The film begins with a diner hold-up staged by a couple, then begins to shift from one storyline to another before returning to the diner for the conclusion. There are seven narrative sequences; the three primary storylines are preceded by intertitles: Ken Dancyger writes that its "imitative and innovative style"– like that of its predecessor, Reservoir Dogs– represents Talking about his generation, one that came of age in the '70s, Tarantino has commented that the "number one thing we all shared wasn't music, that was a Sixties thing. Our culture was television." A random list of the TV programs referenced in Pulp Fiction confirms his observation: Speed Racer, Clutch Cargo, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Avengers, The Three Stooges, The Flintstones, I Spy, Green Acres, Kung Fu, Happy Days, and last but not least, Mia's fictional pilot, Fox Force Five. [230] An aging boxer on the run from Marsellus having double-crossed him. Willis was already a star but most of his recent films had been critical and box-office disappointments. As related by Peter Bart, participating in the modestly budgeted film "meant lowering his salary and risking his star status but the strategy... paid off royally: Pulp Fiction not only brought Willis new respect as an actor but also earned him several million dollars". [43] [44] [45] Willis' appearance and physical presence were crucial to Tarantino, "Bruce has the look of a 50s actor. I can't think of any other star that has that look". [46] Butch's look was modeled on Aldo Ray in Nightfall and his demeanor based on Ralph Meeker's portrayal of Mike Hammer in Robert Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly. [47] Chandler Lindauer plays a young Butch.

Wills, Dominic. "Uma Thurman Biography". Tiscali. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007 . Retrieved December 29, 2006. Duncan, Conrad (September 8, 2019). "Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson's adviser 'quoted Pulp Fiction' by telling aides they need to be 'cool like Fonzies' ". The Independent. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019 . Retrieved September 9, 2019. Annual SAG Awards Nominees". SAG Awards. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008 . Retrieved August 15, 2009. Natale, Richard (March 27, 1995). " 'Pulp Fiction' Wings It at Independent Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011 . Retrieved August 15, 2009. Lowry, Beverly (September 11, 1994). "Criminals Rendered in 3 Parts, Poetically". The New York Times . Retrieved May 20, 2023.

How to Vote

a b "Pulp Fiction: The Facts" (1993 location interview), Pulp Fiction DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment). Dawson, Jeff (December 1995). "Hit Man". Premiere (UK). Tim-Roth.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013 . Retrieved April 11, 2012.

Ashley , Michael. The history of the science-fiction magazine: the story of the science-fiction magazines from 1950 to 1970, Transformations, Volume 2 (2005), pg. 3 ISBN 978-0-85323-779-2 About "The Pulpster" ". The Pulpster. March 5, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023 . Retrieved March 5, 2021. Orchideengarten, Der". in: M.B. Tymn and Mike Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines. Westport: Greenwood, 1985. pp. 866. ISBN 0-313-21221-X

Vancouver's legendary independent bookstore

Haddon, Cole (August 7, 2008). "Michael Madsen Talks Hell Ride, Inglorious Bastards, and Sin City 2". Film.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008 . Retrieved November 18, 2008. Katana (samurai sword)– many, including Seven Samurai (1954); [217] [218] The Yakuza (1975); [217] Shogun Assassin (1980) [218] Haining, Peter (1975). The Fantastic Pulps. Vintage Books, a division of Random House. ISBN 0-394-72109-8.

The production, co-directed by Alice Mottola and Pitr Strait, was widely reported upon and well received. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Nude all-male production of Hamlet [ edit ] The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society was a group of several dozen women and a few men that had, since August 17, 2011, [1] organized regular gatherings around New York City, meeting to read and discuss books in public while topless. [2] [3] The primary objective of the group, besides enjoying the sun and book reading, was to create awareness that New York law allows toplessness in public and to change social attitudes to the exposure of women's breasts. The group's blog had reported that there had been no harassment of the participants by the police and very rarely by the public. a b See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; Kempley, Rita (October 14, 1994). " Pulp Fiction (R)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 . Retrieved September 19, 2007. ; LaSalle, Mike (September 15, 1995). " Pulp Grabs You Like a Novel". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012 . Retrieved September 20, 2007. According to Variety, the trajectory of Pulp Fiction from Cannes launch to commercial smash "forever altered the game" of so-called independent cinema. [167] It "cemented Miramax's place as the reigning indie superpower", writes Biskind. [108] " Pulp became the Star Wars of independents, exploding expectations for what an indie film could do at the box office." [168] The film's large financial return on its small budget Ebert, Roger (October 14, 1994). "Pulp Fiction". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013 . Retrieved September 12, 2007.A " cleaner" who aids Jules and Vincent. Tarantino wrote the part of Wolfe for Keitel, who had starred in Reservoir Dogs and was instrumental in its production. In Tarantino's words, "Harvey had been my favorite actor since I was 16 years old." [27] Keitel had played a similarly employed character in Point of No Return (1993). [ citation needed] web .archive .org /web /20210303003426 /https: //toplesspulp .com / (toplesspulp.com no longer working) Parker, Philip (2002). The Art and Science of Screenwriting (2nded.). Bristol, UK: Intellect. ISBN 1-84150-065-8. a b c Rosenbaum, Jonathan (October 21, 1994). "Allusion Profusion ( Ed Wood, Pulp Fiction)". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023 . Retrieved May 20, 2023. Note that the avowed inspiration is actually a TV show, Kung Fu.