Set in greater Los Angeles,
"Pulp Fiction" is a dark, violent comedy that satirizes our expectations
of a crime drama. The film is made up of three stories that are not told
in chronological order. The three stories are cleverly interconnected, and
Tarantino found a way to make them resonate as a unified whole.
The first story, called
"Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife," stars John Travolta
and Uma Thurman. Marsellus Wallace is a crime boss who is married to the
seductive Mia. On an occasion when Marsellus must be out of town, he orders
Vincent Vega, one of his hit men, to entertain Mia. Vincent has heard
that Marsellus had a man killed just for giving his wife a foot massage,
so he knows he must be careful. At first things go well for Vincent as
he and Mia dance a strange rendition of the twist at a weird 1950s theme
restaurant. But then Mia has a nasty reaction to some heroin she snorts,
and Vincent is in big trouble.
The second story, titled "The Gold
Watch," stars Bruce Willis. Crime boss Marsellus orders aging professional
boxer Butch Coolidge to take a dive in an upcoming bout, but Butch bets
big on himself and then wins the fight. Butch is preparing to get out
of town with his girlfriend when he realizes that his gold watch, a family
heirloom passed down for four generations, has been left behind. When
Butch goes back to retrieve the watch, he endures some harrowing experiences,
and along the way he rescues someone who is being brutally raped by perverted
rednecks.
The third story, features
Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Jules Winnfield, another hit man who works
for Marsellus. During a hit, Jules' life is saved by what he takes to
be divine intervention. As Jules and Vincent drive away, Vincent accidentally
shoots a man riding in the back seat, spattering blood all over the car's
interior. Jules and Vincent can't figure out how to cover up the murders
they've committed, so Marsellus sends over his quirky problem-solving
specialist, who soon arrives in a tuxedo to take charge of the situation.
From Irvana Redwine,
on http://homevideo.about.com
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