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Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 48

Fresh: 46

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Writer-director Quentin Tarantino revisits the seedier side of Los Angeles--following 1992's RESERVOIR DOGS--with this funny, violent, tongue-in-cheek tribute to the less "classic" side of filmmaking--the potboilers and capers,... Writer-director Quentin Tarantino revisits the seedier side of Los Angeles--following 1992's RESERVOIR DOGS--with this funny, violent, tongue-in-cheek tribute to the less "classic" side of filmmaking--the potboilers and capers, the Blaxploitation flicks and gangster movies. The film interweaves three tales, told in a circular, fractured manner, which only fully connect by the time the final credits roll. The first story focuses on Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), two hit men on duty for "the big boss," Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), whose gorgeous wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), takes a liking to Vincent. In the second, a down-and-out pugilist (Bruce Willis), who is ordered to take a fall, decides that there's more money in doing the opposite. The final chapter follows a pair of lovers (Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth) as they prepare to hold up a diner. Tarantino wears his cinematic influences proudly, bringing them to life in the ironically hip, self-referential 1990s. The result is a work that changed the face of independent cinema forever, making it a legitimate player in the Hollywood mainstream. The all-star cast steps into their roles with obvious glee, and Tarantino once again uses his soundtrack to up the "cool" ante yet another notch, making for a motion picture event that has worked its way into our national vernacular. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman

Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Ving Rhames, Amanda Plummer, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Walken, Maria De Medeiros, Peter Greene, Duane Whitaker, Angela Jones, Frank Whaley, Alexis Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Julia Sweeney

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Story: Roger Avary, Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Lawrence Bender

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Release:

May 19, 1998

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - Spanish

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Reviews for Pulp Fiction

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Samuel L. Jackson's wallet from the film is sitting in my back pocket right now. Enough said.

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08/02/08
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews (CBS Radio)
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But what makes the film such wicked fun is the way Tarantino delivers the familiar with a twist. He continually prepares us for one thing and then delivers another.

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05/19/08
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org
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Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment 1 Comment
03/31/08
David Ansen
Newsweek
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A spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/13/07
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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The overall project is evident: to evict real life and real people from the art film and replace them with generic teases and assorted hommages. Don't expect any of the life experiences of the old movie sources to leak through.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/13/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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One of the coolest things about Pulp Fiction is its many links to other pleasures.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/27/07
Entertainment Weekly
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Tarantino shows penchant for the rhythm of words--the banter has the drollery of gangland Samuel Beckett--and he's also good at taking seemingly routine situations and giving them a sudden vertiginous twist, such as the farcical drug overdoze scene.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/12/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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It's the way Tarantino embellishes and, finally, interlinks these old chestnuts that makes the film alternately exhilarating and frustrating.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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In most cases, the three-act, A-to-B-to-C film formula works just fine. But the letter Q makes the other letters obsolete.

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01/27/06
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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A devilishly lurid blast of great entertainment. Ultra-violent and wickedly funny.

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01/25/06
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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Ce film représente le summum de la carrière de Tarantino

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02/25/05
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama
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It can be a difficult, rattling experience, but this reviewer has found its rewards to vastly outweigh its weaknesses.

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01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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There’s cleverness at work...but Tarantino’s 154-minute film rambles with nihilist fantasy and pop in-jokes.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment 36 Comments
04/16/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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Pulp Fiction is the best film of 1994, and of this decade.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment 2 Comments
02/05/04
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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The most original and satisfying film of the year.

Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
01/05/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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Without its commitment to an idea of salvation, Pulp Fiction would be little more than a terrific parlor trick; with it, it's something far richer and more haunting.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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A triumphant, cleverly disorienting journey through a demimonde that springs entirely from Mr. Tarantino's ripe imagination, a landscape of danger, shock, hilarity and vibrant local color.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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This fictional world, though rendered imaginatively, can't sustain the movie.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment 14 Comments
05/20/03
Marc Vincenti
Palo Alto Weekly
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This film is a conceptual tour-de-force.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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Pulp Fiction is the first masterwork of the post-modern pop culture generation.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Brad Laidman
Film Threat
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