far from comprehensive, but like a Big Kahuna Burger for breakfast, we’re convinced this alphabetical breakdown makes for a tasty meal. Rather than sending Pulp Fiction some fine china or a platinum band for its 20th anniversary gift, we’ve decided to do something a little different: an A-to-Z tour of the movie’s best-known moments, key players, inside-joke flotsam and jetsam, and more. Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of ‘Pulp Fiction’ Soon, they would be able to add Palme d’Or winner, Best Picture Oscar nominee, the first indie film to break the $100 million mark, a gamechanger and a modern classic to the list. A little over three hours later, as the crowd staggered out of the Palais des Festivals, they knew they had an audience favorite on their hands. Twenty years ago today, Quentin Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein unveiled the filmmaker’s sophomore movie - an ambitious anthology of crime stories, all interconnected and metatextualized - at a late Saturday night screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
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