Dana and Tom with returning guest Adam Freed (moviearcher.com) revisit Pulp Fiction (1994): written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman.
Plot Summary: Pulp Fiction unravels like a jigsaw puzzle soaked in bourbon and blood. It's a dark, gritty L.A., where bad men and worse women cross paths in a labyrinth of crime and fate.
Vincent Vega, a hitman with a penchant for dance floors and bad decisions, is partnered with the philosophical Jules Winnfield, who quotes the Bible before squeezing the trigger. Their boss, Marsellus Wallace, a kingpin with a soft spot for his wife, Mia, tasks Vincent with keeping her entertained; a simple job that spirals into a night of adrenaline-fueled chaos. Meanwhile, Butch Coolidge, a boxer past his prime, refuses to take a dive for Wallace igniting a deadly game of cat and mouse.
In a world where conversations drip with menace and every decision has a bullet attached, the characters' lives intersect with a bang. It's a world where the wrong move means a one-way ticket to the morgue, and redemption is as elusive as the briefcase everyone’s chasing.
Guest:
Adam Freed
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Guest Introduction
01:56 Cast and Recognition for Pulp Fiction
04:49 Relationship(s) to Pulp Fiction
12:47 Influence and Legacy of Pulp Fiction
14:23 What is Pulp Fiction About?
18:26 New Appreciation for Pulp Fiction
21:52 What's the Actual Timeline of Pulp Fiction?
25:51 Genre of Pulp Fiction
27:57 Pulp Fiction's Influence
34:58 Plot Summary of Pulp Fiction
36:19 Did You Know? (by Adam Freed)
38:56 First Break
39:35 Where You Can Find Adam Freed
41:19 Ask Dana Anything
45:59 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy
56:15 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance
01:01:29 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty
01:07:55 Second Break
01:08:51 In Memoriam
01:09:31 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness
01:17:17 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability
01:21:03 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total
01:23:04 Remaining Questions for Pulp Fiction
01:33:36 Thank You to Adam and Remaining Thoughts
01:39:34 Credits
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