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Pulp Fiction (section 2)

Pulp Fiction: How it was Promoted


Ways in which pulp fiction was promoted are that it was promoted by posters of the film and trailers but mainly became popular due to word of mouth and its reviews. An other reason how this film was promoted was that a lot of people liked Quentin Tarantinos films.

An Introduction To Pulp Fiction Coursework

The film I am working on for my coursework is Pulp Fiction. 

I chose Pulp Fiction for my coursework as it is a film i have very much enjoyed. I enjoyed this film as there is allot of dark humour, violence and tells the story of each persons life in each snippet.



Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.

                                                        Pulp Fiction (1994)

Pulp Fiction: The Director  
Quentin Tarantino was born on March 27, 1963. He is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and occasional actor.

                                              Tarantino at the scream awards.(October 19, 2007)


In the early 1990s he began his career as an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and alot of violence.  His films have earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and aPalme d'Or and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy awards. His films include: 

 

                                                      Reservoir Dogs (1992)  

                                                         Jackie Brown (1997)

                                                         Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 (2003-2004) 

                                                                 Death Proof (2007)

                                                            True Romance (2007) 
These are some of the films he has made. 


Pulp Fiction: The Budget
The budget for Pulp Fiction is US$8.5 million 

Pulp Fiction: The Star's

                                                   
 

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.

Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He played Nick Fury in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, the first two of a nine film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. 

 

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, dancer and singer. He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kottern and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta's career re-surged in the 1990s, with his role in Pulp Fiction, and he has since continued starring in Hollywood films, including Face/Off, Ladder 49 and Wild Hogs.

Travolta has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first, for his role in Saturday Night Fever and the second for Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty. 

 

Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955), better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series, which were mostly critical and uniformly financial successes. He has also appeared in over sixty films, including box office successes like Pulp Fiction, Sin City, 12 Monkeys, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, and The Sixth Sense.

Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North Americanbox offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning and four-time Saturn Award-nominated actor. Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000 after thirteen years of marriage.

 

Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas, to science fiction and action movies. She is best known for her work under the direction of Quentin Tarantino. Her most popular films include Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997) andKill Bill (2003–2004).  

Where did the idea for Pulp Fiction come from?

The initial inspiration was the three-part horror anthology film Black Sabbath (1963), by Italian filmmaker Mario Bava. The Tarantino–Avary project was provisionally titled "Black Mask", after the seminal hardboiled crime fiction magazine. 

which studio made the film?

Miramax Films - Miramax Film Corporation is one of the top independent motion picture studios in the world, with a long list of hits that includes sex, lies, and videotape, Pulp Fiction, The English Patient, Shakespeare In Love, and Chicago. The company also operates Dimension Films to release genre pictures such as Scary Movie and Scream, as well as family fare such as theSpy Kids series. Other divisions include Miramax Television, which produces such programs as Project Greenlight, and Talk Miramax Books. Purchased in 1993 by the Walt Disney Company, the firm is run by founders and co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein.

Fun Facts  
Knoxville, Tennessee, where Butch was meeting his connection and where his great-grandfather bought the gold watch, is also Quentin Tarantino's birthplace. 


In a cut scene Vincent tells Mia he's been fantasizing about being beaten up by Emma Peel of the Avengers. Later, in 1998, Uma Thurman did star as Emma Peel in the movie The Avengers (1998) 


Uma Thurman originally turned down the role of Mia Wallace. Quentin Tarantino was so desperate to have her as Mia, he ended up reading her the script over the phone, finally convincing her to take on the role. 


The movie's line "You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?... They call it a Royale with cheese." was voted as the #81 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007 


The Ezekiel bible quote was taken from any early draft of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Harvey Keitel's character was supposed to say it; while walking backwards down the hallway facing the vampires.  


When Vincent first walks into Mia's house, one of the back doors is slightly open. This was done so the camera wouldn't be seen in the reflection.