These Pulp Fiction Theories Change Everything 

"...as the Reveille can be heard in the background." ...as a car horn can be heard blasting La Cucaracha.

I have another theory about Butch. He saved Marcellus because on the slim chance he survives, he’d be hunted wherever he went. He’s a big gangster who probably has people stationed everywhere, and by saving him, Butch suddenly is owed a favor by Marcellus, meaning he would almost 100% be promised safe passage out, and not get a ”kill on sight”.

A big time player like Wallace giving Vincent the job to look after his wife is the ultimate form of trust, come on.

Marsellus was present near Butch's apartment because staking out the apartment was a two-man job (look at what happened when Vincent was there by himself), and Jules had quit. So Marsellus and Vincent were staking out the apartment together when Marsellus went out to get donuts and coffee for breakfast. Marsellus wasn't there because he didn't trust Vincent. He was there because he was short-handed.

Butch saved him because, he knew if he saves him, the slate is clean and Marcellus would let him go instead of getting killed.

I always wonder what Marsellus’s reaction was when he later found out that Butch had also killed Vincent.

The gun in the apartment more than likely belonged to Marcellus, who was also probably the reason he didn't question the sounds, as he expected him back

Vincent's "big mistake." In the script, He was suppose to kill Marvin but Travolta said to Tarantino that the audience would hate him for it, so they changed it to a accident. Vincent didn't mean to kill him.

i reject your hypothesis

The fact that incredible theories are still being discovered about Pulp Fiction, shows how much of a masterpiece it really is

3:23 Wallace was the only one that could cancel the hit on butch. if Wallace dies Butch will have to run forever.

Pretty good. Fair conclusions. I tend to think that Vincent's addiction made him careless and less observant rather than deliberate with Marvin, and that the sense of duty you discussed with Butch is also a moral code.

Highly enjoyable! But I do think the gun on the counter is Marcellus' for he went out to get some Coffee and couldn't wear it in public. Vincent uses his pistol when he kills as we saw throughout the movie.

C'mon man...The horn sound in the background outside of butch's apartment was La Cucaracha not the reveille call...😅 This is one of the worst theory videos I've ever seen on the film...

I like your idea. What I like even more is the idea that Jules knows that Vincent killed Marvin on purpose, and is lying about leaving so that he can "walk the earth". Jules knows that as long as he's in contact with Vincent, trouble will follow him, so he makes up the Caine from Kung Fu thing so they can end the partnership amicably, with no harm coming to Vince as a direct consequence (indirect, yes).

It wasn't Vincent's gun on the counter - it wssMarcellus'. He left it there when he went out to fetch a snack.

I agree with your assessment of Vincent. I always figured he was in Amsterdam for 3 1/2 yrs due to getting in trouble in the states and was waiting out the statute of limitations in a none extraditable country. Probably involved in Wallace's drug trafficking ring and didn't really have much to do in Amsterdam so he got hooked on heroin.

If Marvin were a double agent, they all could have been armed and waiting for Jules and Vincent

I'm still waiting to hear a solid theory on A) Why bullets were in the wall behinds Jules before the gunman came out and B) How some of those got in the wall with a trajectory that would have included going right through his sternum. Definitely a miracle.

Vincent didn’t leave the gun on the counter. That was actually Marcella’s gun Because he went out for coffee and didn’t think Butch would come back And the whole bathroom thing comes full circle with that too

Really liked your conclusions. Logical as far as I can see. No worries on the blurring. You gotta do what you gotta do for RU-vid censorship. Most of us have seen this movie so many times it doesn't matter. You did a great cut right before Marvin shuffles off the mortal coil thanks to Vincent BTW. Thank you!

