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Parfrey, Adam, et al. It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, the Postwar Pulps (Feral House, 2003) ISBN 0-922915-81-4 Bloch is a great example of a writer who began with pulp but who had continued success afterwards. He first wrote horror shorts for magazines such as Weird Tales, where he was taken under the wing of HP Lovecraft, but gradually moved towards full length thrillers, often with a psychological component. Psycho (1957), his novel of urban psychological suspense, was notable not just for the eschewing of supernatural horror in favour of human evil, but also as an early example of a serial killer thriller. His oedipal-fixated killer Norman Bates was, of course immortalised in film by Anthony Perkins. Polan 2000, p. 69: Willis's deal for a percentage of the box office gross was presumably on top of a base weekly salary that was identical to the other main actors, per Polan. Elley, Derek (May 14, 2006). "Who Launched Whom?". Variety. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009 . Retrieved September 18, 2007.

Koehler, Robert (March 7, 2001). "For Art's Sake". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008 . Retrieved September 21, 2007. Find CinemaScore" (Type "Pulp Fiction" in the search box). CinemaScore. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018 . Retrieved March 20, 2019. Sharp, Sarah Rose (August 4, 2021). "The Erotic Nostalgia of Lesbian Pulp Fiction". Hyperallergic . Retrieved July 23, 2023.Giroux, Henry A. (1996). Fugitive Cultures: Race, Violence, and Youth. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-91577-5. Ebert, Roger (June 10, 2001). "Great Movies: Pulp Fiction (1994)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 . Retrieved December 29, 2006. Reinhartz, Adele (2003). Scripture on the Silver Screen. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 0-664-22359-1.

Best Movies of All Time". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019 . Retrieved September 29, 2018. Dinan, John A. (1983). The Pulp Western: A Popular History of the Western Fiction Magazine in America. Borgo Press. ISBN 0-89370-161-0. Mueller, Matt (October 17, 2006). " Total Film Presents The Top 100 Movies Of All Time". Total Film. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008 . Retrieved September 21, 2007. Stephensen-Payne, Phil (2018). "Pulp Adventures". Magazine Data File. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018 . Retrieved July 10, 2018. Talking about his generation, one that came of age in the '70s, Tarantino has commented that the "number one thing we all shared wasn't music, that was a Sixties thing. Our culture was television." A random list of the TV programs referenced in Pulp Fiction confirms his observation: Speed Racer, Clutch Cargo, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Avengers, The Three Stooges, The Flintstones, I Spy, Green Acres, Kung Fu, Happy Days, and last but not least, Mia's fictional pilot, Fox Force Five. [230]a b "All-Time 100 Movies: Pulp Fiction (1994)". Time. February 12, 2005. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007 . Retrieved May 15, 2007. Hulse, Ed (2009). "The Big Four (Plus One)". The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Collecting Pulps. Murania Press. pp.19–47. ISBN 978-0-9795955-0-9. Goodstone, Tony (1970). The Pulps: 50 Years of American Pop Culture. Bonanza Books (Crown Publishers, Inc.). ISBN 978-0-394-44186-3.

Pulp authors were paid by the word, and editors tried to outdo one another in producing the most outrageous material. While it’s true that a lot of the stories are only interesting for nostalgic reasons today, writing pulp like a training camp for crime writers, some of whom went on to write the 20th century’s most influential novels. World War II and the advent of paper rationing saw a dip in popularity and availability of pulp novels, but after the war pulp experienced something of a revival. The magazines of the 1930s gradually disappeared, but pulp novels were release to occupy the minds of thousands of returning GIs wanting more action, adventure, intrigue and, yes, sex. Willis, Sharon (1997). High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Film. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-2041-X.Columbia Publications published Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly Ebert, Roger (1997). Questions for the Movie Answer Man. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel. ISBN 0-8362-2894-4. A " cleaner" who aids Jules and Vincent. Tarantino wrote the part of Wolfe for Keitel, who had starred in Reservoir Dogs and was instrumental in its production. In Tarantino's words, "Harvey had been my favorite actor since I was 16 years old." [27] Keitel had played a similarly employed character in Point of No Return (1993). [ citation needed] Tarantino, Quentin; Peary, Gerald (2013). Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, Revised and Updated. University Press of Mississippi. pp.50–51. ISBN 9781617038747. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021 . Retrieved March 4, 2022– via Google Books. Klady, Leonard (October 18, 1994). " 'Pulp' claims B.O. title; competitors call it fiction". Daily Variety. p.1.

a b c "Pulp Illustration: Pulp Magazines – Illustration History". www.illustrationhistory.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022 . Retrieved January 22, 2020. Bronagh Gallagher plays Jody's friend Trudi who does little but smoke a bong during the scene where Vincent revives Mia. According to author Jason Bailey, "Quentin thought it would be funny to have this casual observer who just happened to be there. All of this was born out of the experience of, when you go to someone's house to buy drugs, there are always people who are just there". [48] Phil LaMarr portrays Marvin, an associate of Jules and Vincent. LaMarr auditioned for Tarantino after both had done a show for an improv group a few months prior. [49] He read for the roles of Jules Winnfield and Brett before being cast as Marvin. [49] Tarantino appears as Jules' friend Jimmie, in whose house they clean up a murder. Tarantino was unsure whether to play Jimmie or Lance, choosing Jimmie as he wanted to be behind the camera during Mia's overdose scene. [37] Tarantino, Quentin (1994). Pulp Fiction: A Screenplay. New York: Hyperion/Miramax. ISBN 0-7868-8104-6. While the final two sentences of Jules's speech are similar to the actual cited passage, the first two are fabricated from various biblical phrases. [242] The text of Ezekiel 25 preceding verse 17 indicates that God's wrath is retribution for the hostility of the Philistines. In the King James Version from which Jules's speech is adapted, Ezekiel 25:17 reads in its entirety:

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During a stakeout at Butch's apartment, Vincent emerges from the toilet with his book and is killed by Butch. Quoted in Dargis (1994a, p.10). Other sources have claimed that Butch was patterned after Ray's Nightfall role. [84] Tarantino's one public statement on the topic, quoted in Polan, [85] is clearly devoted to Butch's look and not his personality. Writers of pulp fiction sought to provide an escape for readers, with their stories aiming to entertain the masses rather than attain literary status. The work was never meant to be seen as serious literature, and it was because of that mindset that pulp fiction allowed so many writers to experiment with new styles and ultimately flourish.