Pulp Fiction

1994 film by Quentin Tarantino

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"Pulp Fiction" is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino that weaves together multiple crime stories set in Los Angeles through a non-linear narrative structure. The film is considered a landmark work in 1990s cinema for its distinctive dialogue, eclectic soundtrack, and influence on how crime stories are told in film.

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Vinony catalogs Pulp Fiction in its Palme d'Or collection (157 entries). It also appears in Best Original Screenplay.

Within Vinony's link graph, Pulp Fiction is referenced by 1,482 other articles, and connects out to The Walt Disney Company, Quentin Tarantino and Time.

Vinony files it under 1990s crime comedy-drama films, 1994 American films and 1994 English-language films.

Its subject is documented across 86 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

8.5

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Released: 1994-09-10154 minDir: Quentin TarantinoThriller, Crime, ComedyBudget: $8.0MBox office: $214M

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Cast

John Travolta as Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield
Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace
Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge
Ving Rhames as Marsellus Wallace
Harvey Keitel as The Wolf

Themes

drug dealer
drug crime
gangster
dark comedy
stolen money
crime boss
redemption
los angeles, california
theft
nonlinear timeline

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Ratings

IMDb

8.8/10

2,431,656 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

95/100

Year: 1994
Runtime: 154 min
Genres: Crime, Drama
Rated: R
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 69 wins & 72 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Award: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: organized crime
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Roger Avary
Producer: Lawrence Bender
Production company: Miramax
Cinematographer: Andrzej Sekuła
Narrative location: Los Angeles
Filming location: Tennessee
Duration: 154
FilmAffinity ID: 160882
Distribution format: DVD
Official website: www.miramax.com/movie/pulp-fiction
Image: PulpFictionPosterSpoof.jpg

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Commons category: Pulp Fiction
publication date: 1994-10-14
title: Pulp Fiction
film editor: Sally Menke
executive producer: Danny DeVito
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
distributed by: Paramount+
costume designer: Betsy Heimann
capital cost: 8000000
box office: 107928762
uses: nonlinear narrative
theme music: Misirlou
review score: 8.8/10
soundtrack release: Pulp Fiction – Music from the Motion Picture
inventory number: W14586

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Encyclopedic overview

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he conceived with Roger Avary. It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence in Los Angeles. The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman. The title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue.

Tarantino wrote Pulp Fiction in 1992 and 1993, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for True Romance (1993). Its plot occurs out of chronological order. The film features self-referential elements, monologues, casual conversations with eclectic dialogue, and an ironic combination of humor and violence. TriStar Pictures turned down the script as "too demented". Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein was enthralled, however, and the film became the first that Miramax Films fully financed.

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