Of these 3 theories, the only 1 that i buy is the 2nd one. As even though its never implied why Vince was in Amsterdam for 3 years, it can be said that he likely screwed up on a job, and Marcelous and him being great friends, had him hide out there until the heat died down. And it's a inside joke throughout the Movie that Vince and even Jules to a lesser extent, aren't good at their jobs. And this is bought full circle with the contrast w/ the Wolf. A sharp "Fixer" who is, calm, smart, fast thinking and moving, full attention to detail and no nonsence. The Butch theory is half hearted. Even though the Koons/Butch's father idea is interesting, on top of whatever honor Butch may have to rescue Wallace of being the next gimp, the reality is even if he left, he still has a contract on his head. And Wallace seems well connected world-wide and Butch got greenlighted prior to the 2 of them bumping into those hillbillies. He would still be a hunted man if he left him there and would eventually be killed. The 3rd theory makes no sense. Why would he intentionally kill Marvin at that moment? In a car and the middle of nowhere suburbia where both him and Jules are unfamiliar with in broad daylight? Him "accidentally" killing Marvin was played for Dark Comedy, and to once again reaffirm that Vincent isnt good at his job. Nothing more

He killed Marvin on purpose for two reasons. 1 he didn’t tell them about the man in the bathroom 2 more important, his reaction to the murders. Jules even says “I would knock that off if I were you.” Vincent was afraid he would tell the cops when questioned. Because he knew the cops would want to talk to him. Jules didn’t hit a bump and Vincent closed his eyes and pulled the trigger.

I think watching the boss’s girl actually shows Wallace trust Vincent

Despite a couple of 'oversights' I think you did a nice job on this! As to the blur - - "it is what it is" - gotta' keep the YT algorithm happy to pay the rent!

Vincent’s gun firing was a miracle

Notice the light fixture on the wall in the appartment where the divine intervention occured... there is only a light bulb on the left (Jules' side) Vincent's side is... darkness

I am in NO way a religious person- however, one thing I clearly see as a thread in QT’s scripts is that “there is a right thing to do”, and I believe wholeheartedly that PF displays where Tarantino and Avery think this moral compass comes from- “god” for lack of a better term. We know that Vega ignores the “miracle” and that Jules acknowledges it. Subsequently, Jules escapes death and Vincent is destroyed. Jules Winfield evolves and finds a higher calling. We find QT destroying evil men in history- Nazis, anti-female predators, Southern Slavers, Mansonoid murders… he clearly appreciates truth and humanity and if I’m not mistaken, he does find this as emanating from a positive force opposed to evil in the universe.

Your point about Vincent being hired but given menial jobs is reflected in Travolta's career between Grease and Pulp Fiction. A lot of cheesy roles that are technically work but garbage to watch. He got his redemption through Tarantino.

On the plus side, I watched the whole thing. Probably a Pulp Fiction thing. On the negative side: Butch did what he did because no self respecting man is gonna walk away from that horror show. He knew M wanted him dead,and in the world they lived in, figured it was exactly what he had coming. I won’t say Butch wasn’t unaware of gaining favor for his deed, as he brought it up almost immediately. As for Vincent, M obviously trusted him and his abilities, or he wouldn’t be babysitting his wife. I mean, c’mon. Hypotheses rejected.

An enjoyable video buuuuuuuuut... That wasn't reville playing as Butch goes back for his watch. That was a La Cucaracha car horn. LOL

Some great theories and I do like the ideas so I hit the subscribe button, thank you and you have a nice day or night

Vincent totally did that on purpose. He was still pissed off about the guy in the bathroom. He had no reason to still have the gun out and definitely no reason to have his finger on the trigger. That was a deliberate act of a heroin, addicted, psychopath, hitman. As far as Butch goes, that's a pretty good theory.

I felt like Marcelus was with Vincent in the stake out because Jules had retired with Marcelus blessing and he was teaming up with Vincent till he could find someone else to show Vincent the ropes so to speak (like a mentor).

ALSO, remember Roger Avary WROTE ALL the Butch Scenes. Not Tarantino

Excellent recap and insight into the "why" of the story. I love it. It is sound, concise, and plausible. Again, excellent presentation. Very convincing.

