Pulp Fiction aim." Despite that, argues Fraiman, ""Pulp Fiction" demonstrates ... that even an open pulpophile like Tarantino may continue to feel anxious and emasculated by his preferences." "Pulp Fiction" won eight awards from a total of twenty-six nominations. Also, in the balloting by the National Society of Film Critics, Samuel L. Jackson was the runner-up in both the Best Actor and the Best Supporting Actor categories. American Film Institute Lists Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; it is based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel
Pulp Fiction Villalobos, a cab driver who aids Butch's escape. Her casting and character were inspired by her performance in the 1991 short film "Curdled", which was later remade into a 1996 feature film which Jones also starred in and Tarantino was involved in financing. Duane Whitaker, Peter Greene, and Stephen Hibbert played Maynard, Zed, and the gimp, respectively. According to "The Daily Beast", these "three psycho hillbillies" that torture Butch in Maynard's shop's basement are a reference to the film "Deliverance". Roger Avary wrote the first element of what would become the "Pulp Fiction" screenplay in the fall of 1990: The