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Uma Thurman/John Travolta dancing scene in Pulp Fiction
Posted on 9/21/25 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 3:56 pm
I know it’s iconic, I know it is now recognized as an integral part of the movie….
Has there ever been a major scene in a movie that’s more out of place? Step back and think about it and try to place it in the movie overall and it really makes no sense at all, like we were watching Saturday Night Fever all of a sudden
Uma Thurman was hot though!
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Has there ever been a major scene in a movie that’s more out of place? Step back and think about it and try to place it in the movie overall and it really makes no sense at all, like we were watching Saturday Night Fever all of a sudden
Uma Thurman was hot though!
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Posted on 9/21/25 at 3:59 pm to Tiger1242
I mean the whole movie is like a fever dream.
I don't have an issue with, but while John Travolta is a hell of a dancer, that dance itself wasn't all that impressive.
I don't have an issue with, but while John Travolta is a hell of a dancer, that dance itself wasn't all that impressive.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:01 pm to Tiger1242
Maybe the scene that took this movie from cult classic to alltime hit. Travolta fans, especially women, couldn’t get enough of this scene. It brought a whole new audience to this movie.
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:07 pm to Tiger1242
I don't think it's that out of place. I think it does a good job of showing the human side of these characters in this criminal underground world. Scenes like that make it much more shocking when you see later that John Travolta's character has been killed. Because you like him at that point, even though he's just a mob henchman.
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:38 pm to StansberryRules
quote:It also shows the unspoken chemistry between Vincent and Mia. Vincent even alluded to it when they got back to Mia's house and he's talking to himself in the bathroom before Mia OD's.
. I think it does a good job of showing the human side of these characters in this criminal underground world.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:39 pm to Tiger1242
Mia had gone to the bathroom to "powder her nose" just before this so it makes sense. The interaction between them makes you care more about her when she ODs.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:55 pm to Tiger1242
That’s a pretty f***ing good milkshake.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 5:40 pm to Brosef Stalin
Also explains why she's up to snort a bag of white powder she finds randomly.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 5:59 pm to Tiger1242
To be helpful friends...
Posted on 9/21/25 at 8:07 pm to Tiger1242
quote:
Has there ever been a major scene in a movie that’s more out of place? Step back and think about it and try to place it in the movie overall and it really makes no sense at all, like we were watching Saturday Night Fever all of a sudden
The simpletons have DVd your arse but this is a valid observation. It’s a weird quirky dark interesting movie and then all of a they’re dancing all old school. And well too.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 9:39 pm to Oates Mustache
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that dance itself wasn't all that impressive.
Yea try dancing in your socks on your toes like that.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 6:50 am to Tiger1242
It's better than the black and white background during Butch's taxi ride.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 6:55 am to Oates Mustache
quote:
but while John Travolta is a hell of a dancer, that dance itself wasn't all that impressive.
Isnt it supposed to look a bit amateur? Don't think it would make since for Vincent to start dancing like a pro. They're supposed to come across a little stiff/awkward.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 7:19 am to Tiger1242
Posted on 9/22/25 at 7:40 am to Havoc
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The simpletons have DVd your arse
yea apparently my opinion is unpopular. I’m just saying it’s a movie about drugs, theft, and murder then boom they’re in a dance contest
Posted on 9/22/25 at 8:10 am to Tiger1242
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I’m just saying it’s a movie about drugs, theft, and murder then boom they’re in a dance contest
The scene is all about Vincent's awkward task of tasking the big man's lady on a date. The fact that the date was vintage/quirky/weird was perfect and suited the movie. The date was tense, funny, and filled w/ great dialogue like the rest of the movie. The fact that it ended in her od'ing suited the overall themes you mentioned. I wouldn't change a thing. The best observation is how Mia would not be devouring a cheeseburger after snorting that fat line but we can assume some time between the two events for those too familiar w/ snorting a big fat line.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:40 am to Iron Lion
quote:such an underrated scene... "you're gonna say goodnight, go home and jerk off"
talking to himself in the bathroom
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:11 am to Tiger1242
I think it was Ebert who hated Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, and pointed out that the bike riding musical montage served no purpose and made a bad movie worse.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 11:27 am to Tiger1242
50 downvotes is not nearly enough.
Posted on 9/22/25 at 1:21 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Mia had gone to the bathroom to "powder her nose" just before this so it makes sense. The interaction between them makes you care more about her when she ODs.
And what an awesome line when she returned, "Don't you just LOVE it when you come back from the bathroom and your food is served?"
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