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No. Pulp Fiction was co-written by director Quentin Tarantino and Canadian-born screenwriter, Roger Avary.

The Chronological order would be: (1) Captain Koons speech to Butch, (2) Vincent & Jules (scene following opening credits), (3) The Bonnie Situation, (4) The Diner Part 1 (opening scene), (5) The Diner Part 2 (end scene), (6) Vincent Vega & Marcellus Wallace's Wife, and (7) The Gold Watch.

According to Quentin Tarantino, "It's whatever the viewer wants it to be." Popular viewer opinions are: Marsellus Wallace's soul, the ear from Reservoir Dogs, O.J. Simpson's other glove, Michael Jackson's other glove, the Oscar that Quentin Tarantino hopes to win, Rudolph's nose, Judy Davis' head from Barton Fink, laundered money, stolen diamonds from Reservoir Dogs, heroin, the Holy Grail, gold bullion, a 25 Watt transparent amber light bulb, flashlights...

The Mac-10 is NOT Vincent's gun. It is Marsellus' gun. The two of them run into Butch's home, make themselves comfortable, and wait for Butch. After a while, they decide to drink some coffee to wake up. So, Marsellus goes out to get coffee, and Vincent goes to the toilet. They (Vincent actually) were just unlucky, and Butch showed up in the most inappropriate time. Later, after Butch kills Vincent, he meets Marsellus returning to the house, carrying two cups of coffee.

Tarantino has explained that this is not an error, rather, he did this on purpose. When we first examine the scene, we are seeing Ringo and Yolanda's conversation from their perspective. Obviously, because this is their conversation, what we hear first is probably what was actually said. However, at the end of the film, what is said is different because we are no longer viewing the situation from Ringo and Yolanda's perspective, but rather everyone else in the diner, most specifically Jules. This is why it is not the same.

It really is a question of honor, in this case. Butch puts himself in Marcellus' position and decides that he would hate to be left in such a way - he cannot just leave somebody there, no matter who it is. Butch does the "right thing" to put it simply - he realises that Maynard and Zed cannot get away with what they are doing to anybody. Butch may have also considered saving Marsellus an act of redemption. By saving his skin, he may have hoped that Marcellus would forgive him and let him go. This becomes the case, whether that was Butch's intention or not.

The book is the first Modesty Blaise novel, which tracks the adventures of female spy Modesty Blaise. Though not of general reference to anything in the movie, it could be noted that Modesty is of some comparable significance to Mia's earlier mentions of "Fox Force Five", a show about a group of female spies. The edition Vincent reads has a mock-up cover that Tarantino had his prop department make, based upon the cover of an early edition of the novel.

Mia is a cocaine user, and when she sees the heroin in Vincent's coat pocket, she just assumes that it is cocaine--it's a white powder in a plastic baggie, and it looks just like coke. The problem is that, when Vincent goes to Lance's house to score heroin, Lance informs him he is out of balloons and asks if a baggie would be all right. [Heroin is usually stashed in balloons, not baggies.] Heroin is much more potent than cocaine, and Mia obviously realizes her mistake right after she snorts it, but there's nothing she can do at that point. Fortunately, Vincent gets her to Lance's house in time to save her with the adrenaline shot.

Try to put yourself into Vince's position. He has just: 1) killed two men, 2) had someone shoot at him, 3) accidentally shot a guy, spewing his skull and brain matter everywhere, 4) cleaned up said skull and brain matter, 5) taken a taxi to a diner, 6) become involved in a confusing gun stand-off, 7) been forced to wear stupid clothes, and 8) his partner just left to become a bum. If you were Vince, wouldn't you be a little p-oe'd?

That's "The Gimp," an extreme sexual submissive who is apparently kept prisoner in Maynard and Zed's basement. The character was Roger Avary's idea, who got it from the movie "Deliverance." Unfortunately, nothing is specified about the character's origin or the circumstances of his time in the basement, except that he has no apparent desire to be freed. However, another character named "Russell" was once inhabiting another room in the basement. The screenplay implies that Russell was a previous prisoner whom Maynard and Zed eventually killed. The text commentary on the Pulp Fiction Special Edition DVD is similarly vague. It only refers to the Gimp a few times, and calls Butch the "victim of violence" and the Gimp the "perpetrator of violence."

One theory is that it was covering the hole where the "devil's helpers," Brett and gang, stole Marsellus's soul. However, there was a more mundane explanation. Ving Rhames just happened to have a real-life cut.

Yes and in several ways. Firstly, Vincent from Pulp Fiction and Vic "Mr. Blonde" Vega from Reservoir Dogs are brothers. For a time Quentin Tarantino wanted to do a film with them as main characters. He has since dropped the project. Also Jimmie from Pulp Fiction and Larry "Mr. White" Dimmick are supposed to be related in some fashion as well. Mr Pink is seen as a waiter, when in reservoir dogs he makes a passing reference that he worked minimal wage and that he refuses to tip waiters. The fictional restaurant Big Kahuna Burger is featured in both films. Originally the contents of the briefcase were to be the diamonds from Reservoir Dogs, but Tarantino found that to be too lackluster. Also, it is speculated that Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction take place on the same day; this is why there are no cops present in Pulp Fiction.

In both films a waitress says, "Garcon means boy." The suit that Jackie wears in the film is identical to Mia's in Pulp Fiction. Jackie drives the same model Honda that Butch drove when going to retrieve his watch. Wow.

No. This cannot be The Bride's sword as hers was custom made by Hattori Hanzo in Volume 1. If it was anyone's sword, it would belong to Budd, Bill's brother. Budd tells Bill early in Volume 2 that he pawned a sword that Bill gave to him as a gift. This would lead fans to believe that the sword that Butch used in the store was Budd's. However, when Elle and The Bride later battle in Budd's trailer, The Bride sees Budd's sword hidden in a golf bag, which she uses in the fight against Elle. So, simply put, the sword is neither The Bride's nor Budd's. It is simply a sword that just so happened to be at the pawn shop.