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Marvin's death happened off-screen, but Pulp Fiction showed the blood splattering all over the car and on Vincent's face – and this scene was almost too graphic and would have affected the movie. Pulp Fiction avoided an NC-17 rating by cutting one key part of Marvin's death scene.
What fast food is in Pulp Fiction? ›
Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food restaurants that has appeared in films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, including Death Proof, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and From Dusk till Dawn. The packaging was created by Tarantino's old friend Jerry Martinez.
What are the tomatoes on movies? ›
A Tomatometer score is calculated for a movie or TV show after it receives at least five reviews. When at least 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a red tomato is displayed to indicate its Fresh status.
What happened on October 14, 1994 in Pulp Fiction? ›
[He] has come up with a work of such depth, wit and blazing originality that it places him in the front ranks of American film makers." On October 14, 1994, Pulp Fiction went into general release in the United States.
What was the point of the gimp scene in Pulp Fiction? ›
Apparently, The Gimp is a hitchiker who fell victim to Maynard and his brother. Plus, Tarantino intended for the poor guy to die by the end of the film: “It doesn't quite play this way in the movie, but in my mind when I wrote it, the Gimp's dead. Butch knocked him out and then when he passed out he hung himself.
Why was Pulp Fiction banned? ›
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Malaysia disregarded Pulp Fiction for release and banned the Quentin Tarantino film scenes featuring drug abuse, explicit nudity and sexual violence.
What does 100% tomatoes mean on a movie? ›
The percentage is based on the film's reviews aggregated by the website and assessed as positive or negative, and when all aggregated reviews are positive, the film has a 100% rating.
What movie has 100 Rotten Tomatoes? ›
Leave No Trace (2018)
It's not easy for recent movies to get a perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating, given the sizeable amount of reviews that are taken into account. That makes Leave No Trace's feat even more impressive. It's the movie with the most reviews featured (a total of 252) to get a 100% score.
What does 85 Rotten Tomatoes mean? ›
As the reviews of a given film accumulate, the Rotten Tomatoes score measures the percentage that are more positive than negative, and assigns an overall fresh or rotten rating to the movie. Scores of over 60 percent are considered fresh, and scores of 59 percent and under are rotten.
Why was Vincent killed in Pulp Fiction? ›
When Butch comes to the apartment to retrieve his gold watch, Vincent thought it was Marsellus and didn't react. Vincent comes out of the bathroom to find Butch pointing Marcellus' gun at him. After a few tense seconds, Butch shoots Vincent dead, avenging his early insult.
6 Brett. Next on the list and the second kill in Pulp Fiction is Brett. The details about Brett's relationship with Marsellus and his role as an associate are unclear, but it's revealed that he double-crossed Marsellus and shouldn't have been in possession of the briefcase.
What was the point of the watch scene in Pulp Fiction? ›
The watch also became a symbol of luck for many. In the movie, the watch helped Butch's great-grandfather survive World War I. While his grandfather kept the watch away for his son just three days before his death, it's fairly upsetting to say that without it, he clearly would not survive.
What did Marcellus do to Zed? ›
Marsellus frees himself and picks up Maynard's shotgun. Before Zed can grab his pistol, Marsellus shoots him in the crotch.
How accurate is the overdose scene in Pulp Fiction? ›
The scene is not apparently 100% accurate. Many people say have said that the drug naloxone would be a better cure than epinephrine, especially if Wallace's heart was still beating. Regardless of this criticism, Pulp Fiction does get some things right about drug abuse. For one, Mia Wallace mistakes heroin for cocaine.
