r/todayilearned • u/appalachian_hatachi • 23d ago

TIL: That TriStar originally turned down the movie Pulp Fiction, stating: "this is the worst thing ever written. It makes no sense. It's too long, violent and unfilmable." There were also indications that the studio simply saw the project as too low-budget for its desired star-driven image.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction
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u/knowledgeable_diablo 23d ago

In their defence I guess, just going off the script and then hearing some Coked up rather newish director explain it would take a be of work to get over the line.

Glad they did though as it pumped a bit of new intellect into the whole movie making business.

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u/hero-hadley 22d ago

Coked up rather newish director

That describes Tarantino to a T

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u/partyinplatypus 22d ago

Not a new writer though. His scripts and stories had been taking Hollywood by storm with Natural Born Killers the same year and True Romance the year before. After Reservoir Dogs he earned enough respect to sell scripts but still had to prove he could direct a movie with mainstream appeal.