25 Shocking Secrets About Pulp Fiction Revealed

“Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?”

You’re probably well aware of what Parisians call a McDonald’s burger, thanks Pulp Fiction.

Quentin TarantinoReleased 30 years ago, this blockbuster hit theaters on October 14, 1994. The independent film made for just $8 million went on to gross over $200 million, a record at the time.

Not only did this solidify the gritty and gory film Reservoir dog The auteur’s status as one of Hollywood’s most daring and acclaimed directors, however, has completely revitalized the director’s career John Travolta And made stars out of it Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.

But the three didn’t nearly end up fulfilling their signature roles as Vincent Vega, Jules Winnfield and Mia Wallace: one was considered unlikable at the time, another had to go head-to-head at an audition while a third almost passed out after finding the script terrifying.

“I wasn’t sure I wanted to be in the movie,” Thurman later admitted. Vanity gallery. At the time, “Tarantino was not this revered auteur turned demigod,” she continued.