Roger AvaryRoger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary has also directed films such as Killing Zoe (1993) and The Rules of Attraction (2002), and wrote the screenplays for Silent Hill (2006) and Beowulf (2007).
True RomanceTrue Romance is a 1993 American romanticcrime drama film directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Walken in supporting roles. Slater and Arquette portray newlyweds who head to California with a stolen suitcase of drugs, with the Mafia in close pursuit and their future very uncertain.
Ving RhamesIrving Rameses Rhames ( ; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. Born and raised in Harlem, New York City, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase before transferring to the Juilliard School, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1983.
Samuel L. JacksonSamuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. He is one of the most widely recognized actors of his generation. The films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed more than $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time. In 2022, he received the Academy Honorary Award as "a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".
Quentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino ( TARR-ən-TEE-noh; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success, and he has been named by some as the most influential director of his generation.
Uma ThurmanUma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. Known for her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, she has performed in over fifty film and television productions since the 1980s, across genres that range from comedies and dramas to science fiction and action. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
John TravoltaJohn Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and an Honorary Palme d'Or, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Actor Awards.
Bruce WillisWalter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. Widely recognized as a Hollywood icon of the action genre, he first achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).
Pulp magazinePulp magazines, also called "the pulps", were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 until around 1955. The word pulp derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazines printed on higher-quality paper were called "glossies" or "slicks". The typical pulp magazine was 128 pages long, 7 by 10 in (18 by 25 cm), and 0.5 in (1.3 cm) thick, with ragged, untrimmed edges.
Tim RothTimothy Simon Roth (; born 14 May 1961) is an English actor. A prominent member of the Brit Pack group, his accolades include a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. After garnering attention in television productions Made in Britain (1983) and Meantime (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut The Hit (1984).
HardboiledHardboiled fiction is a genre of crime fiction and detective fiction, similar in tone or mood to noir fiction, whose typical protagonist is a justice-seeking detective battling the violence of organized crime, while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Hardboiled works are largely set during Prohibition in the United States (1920–1933) or its aftermath, during a historical uptick in American organized crime.
Crime filmThe crime film is a genre where the element of crime is key to the film's plot. Researchers of the genre, such as Nicole Hahn Rafter and Thomas Leitch noted the difficulty in defining the genre, saying it would be impractical to call every film in which a crime produces the central dramatic situation.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.