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Pulp Fiction (1994)

18 154 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   14 October 1994 (USA)
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Reviews: 1,589 user | 186 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com

The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

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Quentin Tarantino (story), Roger Avary (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta ...
Samuel L. Jackson ...
Tim Roth ...
Amanda Plummer ...
Eric Stoltz ...
Bruce Willis ...
Ving Rhames ...
Phil LaMarr ...
Maria de Medeiros ...
Rosanna Arquette ...
Peter Greene ...
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Uma Thurman ...
Duane Whitaker ...
Paul Calderon ...
Paul / English Bob
Frank Whaley ...
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Storyline

Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega are two hitmen who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace. Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his next fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. Written by Soumitra  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Restaurant | Briefcase | Coffee | Gangster  | See more »

Taglines:

I don't smile for pictures. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish (only a few words) | French (only a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Tiempos violentos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,311,882 (USA) (14 October 1994)

Gross:

$213,928,762 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (special edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The shot of Vincent plunging the syringe into Mia's chest was filmed by having John Travolta pull the needle out, then running the film backwards. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jules recites his Bible passage, he says "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men." When he says "inequities" (unfairness) he probably should have said "iniquities" (sinfulness), given the biblical context. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
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. I'm always right, too.
Yolanda: But you forget about it in a day or two.
Pumpkin: Yeah, well the days of me forgetting are over, and the days of me remembering have just begun.
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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--" See more »

Connections

Spoofed in "The Critic: Episode #1.6" (0000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bullwinkle Part II"
Written by Dennis Rose, Ernest Furrow
Performed by The Centurians
Courtesy of Del-Fi Records, Inc. See more »