Top 250 Position: 5
IMDb Rating 8.9/10 from 1,239,441 users
Correct at 10th January 2016
Who's in it:
Tim Roth
John Travolta
Samuel L. Jackson
Uma Thurman
Amanda Plummer
Bruce Willis
Ving Rhames
Rosanna Arquette
Burr Steers
Phil LaMarr
Paul Calderon
Bronagh Gallagher
Frank Whaley
Harvey Keitel
Christopher Walken
et al.
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Year: 1994
Duration: 2 Hours 34 minutes
Accolades: Won one Oscar for Best Writing (Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avery). Nominated for a further six Oscars, Best Picture (Lawrence Bender), Best Actor in a Leading Role (John Travolta), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Samuel L. Jackson), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Uma Thurman), Best Director (Quentin Tarantino) and Best Film Editing (Sally Menke).
Plot:
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Interesting Facts About the Film:
- 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 cost $8 million to make, $5 million of which went to pay the actors' salaries.
- The 'f' word is used 265 times.
- Towards the end of the film Jules says he wants to retire and become a drifter. In Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Samuel L. Jackson turns up as Rufus, a piano playing drifter.
- Quentin Tarantino wrote "The Wolf" character specifically for Harvey Keitel
- The parts of "Honey Bunny" and "Pumpkin" were written specifically for Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth.
- Mia Wallace mentions a pilot she did called"Fox Force Five", where she described the characters of the show. The descriptions fit the characters of the movie Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).
- Marsellus and Mia never actually speak to one another on-screen, even though they are seen together poolside and are husband and wife.
Review:
So I've seen other Quentin Tarantino movies over the years, beyond them being rather violent (in some cases that is a bit of an understatement) they are very good movies. This isn't quite as bloody as some of the over Quentin Tarantino films I've watched which in my eyes makes it easier to concentrate on the plot. The first movie I ever saw of Mr Tarantino's was Kill Bill part I which might have given me an overly violent impression of his movies. But this movie makes you think again.
This is not the sort of movie you would watch with someone who was squeamish, or even your parents but the 'violence' doesn't detract too much from everything else that's going on.
The movie has an undertone of drug taking and violence, but this isn't what the movie is entirely about.
The music is very nice, and fits in with the characters and stories.
Throughout the movie there are different stories and characters, I have to say I did get a bit lost in parts through the film, as the stories don't flow chronologically. But when you sit down after you can easily work out where the different stories fitted in.
This movie is VERY good. Everyone in it, and trust me there are a lot of people starring in this movie, plays their parts well and to just the right level, the direction and details are also superb. It's a bit of a shame to know that it didn't win more awards when it came out. But to be currently the number 5 movie in the top 250 shows how good it is and how underappreciated it probably was when it was released. This isn't the sort of movie that is good because of visual affects it is just a good movie in it's own right.
Like everyone else I want to know what's in the case though. Having read a bit more into the movie some speculation on the contents seems to be a bit far fetched for my liking, and if anything knowing would ruin the plot.
On another note, I want to go to the themed restaurant in the movie!
Definitely a 5* movie.
Be warned though that there are some shocks and twists in the plot which some viewers might find disturbing.
For more information about the film visit the imdb.com page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/
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