Jules wasn’t talking about Marvin with his divine intervention theory lol. I do think it’s possible that Vincent shot Marvin on purpose for not telling them about the guy in the bathroom.

That makes sense why Butch would say, "It's not a motorcycle, it's a chopper." He sees it as a helicopter "chopper" taking him out of war.

I've always maintained that Vincent killed Marvin intentionally, but not because he thought he was a double agent or whatever, but because if it wasn't for the "miracle", Little Jerry Seinfeld with the goddamned hand cannon would've killed them.

Something worth mentioning - Vincent didn't react to noise in the apartment because he assumed it was Marcellus back from the coffee shop, and it was Marcellus's gun left sitting on the bench, since he could hardly go strolling out for coffee holding a "hand canon" lol.

My belief is that when Vincent and Jules are not hit by any of the bullets in the apartment it was a sign for BOTH Jules and Vincent to change their ways and stop being hitmen and find another path for their lives. Also the fact that he almost allowed the bosses wife to die of an drug overdose could have been another sign that maybe he should change the way he lives his life. Since nether events where able to make him realize that his luck as a criminal/hitman was about to run out it isn't such a surprise that he got killed soon afterward by being shot with his own gun.

Interesting take im slow ive seen reservoir dogs and pulp fiction plenty of times and never picked up on the vick/Vincent Vega connection thank you better late than never

It is kind of strange that Vincent doesn't seem to know anything about the job they're pulling at Marvin's. I call that sloppy partner work by Jules. That's some stuff a guy your life could depend on should know.

Miraculously dodged a bullet Accident shoots Marvin Almost dies/ gets robbed at the diner Almost gets his friends arrested and kills his friends wife He had every chance to walk away……instead gets shot and killed in a bathroom.

First off, I just wanna' say that your take on Butch's odyssey is really intriguing, man. I guess I'd never really put that much thought into it before… 🤔 …But the concept of his having saved Marcellus Wallace being something more akin to a sort of paternally-inherited sense of honorーor better yet, *duty*ーas opposed to a purely righteous (ugh… 🤢 *seriously*, no pun intended) act. . . Not only would that ultimately make more sense, but conceptually, it's just a *WAY* better angle. And it all really does fit together quite nicely when you start paying attention to all of the analogues between his and his father's stories (which, in retrospect, I can't I'd never noticed before 😮). …That being said, while I agree with all of that, as well as most of your conjectures about Vincent, I don't feel that a lot of "his mistakes" were actually *HIS* mistakes… not entirely, anyway xD For instance, aside from his driving her around while he was ****ed up on heroin, he didn't actually do anything to endanger Mia. She was a dumb ass and she did it herself… There are so many things about that whole scene that prove this, but I'll try to keep it as brief as possible xD First and foremost, what kind of an asshole would just go digging around in someone else's pockets like that? That's just rude. But it's what happened afterward that could easily win her a Darwin Award. 1. So, she finds a huge baggie full of some mysterious, white powder, which for all she knew, could've been f***in' poisonーhowever unlikely that may be... But then again, he's allegedly a hitman, so who realsly knows? Then she has the brilliant idea to bust out a huge rail of it without even "testing the water" with a modest bump, just assuming it, for whatever reason, to be cocaine. 2. She didn't even taste it first... I'm ashamed to admit that I know for a fact that the two drugs taste very different, but more importantly, cocaine numbs your mouth when you take even the tiniest taste. Smack doesn't. If she'd just tasted it, it probably wouldn't have been enough to kill her; but even if it had been, she could've just spit it out and/or induced vomiting. 3. Lastly, even if you're a hardcore addict, you don't just throw caution to the wind, snorting up a finger-sized rail like that ‐.‐ Even if that had been coke, it *still* could've killed her, depending on the purity of her usual fare. 4. (Possibly) And worse still, considering that her husband was clearly a successful crime bossーmeaning that it's more than likely that she'd pretty much have an infinite supply of anything she could ever wantーit's very unlikely that she'd have any need to get into his shit in the first place =Þ

LOL! That wasn't the Revelry playing in the background while Butch was leaving the apartment complex. That was a famous segment of horn music from a Mexican tune called La Cucaracha. And if you lived in Los Angeles in the 70's and 80's...you heard it blaring from the horn of every lowrider in the city at some point. It was used in that segment to hammer home the point that Butch and his girl did not live in the "affluent" part of town.

