Pulp Fiction [1994], Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart, Jersey Films, Miramax Films
Bailey, J. (2013). Pulp fiction : the complete story of Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece. Minasneapolis, Mn: Voyageur Press. - This book was the north star of the video. A large selection of stories and quotes used in this video are related directly from this resource. There is an Amazon link to buy the book in the video description.
Independent.co.uk. (n.d.). Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/quentin-tarantino-wait-until-dark-broadway-debut-violence-marisa-tomei-a9062366.html. - Review of Wait Until Dark.
Nadkarni, R. (2015). Even the Movie Scripts Quentin Tarantino Wrote When He Was 12 Are Dope. [online] GQ. Available at: https://www.gq.com/story/quentin-tarantino-12-year-old-movie-script. - Information on Quentin Tarantino’s early Captain Peachfuzz and the Anchovy Bandit screenplay.
Lloyd, A. (2014). Meet the man who unwittingly restored Tarantino’s stolen ‘Pulp Fiction’ Malibu. [online] Yahoo.com. Available at: https://autos.yahoo.com/how-quentin-tarantino-s-stolen-chevy-from--pulp-fiction--was-discovered-nearly-two-decades-later-170713276.html. - Article from 2014 about Tarantino’s Chevy Malibu and the story of Bill Hermenez
American Film Institute (2010). Clint Eastwood On PULP FICTION and the Cannes Palme d’or. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nZmRsyAX44. - Clint Eastwood interview where he talks about the experience of Cannes and the Jury. A quote was taken from this interview.
American Film Institute (2010b). Samuel L. Jackson On PULP FICTION. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn5-WggxErc. - Interview with Samuel L. Jackson, he tells a story about reading the Pulp Fiction screenplay for the first time.
Oscars (n.d.). Pulp Fiction Wins Original Screenplay: 1995 Oscars. [online] www.youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkA3AoD-0oQ. - Pulp Fiction’s Oscar win for best original screenplay at the 1994 Oscars.
Ringer Movies (2024). ‘Pulp Fiction’ - The Most Influential Movie of the Past 30 Years? | The Rewatchables. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3tBI-KNLk. - This podcast episode was a great resource. Specifically co-host Chris Ryan made a point about the Pulp Fiction screenplay existing in a series of notebooks that was related in my video.
The Archives of Kino (2021). Pulp Fiction (1994) - Cannes Film Festival - Tarantino’s Palme d’Or Acceptance Speech. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnS5pXQQmR4. - Quentin Tarantino’s Palm D’or acceptance speech at Cannes Film Festival in 1994. This was related in my video.
PowerfulJRE (2024). Joe Rogan Experience #2240 - Roger Avary & Quentin Tarantino. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u5vPHuAXXg. - During this podcast Quentin Tarantino tells a story from his Video Archive days, and describes what motivated him to start taking filmmaking seriously and change his life. I referenced this story in my video.
Ringer Movies (2020). Quentin Tarantino Explains How Laurence Fishburne Turned Down Samuel L. Jackson’s Pulp Fiction Role. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafZG0bGDKk. - During this podcast Tarantino tells the story of how Laurence Fishburne turned down the role of Jules Winfield, and how he cast Samuel L. Jackson instead. I related this story in my video.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025). 67th Academy Awards. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=67th_Academy_Awards&oldid=1273964249. - Information on the 1994 Oscars. Used most prominently to display the list of Oscar nominees and winners.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025b). 1994 Cannes Film Festival. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_Cannes_Film_Festival&oldid=1275564114. - Information on the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A list of Jury members was featured in the video.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025c). List of Cannes Film Festival jury presidents. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cannes_Film_Festival_jury_presidents&oldid=1273816040. - List of Cannes Jury presidents was used in the video.
Trepany, C. (2021). Quentin Tarantino’s mom reacts to director’s vow never to give her ‘penny’ of his fortune. [online] USA TODAY. Available at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/09/quentin-tarantino-hasnt-given-mom-any-money-heres-why/5545050001/. - This article outlines a story and includes a quote from Quinten Tarantino about why he decided not to share his wealth with his mother.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025d). Uma Thurman. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uma_Thurman&oldid=1276330984. - General information on Uma Thurman. Specifically about her early life and how she was discovered by modelling scouts during a high school production of “The Crucible.”
Rhys, T. (1995). Oliver Stone Unturned: The Natural Born Killers Director on War, Art, and Religion. [online] MovieMaker. Available at: https://www.moviemaker.com/oliver-stone-natural-born-killers/. - Movie Maker article has direct quotes from Oliver Stone about the feud between him and Tarantino regarding the changes to the Natural Born Killers screenplay. I didn’t get to include much of this in the video, but it’s a really good read.
