I do believe Marsellus Wallace, my husband, your boss, told you to take ME out and do WHATEVER I WANTED. Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. I want that trophy, so dance good.
It is so crazy, that yesterday we had a family party, and my mom came to me to request a song. In the next moment my Mom and Dad hit this whole choreography flawlessly. It was one of the coolest things they've ever done.
Travolta should've won the Oscar that year. The dancing is fine but he's also showing his discomfort and worry that Marcellus will kill him if he steps over the line with Mia. Lots of tension and so funny too.
This has to be hands down one of the most iconic dance sequences in a Hollywood movie. It may seem simple but very fascinating. I can now see why Pulp Fiction is referenced in movies and in every conversation about movies.
Little bit of trivia, it's thought that the dance scene is based on the dance in Jean-Luc Godard's "Bande à part", which is a fun movie and definitely worth the watch.
Mia dancing and shamelessly being silly yet passionate about her moves. That's when you know you got a special woman that takes you out of your comfort zone
My parents used to get drunk and do this dance ALL the time when I was young. At the time I thought typical child thoughts "my parents are so embarrassing." Now I see they were just cultured 😂.
This is such a fun, iconic scene. I can’t tell you how it electrified the crowd in the theater. I saw this at the Edwards Tustin Marketplace on opening Friday night back in 1994. All the buzz was about how this was Travolta’s comeback (it was) and the audience loved the dialogue and scenes so far. It was like no other movie we’ve ever seen, really. Then this scene hits, and there was Travolta dancing on the big screen again. The crowd clapped, whistled and I made it a point to look around me at all the faces illuminated by the screen and it was nothing but huge, wide, perfect smiles…men, especially women, etc. for some reason, this genuine, joyous moment of movie-watching never left me and, nearly 30 years later I think back to that night when I see this scene. When the movie ended and I walked out into the night air, everybody was talking and laughing, quoting lines, discussing scenes, etc. it hit everyone upside the head like two bricks. This is one of my favorite moviegoing memories ever. You couldn’t fake/manufacture the buzz/excitement this scene generated. A nice little break from the weirdness, violence and rough language, so it was like everyone just exhaled and enjoyed themselves fully for three minutes. Corny, I know. But its 100% true. I’ve always felt lucky to have seen this thing n opening night with a Southern California audience.
You made me want to be there. I wanted you to keep going lol. I remember that feeling in the theater during Jurassic Park, Lion King and Titanic. I was a kid when Pulp Fiction was on video.
People who weren't alive back then just can't understand how huge it was to see John Travolta dance up on the big screen again. People who would've NEVER watched a movie like this went just to watch this one scene, and they left happy!
Love how the dance is basically the subtext of their whole evening. Mia is young and pretty brash with her advances, constantly trying to pull Vincent in with moves that are charming, but forward; Vince, on the other hand, is closed off and a bit curt, but he clearly knows what his doing. Over the course of the dance, the two push and pull with each other, getting close at times, though ultimately drifting apart before it fades, each dancing their own, near each other.
I just love how Uma Thurman and John Travolta acted this scene. Mia dances with the reckless abandon of somebody who just wants to have fun. Vincent is slightly robotic and reserved, probably worrying about what Marcellus would think if he was watching. It’s just brilliant cinema.
Mia wants Vincent to F her, that's probably why Rocky Horror got tossed out a window because she flirted with him and probably asked for the foot massage.
I keep watching this again and again. There may be scenes where the dancing was better but I doubt there's another dancing scene with the same energy and exuberance. Sheer joie de vivre!!!
Tarantino told Uma and Travolta (paraphrasing) "I dont want you to dance perfectly, I want you to dance because I want the audience to see you dancing, having fun and enjoy seeing you dancing." Guess he accomplished his goal.
This scene always manages to make me crack a smile, two people living in uncertain times, high as fuck jamming out on the dance floor like a bunch of goons for the whole world to witness, it really emphasizes that no matter how crazy the circumstances in your life may be that there's always a reason to let loose and boogie, the humility of it all along with the chemistry between the two on-screen just reels you in, its a great movie with great actors who do such a good job together that it just looks like an honest genuine interaction.