I enjoyed the heck out of this video and I am really glad we got everything we did throughout. How fantastic was that whole thing? I just don't know what to say... ❣️🤩

The audio that plays while Bruce is walking thru apartments to get to his own is actually "The Roach". It's a Uhaul type truck that sells basic groceries and goodies. It's horn is La Cucaracha and just ended up in the film.

Zed slamming the basement door and Butch considering a chainsaw before settling on the katana is a nod to Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

You thought la cucaracha was revely?

Vince is picked to go with Marcellus wife because she wanted to win that Twist Trophy. Marcellus can't dance. What in the case? It's an Academy award. An Oscar for Mira.

And thats why Vincent got killed. He rejected the miracle and continued a life of crime and evil and he died two days later at the hands of Butch. Whereas Jules respected God’s miracle and left the life of crime that same morning.

Vincent is in fact the younger brother of Vic Vega, also known as Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs. In the Tarantino-verse, Marcellus Wallace and Joe are business associates and Vincent was given a job as a favour to Joe and Vic - they know he's a bit useless, so just give him the menial work because they figure he cant mess that up.

Vincent was sent to Amsterdam to wait for things to cool off after a hit (says so in the script I think). Also, as we all know from Trainspotting, heroin makes you constipated: hence the long time he spends in the toilet. He makes an enemy of Butch because he was in a foul mood after almost being shot, the blown-head incident and the restaurant thing! Quite the morning! Plus Butch was looking at him as he was dressed weirdly, that definitely pissed him off. Remember all this happens BEFORE he retrieves Mia and shoots heroin (hence he was not strung out).

Reveille isn't playing in the background. It's La Cucaracha. A typical southern California Low Rider car horn.

Masterpieces are like this. The embody meaning and symbolism that goes way, way down, layer upon layer, interdependent and significant.

The automatic gun left on counter at Butch’s place wasn’t Vincent’s though, it was Marcellus’s. Marcellus came on the mission to find and hunt down Butch because he was short staffed, as Jules had quit the day before. He probably brought the gun as added insurance as he probably didn’t put in work by himself anymore and obviously couldn’t bring it with him when he went out to go get coffee for them (what a nice guy 😊). That’s why Vincent wasn’t surprised or shocked when he heard somebody in the kitchen while he was in the bathroom, he thought it was Marcellus coming back with coffee. So the gun on the counter wasn’t really his fault, just complacency and short sightedness on Marcellus’s part.

Having spent most of my professional life on military bases, I have never heard La Cucaracha played at reveille.

I remember what former mobster Michael Franzee said about mobsters and hitmen. He said there are going to be guys who are sitting around who work for you and they're going to be the first people you go to when you want something done. I guess Vincent is one of those guys. He also said you're either the brain or the brawn "rarely are they both." The same goes here. Incidentally one of the main rules regarding firearms is you always keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot it, and Vincent breaks this rule. It's interesting to paint him as an incompetent because that just gives him more character than he'd have if he was just a straight-forward professional, it actually humanizes him.

Seen this movie many times. Every character does something stupid at some point or another…except the Wolf of course. But until you put it all together just now do I realize how big of a clusterfuck Vincent actually was. He literally could not do anything right. Thanks for the video

This is pretty much like when your literature teacher wanted you to believe random stuff written on books meant lots stuff that the writer never meant. You know the directors didnt meant any of this things.

That was La Rocha in the background LOL Its a horn sound associated with low riders.

