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Summary:

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema. Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters, including a pair of low-rent hitmen, their boss's sexy wife, and a desperate prizefighter, in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating blend of crime-thriller-drama-comedy that is completely original and entirely unforgettable.

Contributors:

Tarantino, Quentin , screenwriter, film director

Avary, Roger , screenwriter

Bender, Lawrence , film producer

Travolta, John, 1954- , actor

Jackson, Samuel L. , actor

Thurman, Uma , actor

Keitel, Harvey , actor

Roth, Tim , actor

Plummer, Amanda , actor

Medeiros, Maria de , actor

Rhames, Ving, 1961- , actor

Stoltz, Eric, 1961- , actor

Arquette, Rosanna, 1959- , actor

Walken, Christopher, 1943- , actor

Willis, Bruce, 1955- , actor

Rachtman, Karyn , composer

Menke, Sally , editor of moving image work

Sekula, Andrzej , director of photography

Miramax Films , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Band Apart (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Jersey Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.

Main Work:

Pulp fiction (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Criminals — United States — Drama

Gangsters — Drama

Murder for hire — Drama

Boxers (Sports) — Drama

Thieves — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Criminals

Gangsters

Murder for hire

Boxers (Sports)

Thieves

Man-woman relationships

United States

Genres:

Gangster films

Film noir

Feature films

Crime films

Comedy films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stolz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Andrzej Sekula ; editor, Sally Menke ; music supervision, Karyn Rachtman ; costume designer, Betsy Heimann ; production designer, David Wasco.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Special features include: critics' retrospective on the movie's place in film history; interviews with cast; behind-the-scenes footage; featurettes; Siskel & Ebert "At the movies", "The Tarantino generation"; Independent Spirit Awards footage; Cannes Film Festival footage; "The Charlie Rose show" Tarantino interview; still galleries; a trivia track; deleted scenes.

Audience:

Rating: R; for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD master audio 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.35:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

PUL 1994 BLU

ISBNs:

0031398144359 [Invalid]
9786314421755
6314421756

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 031398144359
Publisher Number, Lionsgate: 31373

OCLC Numbers:

753577614