Этот их танец - Это Шедевр, которого и близко никогда ни у кого не было и вряд-ли когда нибудь у кого и будет...Сила, Супер, можно смотреть бесконечно вновь и вновь, что я и делаю часто!!!
In an interview sometime after the movie was released, Uma said that she was terrified to do that scene with John because of his awesome talent as a dancer.
They both played their roles well. Both were good (for average schlubs); she, a little better than he. Neither looked professional or even coached. Travolta looked exactly like a middle-aged thug trying his best to recreate the moves from his youth while looking cool and tough.
My ex and I didn't have any overlap in music tastes, so didn't have a song. We decided to do this dance at our wedding, and had a bunch of people jump in at the same time when the scene ended. It was hella fun to do and to rehearse, I remember all of that quite fondly.
He was very specific he is one of the most specific director's he want the thing to be done according to his direction, there is very less improvisation said by Jamie Foxx
They didn't win, later in the movie when butch is in his apartment a commercial comes on the tv. It's a jack rabbits slims commercial saying the trophy was stolen
His dance scenes are always memorable. He dances with a quiet confidence from Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, just makes it feel like you can’t look away, mesmerizing.
Yes, he dances like he doesn't give a BLEEP what anyone thinks. I wish I could have that confidence on the floor instead of wondering how many people are in pain watching me
When I was a kid, I watched a lot of Jimmy Neutron. There was an episode that referenced this scene, when Jimmy has a party while his parents and out and him and Betty Quinlan dance on the table and do the dance move that Vincent does at 2:18. When I saw Pulp Fiction for the first time, I almost dropped dead when I realized that the cartoon I watched as a child made reference to this film.
+PsychicRaccoon The cartoon people might have been referencing "Pulp Fiction", but Tarantino himself included the move as a reference to the 1960s "Batman" TV show. Look up "the Batusi".
Remember seeing this with my Dad in '94, I was only 14...but after the movie Dad told me, "You know it was cool seeing John Travolta dance on screen again. A few years before you were born, he was bigger than the world when he did Saturday Night Fever." At the time it was only like 17 years earlier, but looking back on it now, movies meant a lot more to people, and seeing one of the big stars resurge to the top of Hollywood was a remarkable story, and Pulp Fiction relaunched Travolta's career on screen.
Yes, absolutely. There were more than a few raised eyebrows when he was cast in a Tarantino film. He was, in effect, a has-been-inseparable from the deeply unfashionable disco era that made his name. Then overnight he was cool again. Pulp Fiction posters were in every student house I visited in the mid 90s.
The names of the dances they threw in together flawlessly in a "twist contest, " were the twist, the swim, the jerk, the monkey, and the cowboy . One of the coolest scenes of dance in any movie any time. Great job! Those two were fire right there!
The greatest dance scene in film history!! The chemistry between Uma Thurman and John Travolta was electrifying! Nobody else could have played these roles! Pulp Fiction is such a human story with very human interactions and I believe it is a masterpiece!
Are you serious? Its good but no where near the greatest dance scene in film history . Not even close. Ever hear of Free Astaire Ginger Rodgers. Heck Even Travolta himself had better dance scenes in other movies.
I know there was some debate about using Travolta in this movie, but I honestly cannot imagine anyone else doing this scene justice. All the conflicting emotions written on his face are captivating.
@@euphoriaggaminghd Michael Madsen would be more believable as a hired killer, but he's not as likable. He's very believable as a psycho in Reservoir Dogs.
Are we not gonna talk about how Chuck Berry was a lifelong sex offender and pervert? I guess it's more important to get an immaculate vibe going than discuss real things 🤷
from the comments ....... ahah .. that's life, some sing and dance like demoniacs, others cry and writhe from illness, we live, we chew bread! ... God grant us all health and prudence!
Wow una escena iconica😘 y pensar q Tarantino estaba preocupado de que Uma no sabía bailar y después d todo no lo hizo nada mal me encantó el baile de los 2❤
@@michaelcoleman8996 rewatched the movie and iv changed my mind, didnt really understand it the first time. I still think jules and vincents adventures and bruce williss chapters are better tho