IMDb. (2022). Advanced search. [online] Available at: https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0015640. - IMDb list of films/TV shows that the special FX house KNB EFX has worked on.
Scott, T., Tarantino, Q., Avary, R., Slater, C., Arquette, P. and Hopper, D. (1993). True Romance. [online] IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/. - Information on True Romance, including the production dates.
Letterboxd.com. (2024). Pulp Fiction (1994). [online] Available at: https://letterboxd.com/film/pulp-fiction/. - I’m addicted to this website.
Bahr, L. (2024). Film academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast collection. [online] AP News. Available at: https://apnews.com/article/academy-museum-tarantino-pulp-fiction-script-ca61c46b0919bf6cc534ec804e837ec4. - News on the handwritten Pulp Fiction screenplay/
Wikipedia Contributors (2025c). John Travolta filmography. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Travolta_filmography&oldid=1274890225. - John Travolta’s filmography.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025e). Look Who’s Talking. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Look_Who%27s_Talking&oldid=1272495079. - Information on “Look Who’s Talking”, including budget and box office figures.
Critical Media Project. (2017). oscar academy demographics. [online] Available at: https://criticalmediaproject.org/oscar-academy-demographics-2/. - Demographics of Oscar voters.
Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (2018). Voting. [online] Available at: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/voting. - This page breaks down the Oscar voting process and the composition of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Vis, D. (n.d.). Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films. [online] letterboxd.com. Available at: https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/. - Letterboxd’s list of Top 250 Narrative Features, I referenced this in the video.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025c). Blow Out. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blow_Out&oldid=1276498318. - Information on “Blow Out” including budget and box office figures.
Anon, (2017). Top Box Office Stars of the 1990s | Ultimate Movie Rankings. [online] Available at: https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/top-box-office-stars-1990s/. - This article outlines the highest grossing movie stars of the 1990s. The table is very useful and featured in the video.
Turnpaugh, K. (2014). The Tarantino/Rodriguez Universe: Explained. [online] The Adventures of an Insomniac. Available at: https://theadventuresofaninsomniac.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/the-tarantinorodriguez-universe-explained/. - This is one of the coolest infographics ever - it demonstrates the “Tarantinoverse” and how characters and films relate to each other. This infographic was featured in the video.
letterboxd.com. (n.d.). Forrest Gump (1994). [online] Available at: https://letterboxd.com/film/forrest-gump/. - I illuded to Forrest Gump Letterboxd reviews in the video. They fascinate me.
Thomas, L. (2022). Quentin Tarantino names his 11 favourite films of all time. [online] faroutmagazine.co.uk. Available at: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/quentin-tarantino-names-his-11-favourite-films/. - This article includes a list of Tarantino’s top 11 films which is featured in the video.
Barshad, A. (2013). » Daniel Day-Lewis Wanted to Play Vincent Vega. [online] Grantland.com. Available at: https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/daniel-day-lewis-wanted-to-play-vincent-vega/. - This article outlines the different actors who wanted to play Vincent Vega, including… Daniel Day Lewis.
Reddit.com. (2025b). Reddit - Dive into anything. [online] Available at: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1hcnwz/what_is_in_the_briefcase_from_pulp_fiction/?rdt=48609. - A source of inspiration for my whacky Briefcase Theory. Yes, I’m citing Reddit, and this is why I can never be a journalist.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GODZILLA/comments/utas4h/quentin_tarantinos_west_hollywood_apartment_circa/ - A post about Quentin Tarantino’s West Hollywood apartment from the early to mid 90s.
Wikipedia Contributors (2019). 1995 in film. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_in_film. - A list of the highest grossing films of 1995.
to, C. (2015). Zeus Carver. [online] Die Hard Wiki. Available at: https://diehard.fandom.com/wiki/Zeus_Carver. - Information on the Die Hard 3 character Zeus Carver that was included in the video.
Roger Ebert. (2025). Even Cowgirls Get The Blues movie review (1994) | Roger Ebert. [online] Available at: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/even-cowgirls-get-the-blues-1994 - Roger Ebert’s review of “Even Cowgirls get the Blues”.
Team, Koimoi. com (2024). How Bruce Willis Turned The Sixth Sense Into A $100M Payday with Genius Deals & Unbelievable Dedication. [online] Koimoi. Available at: https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/how-bruce-willis-turned-the-sixth-sense-into-a-100m-payday-with-genius-deals-unbelievable-dedication/ - Bruce Willis Die Hard paychecks.
Wikipedia Contributors (2025d). Bruce Willis filmography. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Willis_filmography&oldid=1271817412. - Bruce Willis’ filmography.
Yuhas, A. (2021). It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic. The New York Times. [online] 31 Mar. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html. - New York Times article on the Satanic Panic. I referenced it in the whacky briefcase theory.