Pulp Fiction
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'''''Pulp Fiction''''' is a 1994 American |
'''''Pulp Fiction''''' is a 1994 American [[crime film]] written and directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]] from a story he conceived with [[Roger Avary]].See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; {{cite news |last=Kempley |first=Rita |title=''Pulp Fiction'' (R) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pulpfictionrkempley_a01ac7.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=1994-10-14 |access-date=2007-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709034854/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/pulpfictionrkempley_a01ac7.htm |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}; {{cite news |last=LaSalle |first=Mike |title=''Pulp'' Grabs You Like a Novel |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-REVIEW-Pulp-Grabs-You-Like-a-Novel-3024865.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=1995-09-15 |access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112023743/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F1995%2F09%2F15%2FDD26653.DTL |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=live }} 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 magazine]]s and [[hardboiled]] crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. |
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Tarantino wrote ''Pulp Fiction'' in 1992 and 1993, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993). Its plot occurs [[Nonlinear narrative|out of chronological order]]. The film is also [[self-referential]] from its opening moments, beginning with a [[title card]] that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations with eclectic dialogue revealing each character's perspectives on several subjects, and the film features an [[ironic]] combination of humor and strong violence. [[TriStar Pictures]] reportedly 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. |
Tarantino wrote ''Pulp Fiction'' in 1992 and 1993, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993). Its plot occurs [[Nonlinear narrative|out of chronological order]]. The film is also [[self-referential]] from its opening moments, beginning with a [[title card]] that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations with eclectic dialogue revealing each character's perspectives on several subjects, and the film features an [[ironic]] combination of humor and strong violence. [[TriStar Pictures]] reportedly 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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