Wow! I believe you nailed Vincent to a tee. Your whole theory on him makes makes so much sense. I don't think an ounce of guff is there about your thoughts on him. The Butch one not all of fits in my mind. I've been drinking tonight though, so in the morning I might go aaahh... Imagine that alleged movie idea with Vincent and Vick.

I had a paperback of a pre-shooting draft of the script. In it Vincent shoots Marvin in the throat, and Marvin is still alive. THEN he shoots him in the face and his head explodes.

"The dialogue is some of the best that you'll ever see" WHAT??

I think the gun vincent got shot with is M. Wallace's. M. Wallace went to get coffee and left his gun at Butch's house. M. Wallace was with Vincent at Butch's b/c Samuel Jackson's character gave up the life the day before.

Loved this. Lots of food for thought. The blurry blood is a bit weird, but what can you do?

Vincent didn't leave his gun on the counter of Butch's apartment... that was one of Marcellus' guns... which he left there because he went to get coffee and donuts.

I’ve been wanting to write about this subject for a long time, so I hope you’ll excuse my being French and me using the opportunity of your video to do it. I believe, and it’s only a belief, that you’re wrong on many points. But you have an excuse: you obviously didn’t read the original version of the script as it was published by Faber & Faber in Great Britain. Yet, you identified two revealing scenes in the film: when you think Vincent should or would have Marvin killed, while Quentin Tarantino has Jules distracting Vincent with that god’s intervention in the apartment, and the scene in the car. But first thing first, let’s start with the main point: how was originally written and probably shot the scene in the car with Jules at the wheel, Vincent next to him and Martin in the back seat. It went like this: Jules is driving and with Vincent, they are on their way to deliver the briefcase like in the film, and they keep arguing. Jules is sure they’ve witnessed God’s intervention, insists Vincent should admit it. Vincent insists with an exemple seen on some reality show that it was just pure luck. Then Vincent turns to Martin and asks him what’s his opinion, casually holding the gun as seen in the picture. That’s when happens what looks like an accidental shot, or not, and that’s the whole point. To bring his point home, Tarantino originally wrote the scene like this: Martin has been shot in the throat, he’s bleeding, he’s still alive but can only emit gurgles. Jules asks what happened, Vincent explains it’s an accident, and blames it on the car (or Jules, I'm not sure) which must have bumped on something, like in the film version. They now argue about what to do with Martin, who can only roll his eyes during the argument which is that Vincent is in favor of finishing him off, while Jules is reluctant. That’s where we have to understand something fundamental in Pulp Fiction: Jules is what is called the film hero, or, in scriptwriting lingo, “the main character”, while Jules is “the main opponent”, their conflict defining what the story and the whole film is all about: being true to your beliefs, your values, in one word, faith. We will have a confirmation of this at the end of the film with Jules and Vincent leaving the restaurant, Jules having the high ground. In this context, in the car, Vincent makes a proposition to Jules: all Jules has to do is honk, and Vincent will put Martin out of his misery with a bullet in his head. Jules hesitates, finally accepts, and that’s when we’re back to the film as they both realize that they've turned the car into a blood bath. We have now to take a step back and remind us the entire film. We’ve seen an introduction in a restaurant with a girl and her guy who suddenly has, literally, an inspiration. And where is that inspiration coming from? Guess who... An idea comes to his mind to pull a stick-up just there and now, they go to their guns, then we quickly forget about them. Yet we're not that perplexed by this introduction, the scene being consistent with what appears to be a gangster movie, since we’re already in a car with Jules et Vincent talking gangsta shit and acting accordingly later on in the appartment scene. That’s when we hear Jules invoking the bible for the first time, and then invoking the intervention and the will of god that must be recognized as such. Fast forward, after two secondary story lines about Jules' date with Marcellus Wallace wife and a boxing match, we’re back in the apartment scene, and it’s a flashback. We know it because even though we have a different point of view, we’re with the guy in the closet holding the Colt 45, for the second time we hear Jules invoking god, and we witness again the same eventual god’s intervention happening. At that point, we should remember that in the bible, god called Samuel three times. There’s something generally biblical about a calling that happens three times. Peter denied three times, as predicted, that he knows Jesus. Ok, this second time is actually the first time repeated, but still... Fast forward again, we’re in the car, and in the book published by Faber and Faber, the way the scene was originally written was like this: it was god who put a bump under the car, or whatever, because he was calling on Jules again, and Jules, failed him, by agreeing to and worse, being complicit of Martin execution. So god puts him through a terrible ordeal with the bloodbath and its consequences, to teach him a lesson, but ultimately saves his ass, with the help of two odd good Samaritans, first a reluctant amateur, Mr Tarantino himself, then by a professional, The Wolf . Now, fast forward again, we’re at the restaurant and this time, Jules declares he has made up his mind and the decision to take the right path in the steps of Caine in Kung Fu and walk the earth. But is he for real? That’s when god has a plan for him to test his commitment a third time. By then, we hear the guy calling “garçon!”( and that’s when me being French comes in handy :), and we know what’s coming. The scene is great and everything but what’s important is that for the third time, we hear Jules invoking the bible, but now, he’s true to his words, the statement he made minutes before, and he starts walking the right path. We can only guess what happened to him when he brought back the suitcase to Marcellus Wallace and announced he’s quitting. Did he get tortured and killed by crackheads because he knew too much? Or was he let go? Let’s see. The middle part of the film might be an indication. In the first secondary story line, with Jules escorting Marcellus Wallace wife, a twist of fate has it that she nearly dies of an overdose by his fault. Does he get the message this time? Apparently not. Is it why he pays the price in the next secondary line with Marcellus Wallace playing god by fixing a boxing match and being severely punished for it by evil creatures god puts on his path? Let’s just guess Marcellus Wallace lets Jules be gone like he lets Butch be gone at the end of that secondery story line. Of course, we have to consider there that in this secondary story line, Butch was an instrument of god’s will: first to teach Marcellus a lesson about the consequences of playing god by fixing a boxing match, second to kill Vincent for doubting His will on three occasions, through an apparent random series of twists and turns. One last thing. I believe, without any evidence, that QuentinTarantino shot the scene as he wrote it, and then edited it differently. Why? Because it was too obvious? Because he’s from Italian-Irish descent? One can only guess.

