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\nPulp Fiction (1994)<\/i><\/p>\n
\nPulp Fiction (1994)<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nSpeedway (1968)<\/i><\/p>\n
I assumed most people knew where the Pulp Fiction nightclub set came from, and the inspiration it acknowledged, in a no-bones-about-it kind of way, but that would mean people would need to watch Elvis movies, which … is not the case. I clocked it instantly, though, the first time I saw Pulp Fiction<\/i> – at a matinee in a movie theatre in Ithaca, New York, with Michael<\/a>. Dear Michael. I whispered excitedly, “Oh my God, that’s from Speedway<\/i>.” Michael was a good boyfriend. He had no idea what I was talking about but he asked me about it after, and listened to me rapturously – yes, rapturously – as I described Speedway<\/i> to him. The rapture came because I provided a piece of the puzzle for this movie we had just seen and were blown away by. You have to realize how Pulp Fiction<\/i> hit when it first came out. It was so DIFFERENT from anything else that was out there. It opened up possibilities. It changed everything. For better, for worse. Tarantino’s imitators are usually awful. They still walk among us. But Pulp Fiction<\/i> exploded our minds. Plus, 1. we loved Reservoir Dogs<\/i> and 2. there was our shared adoration of John Travolta. So we were ALL IN. And so me providing this RANDOM reference was so exciting to him. We didn’t have the Internet, yo, so I couldn’t pull up a picture and he had to just take my word for it. But he believed me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pulp Fiction (1994) Speedway (1968) I assumed most people knew where the Pulp Fiction nightclub set came from, and the inspiration it acknowledged, in a no-bones-about-it kind of way, but that would mean people would need to watch Elvis movies, … Continue reading