Pulp Fiction
1994. Palme d'Or, ten Oscar nominations, a screenplay so densely sampled from B-movies and 70s soundtracks that academics still publish papers on its reference chains.
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8 moments in this segment.
- — Kiss Me Deadly: Robert Aldrich's 1955 noir uses the same low-angle trunk-POV shot of characters looking down.. 📹 "KISS ME DEADLY" (1955) - BOX SEQUENCE Robert Aldrich's 1955 noir uses the same low-angle trunk-POV shot of characters looking down. Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994). The trunk shot becomes a Tarantino signature appearing in nearly every film; he traces it back to Aldrich and to Anthony Mann's westerns.
- — 8½: Fellini's 8½ has Marcello and Carla dancing in an overhead-lit nightclub frame.. 📹 Fellini's 8 1/2 | Dance scene Fellini's 8½ has Marcello and Carla dancing in an overhead-lit nightclub frame. Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994). The overhead lighting + dance-floor staging is pulled directly from Fellini. Tarantino later called Pulp Fiction "a B-movie version of 8½".
- — American Boy: Scorsese's documentary about Steven Prince includes Prince's spoken story of injecting a friend with adrenaline — verbatim source of the scene.. 📹 American Boy Original Trailer - Martin Scorsese's Documentary about Steven Prince Scorsese's documentary about Steven Prince includes Prince's spoken story of injecting a friend with adrenaline — verbatim source of the scene. Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994). Tarantino has said the adrenaline-shot scene is taken word-for-word from Steven Prince's monologue in the 1978 Scorsese doc.
- — Pulp Fiction: Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega twist at Jack Rabbit Slim's.. 📹 Pulp Fiction Legendary Dance Scene (John Travolta + Uma Thurman) Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega twist at Jack Rabbit Slim's. The overhead lighting + dance-floor staging is pulled directly from Fellini. Tarantino later called Pulp Fiction "a B-movie version of 8½".
- — Pulp Fiction: Vincent injects adrenaline into Mia's heart to revive her from an overdose.. 📹 A Shot of Adrenaline - Pulp Fiction (6/12) Movie CLIP (1994) HD Vincent injects adrenaline into Mia's heart to revive her from an overdose. Tarantino has said the adrenaline-shot scene is taken word-for-word from Steven Prince's monologue in the 1978 Scorsese doc.
- — Pulp Fiction: The diner robbery cold-open and circular structure.. 📹 Everybody be cool, this is a robbery! l Pulp Fiction The diner robbery cold-open and circular structure. Tarantino has named The Killing as the structural template for Pulp Fiction's nonlinear storytelling.
- — Pulp Fiction: The trunk-POV shot — characters look down into the trunk at the camera.. 📹 Pulp Fiction trunk scene - Trunk POV The trunk-POV shot — characters look down into the trunk at the camera. The trunk shot becomes a Tarantino signature appearing in nearly every film; he traces it back to Aldrich and to Anthony Mann's westerns.
- — The Killing: Stanley Kubrick's 1956 heist film told out of chronological order, with each character's timeline returning to the same moments.. 📹 Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing | NewsRush Stanley Kubrick's 1956 heist film told out of chronological order, with each character's timeline returning to the same moments. Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994). Tarantino has named The Killing as the structural template for Pulp Fiction's nonlinear storytelling.
