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Daybill, Pulp Fiction
, a 1994 neo-noir black comedy crime film, was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story co-conceived with Roger Avary. The accompanying image displays the cover of a collector's edition VHS tape for the movie.
The title references mid-20th-century pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels, known for their graphic violence and sharp dialogue. The film presents four interconnected stories of crime and violence in Los Angeles, California.
The non-chronological plot follows three main storylines:
Mob hitmen Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are tasked by their boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), to retrieve a mysterious briefcase.
Boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is paid by Marsellus to lose a fight but double-crosses him.
Vincent is assigned to take Marsellus's wife, Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman), out for an evening.
Pulp Fiction was both a commercial and critical success, earning the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. It is considered a highly influential film of the 1990s and is credited with revitalizing John Travolta's career. |
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