1. It Was a Hatori Hanzo samurai sword. 2. Butch scratches Vincent's car. 3. Marvin was definitely a double agent, to steal Marcelis Wallace's soul.

4:30 The reason he picked up a sword was an homage to Kurasawa movies. This has been analyzed in other videos. In fact, Tarantino pays homage to several other films in this scene where Butch chooses his weapon. Initial choice is a baseball bat (Walking Tall) then a Chainsaw (Evil Dead) and finally he spies the sword (So every movie in which the hero uses a sword - but my money is on Kurasawa films).

..."I'm tryin real hard, to be the shepherd."...

His understanding of Vincent Vega is completely wrong. If you listen to the dialogue, it’s pretty plain that Vega probably spent time in Amsterdam in hiding from a hit that he did for Marcellus in Los Angeles. He was sent there and recalled once things had died down. Marsellus Wallace doesn’t give Vincent menial jobs. He is assigned to accompany Mia Wallace, likely more as a bodyguard than a date. He is also sent to kill Butch. And in the beginning of the film, he and Jules are sent to retrieve what was stolen. You can say that Vincent might not be the sharpest tool in the box, but he wasn’t given menial jobs and he is very close with Marsellus Wallace.

1. Gambled that saving Marcellus would square them up. 2. Vincent is a heroin junkie. 3. Vincent is a heroin junkie.

I’m fairly confident in saying the gun used to kill Vincent, wasn’t Vincent’s, but instead belonged to Marcellus, who was there with Vince because Jules had just retired so Vince was short handed. Marcellus simply left the gun on the table to buy the pair some donuts while they waited and Vince just happened to have the most unfortunately timed bathroom break possible. I think the entire sequence just goes back to Jules theory about divine intervention where just the most unlikely events possible occurred to save Butch’s life, rather than it being about the incompetence of Vincent.

