An ensemble group of characters
intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Auteur writer-director Quentin Tarantino is maybe the
most celebrated filmmaker to emerge in the 1990s (at least among his fans).
Pulp Fiction is his greatest work (though, my personal favorite is Inglourious Basterds). Much
like his debut, Reservoir Dogs,
Tarantino’s wonderfully colorful characters in Pulp Fiction (his second film) carry
the piece, and his dialog and the performances are what make it a classic.
Pulp Fiction is the film in which
Tarantino fully established his working relationship with producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein (who also earlier
produced True Romance, which
Tarantino wrote). They have since produced all his films. He decided to reteam
with cinematographer Andrzej
Sekula (who also worked on Four
Rooms) and production designer David
Wasco (who has designed all Tarantino’s solo films other than his latest, Django Unchained), after their
good work on Reservoir Dogs.
The film has a great ensemble
cast with John Travolta
(completely resurrecting his career), Samuel L. Jackson (who often
gets Tarantino’s best material), Tim
Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Maria de Medeiros, Rosanna Arquette, Uma Thurman, Frank Whaley, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, and Tarantino.
Pulp Fiction is arguably the best
film of the 1990s (with The
Shawshank Redemption, Schindler’s
List and Goodfellas – I
would also put forth Rushmore,
The Big
Lebowski and Trainspotting
as my favorites). It was nominated for seven Oscars including Best Picture, but
only won one for Best Writing. Like the films listed above, it is an essential
film for fans of cinema and those who want to have a good working knowledge of
the best films ever made. The dialog and performances are some of the best and
most entertaining of the decade.
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