3 Examples Of Neo Noir: 3 Pulp Fiction

3. Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic Pulp Fiction screened in 1994

Vega played by John Travolta and Jules Winnfield played by Samuel L Jackson are two hitmen on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace, played by Ving Rhames. The film centres in and around Marsellus Wallace’s many cronies, including Butch Coolidge played by Bruce Willis, and how they deal with not upsetting their boss. One such story includes Marsellus asking Vincent to take care of his wife Mia, played by Uma Thurman, while he’s out of town and how he deals with her taking an accidental heroin overdose. Another story follows Butch Coolidge, a boxer who's been told by Marsellus to lose his latest fight, however after killing the other boxer, the film shows how he escapes his angry boss. This film displays the usual elements of noir; props including guns, drugs and alcohol; mob bosses – Marsellus Wallace, corrupt law enforcement – the character Zed played by Peter Greene, is a security guard but the point remains the same, and seductive femme fatale – Uma Thurman’s Mia flirts heavily with Vincent which could potentially land him in very hot water.