Marcellus is the only one who could call off the hit so saving him is worth the gamble. It’s possible all theories could have been apart of the thought process though. We’re human.

Unfortunately actors hold guns with their fingers in the trigger guard constantly. It only proves actors are disconnected from reality and the lives of real people and how to handle firearms, not that Vincent shot the dude on purpose.

Good a33 break down bro! I love it!

That trumpet song is not "revelry", I believe it's "la cucaracha"

First part was bang on I really think you on to something there , not sure about the rest tho

Crap - Now I know that Vincent was Marcellus's wife's, cousin's, former room mate's husband. Not long after the movies' release, I lost a 13 year position to someone of similar pedigree. This video drew a parallel I have been missing for years.

Your theory makes a ton of sense as I am an avid fan of Pulp and Tarantino!

The gun on the counter might have belonged to Marcellus since we already know that Vincent had a chrome 1911 from earlier in the movie.

The reaction of Vincent after killing the guy was actually scripted differently. There are interviews of Travolta saying that it was his idea to act nonchalant about the his death because he thought it was funny. I don't think it was a decision from Tarantino unless he decided after the fact.

Marsellus was with Vincent on the steak out because Jules had quit to walk the earth like Kang from kung fu… had nothing to do with hanging out.

The moral of Marvin getting shot is not having an opinion either way. Him being a double agent as you said. Jules sees the divine. the bullets' did pass right threw him. Vincent seen a freak occurrence no holes behind him. Both are correct from their own perspective, and wrong to the others. They are firm on what they believe. Marvin died because he did not pick a side, he was smitted for being a coward. I don't think Vince meant to shoot Marvin. It also advances Vincent's is a tale of ignorance. How many times was he in messed up situations unable to see the patterns, freak occurrence or not. Its fitting he gets shot at justifiably but was missed, but when he came out of the bathroom unarmed was up popped by every shot. When the time's up you're toast

The last one is way overthinking it. No question it was an accident, I'll explain why this is most likely with 2 pieces of information: A. Trigger discipline is so important, ESPECIALLY when dealing with a 1911, Vincent was being reckless/careless with his. The thing about 1911's is they're notorious for having light/sensitive triggers when they're loaded with the hammer back (which his obviously was), it takes barely any force to engage it. It also appears to be custom (1911's are known for customization, especially on the trigger) & given the fact he's a hitman it's extremely likely he had this modification done turning his 1911 from an already sensitive trigger into a hair trigger. Vincent broke almost all 4 of the basic safety rules which are 1. treat every gun as if it were loaded 2. keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to use it 3. never aim it at anything you're not willing to destroy & 4. know your target & what's behind it. I'd say he broke 3 if not all 4 of them (I say 3 because the 4th sorta implies you MEANT to fire, which he didn't). Kind of makes sense he'd be careless as he's likely high af, what being an H addict and all. B. He was literally in the middle of asking him a question, there's nothing about his behavior that indicates he had any intention of discharging a round. He's also not "calm", he reacts loudly in shock. His energy isn't matching Samuel L Jackson's because 1. he's high 2. it was an accident & he's still in shock it just happened, his brain is too busy trying to think of an excuse to justify his mistake while Jackson's energy understandably goes straight into 100% 'WTAF MAN!". Vincent didn't do it on purpose. That theory is bogus imo. Also: the Butch theory has some great attention to detail/imagery but I also viewed it as him looking himself out, he knew if he saved him he'd be off the hook & not having to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life, not to mention he couldn't live with himself knowing he left ANYONE to a fate like that which as pointed out probably has a lot to do with his fathers fate let alone a human beings natural conscience. Butch may be ruthless when he needs to be but he's not a monster. Even when he's in the cab, you can see his natural reaction is that of disbelief when he learns the boxer didn't make it, his following response is just "cope". He's bothered but burying/dismissing it, as "it is what it is".

