Pulp Fiction 1994

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 154 min

genre: crime

theme: independent

director: Quentin Tarantino

Score: 9 / 10

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American independent black comedy 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.

Plot

The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative structure as explained above. The following is a linear summary of the film's plot:

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author	Quentin Tarantino Roger Avary
award	Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence MTV Movie Award for Best Movie National Board of Review Award for Best Director National Board of Review Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Palme d'Or
contentLocation	Los Angeles
director	Quentin Tarantino
editor	Sally Menke
events	organized crime
genre	comedy-drama crime
keywords	adrenaline air force air force pilot book of ezekiel boxing match briefcase business partner chopper cleaner cocaine divine intervention drive drug dealer drug overdose fixer gold watch heroin intentionally lose kill life of crime mac-10 mac-10 submachine gun macguffin match fixing nonlinear narrative overdose pow camp return home serve shop owner submachine gun twist united states air force vietnam war
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Direction BAFTA Award for Best Editing BAFTA Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Sound César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Movie MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
producer	Lawrence Bender
publisher	Miramax Films
recordedAt	Los Angeles Tennessee
theme	anthology art black comedy gangster independent narrative neo-noir rape