Pulp Fiction 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 L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, it tells several stories of criminal Los Angeles. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Tarantino wrote "Pulp Fiction" in 1992 and 1993, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for "True Romance" (1993). Its plot occurs out of chronological order.
Samuel L. Jackson filmography Gator, a crack addict, in the 1991 Spike Lee film "Jungle Fever", for which Jackson won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes International Film Festival. Later, Jackson was cast in starring roles in "Amos & Andrew", "Pulp Fiction", "The Great White Hype", "A Time to Kill" and "The Negotiator." In 1999, Jackson started playing the recurring character Mace Windu in both the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy and in the animated film "" In 2000, he had been cast as the lead in the remake of "Shaft", "S.W.A.T.", "Coach Carter", "Snakes on a Plane" and "Lakeview