Pulp Fiction (1994)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Vincent Vega	John Travolta	½
Jules Winnfield	Samuel L. Jackson	½
Mia Wallace	Uma Thurman	½
The Wolf	Harvey Keitel	½
Pumpkin	Tim Roth	½
Honey Bunny	Amanda Plummer
Fabienne	Maria de Medeiros
Marsellus Wallace	Ving Rhames
Lance	Eric Stoltz	½
Jody	Rosanna Arquette
Captain Koons	Christopher Walken
Butch Coolidge	Bruce Willis
Jimmie	Quentin Tarantino
Surly Buddy Holly Waiter	Steve Buscemi
Brett	Frank Whaley
Fourth Man	Alexis Arquette
Paul	Paul Calderon

Review

Seven sequences, a few more scenes, an inventive and juicy unchronological order, and a fresh and spicy dialogue that took on a new level of realism in the midst of this otherwise exaggerated reality – that was all it took for Quentin Tarantino to elevate his status from one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers (after his debut Reservoir Dogs) to one of the greatest new American directors since Orson Welles. 25 years on, Pulp Fiction stands the test of time without breaking a sweat, and it probably always will. One of the reasons is that it is not set in any specific period or location; it creates its own universe based upon an (un)idealized version of L.A. Another reason is that it deals with timeless movie issues, if not necessarily life issues, with which Tarantino toys with utmost skill and playfulness. There is a crudeness to it all, too, but it's a naïve, curious crudeness, not an exploitative one. And Tarantino is not out to trick anyone; he's in love with his material. Or more correctly, he's in love with what inspired his material. He's a movie aficionado at work, and in full bloom, who manages not only to pay tribute to the medium he so clearly worships, but also to advance the medium and create and tell stories that are unique, irresistible and transcending. With an ensemble cast that included many performers who were given a career boost by this movie, not least a vigorous John Travolta who went back from the B-list to the A-list.