Continuity mistake: In the scene at the apartment with Brett, Vincent closes the briefcase and leaves it on the kitchen counter. He continues to smoke until it's almost time to shoot Brett. They shoot Brett and the scene fades out to be continued later. Later we see that after shooting Brett, Vincent is focused on Marvin still in the corner having a panic attack. Jules tells Marvin to knock it off and the man comes out of the bathroom. Jules and Vincent shoot him, then Vincent chides Marvin for not telling them there was someone in the bathroom. Vincent only has his gun in his hand, no briefcase. Jules and Vincent argue about 'the miracle' and they leave. Marvin never leaves the corner until Jules tells him 'let's go'. Nobody has the briefcase. (00:18:10 - 01:53:30)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Uma Thurman, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Amanda Plummer, Frank Whaley, Laura Lovelace
Vincent (John Travolta) is shot and killed by Butch (Bruce Willis) when Butch goes back to the apartment to get his father's watch. Mr. Wolf (Harvey Keitel) helps Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent clean up the car and get Marvin's body out of Jimmie's (Quentin Tarantino) house before Bonnie gets home. Ringo (Tim Roth) and Yolanda (Amanda Plummer), who rob the diner at the start of the movie, negotiate with Jules who lets them go (he gives Ringo some money and they walk off with a bag full of wallets and other stuff). Jules retires from the hitman profession. God knows what's in the case, we don't find out.
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Jules Winnfield: Ezekiel 25:17. 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyrannies of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness. For he is truly his brothers' keeper and finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.' Now I've been saying that shit for years, and if you've ever heard it, it meant your ass. I never gave much thought to what it meant, I just thought it was a cold blooded thing to say to a mother fucker before I popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this morning that made me think twice. Now I'm thinking it could mean you're the evil man, and I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here is the shepherd, protecting my righteous ass. Or maybe it means that you're the righteous man, and I'm the shepherd, and it's the world that's evil and selfish. Now I'd like that, but you see that shit ain't the truth. The truth is, YOU'RE the weak, and I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd.
Trivia: In Reservoir Dogs, Nice Guy Eddie arranges for Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) to be treated by a nurse he knows named Bonnie. In Pulp Fiction, Jimmy's wife is a nurse named Bonnie.
Question: What exactly does the title of this film mean? Is there even an answer to that?
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Chosen answer: It is a reference to a class of fast-paced, sensationalistic, and frequently exploitive stories published in cheap magazines from the 1920's through the 1950's. They were called 'pulp' because of the cheap quality of the paper they were printed on, as opposed to the 'slicks' which were more like full-color magazines of today.
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