I just remembered the events of Pulp Fiction are supposed to take place on the same day or shortly after the events of Reservoir Dogs. The diamonds are in the briefcase. When Vic is introduced in RD, he's just gotten out of jail...during the same time period as Vince was in Amsterdam. I think the two "exiles" might be related. I wish QT would make the Vega brothers sequel he always talked about.

I almost assumed that Butch saving Wallace was face turn. He saved Wallace not knowing that Wallace would have just killed him anyway.

No one commented on the fact that all the bad things happened to Vincent right after and because he uses the bathroom and each event gets worse as the movie progresses. The first time is the coffee shop scene which ironically is the pivotal flashback. Then Marcelis's wife at the house and finally at Butches' apartment. Each time he has to relive himself it leads to a problem.

My #1 movie. Came out in 1994 and the theories and movie keep getting better, every time I watch it.

All fantastically probable theories, especially since Taruntino’s inner film geek is in play. Part of what makes him so compelling are the payoffs when something ‘clicks’. “Fate vs. Chance”, from a cinematic standpoint, can thus ‘click’ as the film’s truest conflict.

wowowo Vincent doesn't almost kill his bosses wife, SHE was ODing on her own drugs

The one man that was trusted with his wife is the guy that couldn't be trusted? Doesn't make a lot of sense. Vince is a hitman. If he was in Amsterdam, he wasn't there on vacation sightseeing. He was eating in crappy fast food restaurants looking for someone. There's no way he would shoot the informant in the car with that caliber of bullet on purpose. He would have know what a mess that would have made. I completely agree with the butch theory. But I don't think that was supposed to be a hidden message. I feel like that's what the writer wanted you to take away from the story. He wasn't a soldier but he was fighting his own war in life. He did what every man would do/thinks they would do. And let's not forget that Butch had the drop on him in that scene. He could have cut him up with that sword at anytime and he would have if marcellus's answer was different.

Jules explains to Ringo that when he gets nervous he gets scared. And when he gets scared that's when people accidentally get shot. Vincent was scared because he knew it actually was a miracle and that's why he accidentally killed Marvin.

The guy who plays Marvin was also on Mad TV, a comedy sketch show . Played the best characters on there.

I always wondered why Vincent had his pistol drawn in the car. There'd been over 40 shots fired in the flophouse regaining the briefcase, Jules & Vincent needed to bail quickly AND unobtrusively. It stands to reason they'd holster their guns before their departure (leaving the briefcase in the kitchen by the way). After a safe getaway in Jules's car why would Vincent still be waving his gun around four or five minutes later?

I think you’re missing a major point that would add a lot of weight to your final theory, and would also explain why Marcellus is with Vince at Butch’s apartment. Jules doesn’t only let Pumpkin and Honey Bunny go in an attempt to “become the shepherd”, he actually takes it one step further and quits the hitman life all together. He tells Marcellus he was retiring when they dropped off the brief case. This is why Marcellus has to go on the stakeout with Vincent. And, because Jules recognized the divine intervention, he was spared the “great vengeance and furious anger” that god reigned down on Vincent who remained “the tyranny of evil men.”

I’m actually sure Vincent was tipping the scales and made Butch make up his mind not to be a punchy…. So he messed with Marcellus plans one more time

Intentionally keeling Marvin isn't indicated by the movie and makes no sense, because it put both hitmen at a lot of risk, having a car visibly covered in blood until they got it fixed. You would expect he would at least whack Marvin somewhere convenient - like in the flat with the other dead bodies. Or get him later somewhere else. Butch just isnt well thought out as a character. He is taking a BIG risk that Marcellus doesnt kill him to hide his shame. Why would he risk that? He's betting that Marcellus will have the heart to save him AND keep him alive when he's the only liiving person who knows what happened .