Pulp Fiction (1994)

Synopsis of Pulp Fiction

Outrageously violent, time-twisting, and in love with language, Pulp Fiction was widely considered the most influential American movie of the 1990s. Director and co-screenwriter Quentin Tarantino synthesized such seemingly disparate traditions as the syncopated language of David Mamet; the serious violence of American gangster movies, crime movies, and films noirs mixed up with the wacky violence of cartoons, video games, and Japanese animation; and the fragmented story-telling structures of such experimental classics as Citizen Kane, Rashomon, and La jetée. The Oscar-winning script by Tarantino and Roger Avary intertwines three stories, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta, in the role that single-handedly reignited his career, as hit men who have philosophical interchanges on such topics as the French names for American fast food products; Bruce Willis as a boxer out of a 1940s B-movie; and such other stalwarts as Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, whose dance sequence with Travolta proved an instant classic. ~ Leo Charney, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

154 mins

Director(s):

Quentin Tarantino

Writer(s):

Quentin Tarantino

Producer(s):

Harvey Weinstein, Richard N. Gladstein, Lawrence Bender

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Adult Humor, Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content, Substance Abuse, Adult Situations)

• 1998 - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
• 1994 - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
• 1994 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Director
• 1994 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Picture
• 1994 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Actor
• 1993 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
• 1993 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 1993 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
• 1993 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
• 1993 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - National Board of Review - Best Picture
• 1994 - National Board of Review - Best Director
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor - Runner-up
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
• 1994 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
• 1994 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
• 1994 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
• 1994 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay

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