Search - Pulp Fiction [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 05/20/1998 Format: DVD Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 34 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 57 Genres: Crime, Crime Comedy, Gangster Film, Ensemble Film See Also: Pulp Fiction [Widescreen Collector's Edition], Pulp Fiction [Widescreen], Pulp Fiction [Special Collector's Edition], Pulp Fiction [UMD for PSP]

Outrageously violent, time-twisting, and in love with language, Pulp Fiction was widely considered the most influential American movie of the 1990s. Director and co-screenwriter Quentin Tarantino synthesized such seemingly disparate traditions as the syncopated language of David Mamet; the serious violence of American gangster movies, crime movies, and films noirs mixed up with the wacky violence of cartoons, video games, and Japanese animation; and the fragmented story-telling structures of such experimental classics as Citizen Kane, Rashomon, and La jetée. The Oscar-winning script by Tarantino and Roger Avary intertwines three stories, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta, in the role that single-handedly reignited his career, as hit men who have philosophical interchanges on such topics as the French names for American fast food products; Bruce Willis as a boxer out of a 1940s B-movie; and such other stalwarts as Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, whose dance sequence with Travolta proved an instant classic. ~ Leo Charney, All Movie Guide

John Travolta - Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson - Jules Winnfield
Uma Thurman - Mia Wallace
Harvey Keitel - The Wolf
Bruce Willis - Butch Coolidge

Because director Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs) is so excitable and talkative, one would expect him to have awesome commentary, or at least rambling interviews on the disc. On the VHS release, he introduces the film and includes a few deleted scenes. On this DVD there is nothing but the film. For many people =Pulp Fiction is a must-own DVD, but not including the VHS extras on the DVD is a true insult to the fans. In terms of the transfer, the anamorphic 2:35:1 widescreen looks pretty good, except that the whites wash out in hot spots (like bright windows), and the blacks tend to lose detail (like John Travolta's suit). The sound, though Dolby Digital, is not remastered for the disc. If Tarantino wanted to offer such an overly simplistic DVD, the least he could have done was tell viewers what's inside the briefcase. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide