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Three royales with cheese, please!
John Travolta,Samuel L. JacksonandUma Thurman— who areall presenters atSunday’s 94thAcademy Awards— reunited on stage more than 27 years after they appeared together inQuentin Tarantino’sPulp Fiction.
In a tribute to the cult-classic film, Thurman, Travolta and Jackson temporarily reprised their roles for one last dance. Thurman and Travolta boogied on stage while Jackson joked about theirPulp Fictionreprise. “Some actors stay in character through an entire shoot, and some, well, they just never let it go,” he said.
“Maybe later we’ll have a $5 milkshake,” Thurman said. “How about a royale with cheese?” Travolta added.
Jackson spoke aboutPulp Fiction’s legacy. “Pulp Fictionwas a masterpiece, but these two think it was all about a dance contest,” he said.
The three turned their attention to the briefcase — and what’s really inside it. “All of the murder and mayhem that occurred in two hours and 45 minutes was about what was in here. And at the end of the film, they stopped the reveal, and the audience was left to draw their own conclusions about the meaning.”
Viewers almost got a reveal of what was in the briefcase… but were left with an announcement of who won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson inPulp Fiction(1994).Miramax/Buena Vista/Kobal/Shutterstock
Pulp Fictionfollows several interwoven storylines across multiple timelines. It also starsBruce Willis,Ving Rhames,Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer,Harvey Keitel, Maria de Medeiros,Eric Stoltz,Rosanna ArquetteandChristopher Walken.
The dark comedy was a hit atthe Oscarsback in 1995, raking in seven nominations (including Best Picture and acting nods for Travolta, 68, Jackson, 73, and Thurman, 51) plus anOriginal Screenplay winfor Tarantino, 58, and Roger Avary.
“I should have won that one,” Jackson toldThe Sunday Timeslast month of hisPulp FictionBest Supporting Actor nod, also listing his performance in 1991’sJungle Feveras worthy of awards.
“But,” the Marvel star noted, “Oscars don’t move the comma on your check — it’s about getting asses in seats and I’ve done a good job of doing that.”
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As for Thurman, she has also appeared in Tarantino’sKill Billfilms. But for fans who are still anxiously awaitinga third installment inthe revenge-thriller series, the actress has some bad news.
“It has been discussed over the years. There was real thought about it happening, but very long ago,” Thurman said of reprising her role as Beatrix Kiddo last month during anepisodeof SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Show.
She added, “Idon’t see it as immediately on the horizon. I hate to disappoint people. Everybody wishes it would be the case, but I think it’s not immediately on the horizon.”
source: people.com
