Jack Rabbit Slim's is a fictional eatery featured in the 1994 crime/action film Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is a key setting in one of the more famous scenes in the movie.
Fans visiting L.A. would seek out the location only to discover it wasn't a real place. In fact, there was so much interest in the pop culture diner that Disney, who acquired Miramax in 1993 and therefore owned Pulp Fiction, wanted to recreate Jackrabbit Slim's as an actual restaurant at Disney World in Orlando.
What diner in Pulp Fiction is based on a true story?
The diner where Pumpkin and Bunny meet in Pulp Fiction is the Hawthorne Grill, according to L.A. Magazine. It was closed and abandoned during the filming of the movie.
This iconic diner was first closed and vacant for a period of time before finding use as an AutoZone parts store. The building was later demolished, and now, the lot sits empty. To visit this Pulp Fiction location, follow Hawthorne Blvd, turning right onto W 137th Place.
Is there really a restaurant called Jack Rabbit Slims?
Ummm, there was never a Jack Rabbit Slims before Pulp Fiction, maybe people have built them since then, but the restaurant in the movie was a sound stage. It was based on maybe Ed Debevic's or Holly's. The interior of Jack Rabbit Slims was built in a warehouse in Culver City.
Jack Rabbit Slims is a fictitious restaurant appearing in the chapter “Vincent Vega & Marcellus Wallace's wife.” The restaurant is a 50's themed diner, with characters such as Buddy Holly, Marilyn Monroe, and Mami Van Doren appearing.
4145 Kraft Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604 is the address, but the more important aspect of the location is that it was the house of Quentin Tarantino's Jimmy from Pulp Fiction.
In the film, the role of Pumpkin went to Tim Roth. According to recent reports, however, Tarantino had made a backup plan if Tom Roth had refused. In the list of actors to play the role of Pumpkin, Johnny Depp was a strong second contender and the world would have surely loved him in that role!
It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence in Los Angeles, California. The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman.
The diner held up by Pumpkin and Honey-Bunny (Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer) was the Hawthorne Grill, 13763 Hawthorne Boulevard at 137th Street, Hawthorne, south of Los Angeles Airport. The grill stood empty for a while, and has now been demolished to make way for AutoZone auto parts store.
Which famous Pulp Fiction scene was filmed backwards?
by injecting her with adrenaline? Well, during filming, instead of John Travolta sticking the needle. into Uma Thurman, they actually filmed him pulling the needle out of her. And in editing, they just reversed the footage.
Uma Thurman was only 24 years old when she starred in Pulp Fiction as Mia Wallace, the wife of gang boss Marsellus Wallace who seamlessly dances the twist, overdoses on heroin and takes a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart all in one night.
Maynard is a major antagonist in the 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction. He is a pawn shop owner, rapist, and implied serial killer who victimizes men that he and his brother Zed kidnap. He was portrayed by Duane Whitaker.
This is a basic practical devise for the effect at hand, but Quentin Tarantino was not satisfied with the potential result. The director called for an audible and filmed this act in reverse. He called for Travolta to start with the syringe in Thurman's chest area and pull in an upward motion.
There are so many food references in Pulp Fiction alone they deserve their own supercut (strangely one doesn't exist on the internet yet) – just think of five-dollar shakes, Big Kahuna burgers, anytime pie and “Douglas Sirk” steaks.
'90s Los Angeles, California. Yes, believe it or not, this is the '90s. The music and cultural references might trick you into thinking the film takes place in the '50s but we're in the '90s and we're in Los Angeles.
For those of you movie trivia buffs, there is a myth that all the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20. While the clocks on the wall in the pawn shop are indeed set at that time, there are at least two scenes where the clock is set at 7:22 and 8:15 respectively.
Who was originally supposed to play Butch in Pulp Fiction?
Tarantino originally wrote the role of Butch for Matt Dillon. Instead of Butch, Dillon wanted to play Vincent. This posed a challenge for Tarantino, as Pulp Fiction's green light hinged on the casting of one of Miramax's approved actors that would draw audiences to the film.
He also wrote down Jackson for the role of Marcellus Wallace, a character who was ultimately played by his first choice – Ving Rhames. Other actors in the running for Vincent were Alec Baldwin, Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton, while he also earmarked Eddie Murphy for Jules.
Both films were shot using Kodak EXR film, with Pulp Fiction being on 5245 (EXR 50D) and LOTR being on 5293 (EXR 200T). Additionally, Pulp Fiction was shot 3-Perf anamorphic whereas LOTR was 4-Perf and cropped to 2.39 widescreen (24.89mm x 10.41mm).
That's unknowable, but reflect that Jules, who believes he has been saved by God, lives -- while Vincent, the scoffer, dies. He's shot by Butch as he comes out of the bathroom (lots of things happen in this movie while people are in the john).
