Pulp Fiction is an american gangster film which was released in 1994 and received the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes during the same year.
This film is considered as one of the greatest masterpiece of box office of all the times. Great actors ( Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, John Travolta), a crazy scenario, violence and drugs affairs, this film is litteraly an explosive cocktail.
There are several stories all along the film. This is a typical style of Q.Tarantino, he also divided "Kill Bill" in different chapters.
First story: Jules and Vincent
Vincent just came back from Amsterdam and goes to join his friend, Jules. This one is a gangster.
Both of them are sent to a house by their boss, Marcellus Wallas. The reason : kill some guys who had a deal with Marcellus but didn't respect their part of the contract. Once in the house, Jules and Vincent kill the two guys, and suddenly, another one appears. Actually he was in the bathroom, and when he saw Jules and Vincent, he took his gun and tried to kill our two guys. But he isn't a good shooter. Indeed, he shot all his bullets but missed Jules and Vincent, he didn't even touch them. Finally, Jules and Vincent kill the last guy and leave the flat with their third partner who was in the flat before their coming, and whose name is Marvin.
After, in the car, Jules remembers the scene and the fact that the guy they wanted to kill missed all his bullets. He thinks that God protected them, and wants to retire from his gangster life. Vincent him, just thinks that they were lucky and that Jules is going crazy.
They don't share the same point of view, so they ask Marvin. But at this moment, Vincent kills Marvin from one bullet right through the head. This was totally an accident. The car is a mess, there's blood everywhere. Then, they wash the car and go to a restaurant to eat something. But while they're eating, there's an hold-up in the restaurant. Jules stop the thiefs and let them run away with the money they stole.
Second story: Butch
Butch is a professional boxer. He's going to have a fight, but before, the boss of Jules and Vincent, that is to say Marcellus Wallas came to him to make a deal. He wanted Butch to lose the fight, in exchange of a lot of money. In fact, Butch didn't do what Marcellus wanted, so now, he wants him dead.
Butch decide to run away with his wife. Once safe, in a hidden house, Butch realized that his wife forgot his watch. Thus, he goes back to their house, and meet Vincent. Vincent was there to kill him, but eventually Butch killed Vincent.
Afetr that, Butch see Marcellus. This one pursues him all over the town. This is a crazy story, really.
Finally, Marcellus and Butch are made prisoners by two sado-maso homosexual guys. Marcellus got raped by one of them. Butch managed to break out and take the control of the situation. He saved Marcellus, so this one decided to let him go, but set conditions : Butch mustn't tell anyone what he saw ( about the rape) and mustn't come back to town.
Final story: Marcellus's wife
During a night, Vincent have to care about his boss's wife and entertain her. Before going to take her, he goes to see his dealer, to get some more drugs. Once his business done, he takes his boss's wife to a restaurant, they talk about things and others. After, a dance contest is organized, they dance together and win. Then, they come back to home, Vincent goes to the toilets. While this, Marcellus's wife find the drugs Vincent took before going to take her. She inhales it. When he comes back from the toilet, Vincent find the lady on the floor, close from the OD. He can't take her to hospital, he would get into troubles because of the drugs. So he decides to take her to his friend, the one who gave him the drugs. With an adrenaline shot, they finally could reanimate Marcellus's wife.
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