Vincent has the situational awareness of a hit man that would set his gun down on the counter top of a target’s home to go take a dump while reading a pulp fiction novel.
@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Marcellus used his gun to shoot some random chick instead of Butch. The gun on the counter was Vincents. I've always felt that Vincents fate was an indication that Jules read his "sign from God" correctly and got out at the right time..
This film pretty much started it all throughout big Hollywood cinema and TV shows, playing up the "little moments" and seemingly insignificant conversation in order to add depth to the characters and their relations to themselves and the plot. After PFiction, every other director who had an indie-film itch to bring to big budget cinema started doing more or less all of QT's nuances.
@@zacharymunson1105 ...from what I understand, heroin does that to a guy...makes you forgetful...and feel invincible. Deadly combo for an enforcer to have, more often for the enforcer...
But not classy enough to even try to pull over near the curb. Any cop driving by is going to wonder why a car that high-class is parked where it could easily be side-swiped.
I can't tell you how big of a comeback John Travolta had from this film. Suddenly the guy was EVERYWHERE overnight. You'd enter a convenience store, the magazine section, at least a half-dozen mags would have Travolta on the cover. It was not just a comeback...it was sudden STARDOM.
One or two years before Pulp Fiction there was a Simpsons episode poking fun at how far Travolta fell from his first, "Saturday Night Fever" fame. Marge and Homer were at some retro, disco-themed club where Marge said "this place is great! Look the bartender even looks like John Travolta!" Cut to the bartender who's cleaning a beer mug saying "Yeah, 'looks like,' sigh..."
To be fair it was a comeback because he was a superstar from Grease and Sat Night Fever. His acting career has been a rollercoaster. Superstar in late 70's then all time low in late 80's with Look Who's Talking (although I'm sure he got a very healthy paycheck), superstar again in mid 90's with a slew of good movies until early 2000's where he dropped off again.
@@TheTruthKiwi You're right 'comeback' was the word I should have used. By the late 80s, Travolta was a bit of a punchline joke. When "Look Who's Talking" came out, we found the concept of talking babies more funny. Older people would tell us how 'big' Travolta was. Pulp Fiction was Travolta's comeback, but also a re-introduction to a whole new generation of people who were too young to see Saturday Night Fever. I remember with my buddies going to see "Broken Arrow" and the audience just wanted to see MORE TRAVOLTA on the big screen. John Woo/Producers 'knew' that too and would put in shots of Travolta just being 'cool' throughout the movie. 1996 was really the "Year of Travolta" where he was box office GOLD. Get Shorty, Broken Arrow, Phenomenon, Michael. All were hit films. Face/Off was a major hit, but many argued it was Nicolas Cage that people went to go see. I remember being 'two groups' of fans in the audience. Travolta and Cage fans. It was really a 'split' experience film. Then it's like as if a 'switch' flipped on the public, and with Battlefield Earth his career cratered not just box office, but also people went back to not taking him seriously anymore. I think "The General's Daughter" was signs of trouble. A film that should have cost no more than $20-30 million had a hundred million dollar budget, even though it made money, the budgets were out of control. His ego took over and vanity projects hurt his career. Mad City and A Civil Action were films that should have done well, but people's interest in Travolta waned. "Swordfish" was an attempt for Travolta to get back to being 'cool', but by then everyone wanted "The Matrix" and the 2000s was becoming it's own decade. Still, when you look at it. His comeback was far more impressive than his original stardom. A lot more was working against Travolta, so Pulp Fiction was a gift straight from heaven to this actor.
@@sherbournesubwaymess Yes, I still remember him being the butt of many jokes during the "Look Who's Talking" period even though I was around 10 at the time. 😂 I don't know, it's like he's tried too hard or something because you look at Nic Cage, who has just cruised through despite also making some shockingly bad movies but has also maintained a good reputation as being entertaining whether it's good or bad. I think Nic is probably a better actor with a larger range and John has relied on his good looks to pull him through which hasn't always worked out. Maybe he needed a better agent as well although he seems to have done alright for himself.
Vincent was too eager to confrotation, he was cocky and had short fuse. In diner it almost doomed him and Jules. Luckily Jules stayed calm and find the best solution to everyone. Noone was shot, Jules lost 1500 dollars, which was peanuts for him and they walked out of here free men and delivered the suitcase to Marcellus, which was their goal in that day.
This reminds me so much of a boss I had. Nice guy, left you alone to work as long as you met the expectations laid out, and he would also help you out if you asked him and wouldn’t say no. But if you questioned him in a way he found disrespectful, he let you know and shut that down
That's one hell of a good boss. That sounds exactly like my leading chief petty officer on my second ship. He was hell on wheels if you did things the wrong way, but you hardly even knew he was there if you did things right.
I like how Mr Wolf did end up saying please, because he knew thats what would get vincent to do the task. He solves problems. Vincent made it clear that Mr. Wolf's communication was a problem and mr wolf solved that in his own way, even if it was a ruder phrasing than the original statement he still added a please
No he was mocking him "pretty please with sugar ontop, go clean the fucking car" telling vincent he ain't nothing and that he isn't the one that bears (or fears) the consequences but vincent and jules are, jules questioned him and was put in place quick by the ol timer.
@@Grandmaster-Kushexactly. Sometimes people in such situations haven’t yet fully digested how much $#!+ they’re truly in because they are all up in their feelings and can think as logically under high time pressure, which is why the Mr. Wolfs of the worlds are needed. If one is lucky and lives long enough you have a Mr. Wolf in your life for when $#!+ goes sideways. The trick is putting one’s ego aside and doing what Mr. Wolf says regardless of how he says it.
The Bonnie Situation was brilliant writing. I just loved how it subtly circled back to the coffee, but the entire scene was a game of paper, rock, scissors. Each person acted superior to one person but was mentally foiled by another.
I think that’s just it though - when you’re stressed, panicked, crunched for time, in that situation sometimes all you need is someone impartial, calm and detached to come in and just say ‘oi. Just do this, this and this and you’ll be golden’
you only get to that easy answer once you know what you are going to do with the car and the body inside, the wolf already has a plan that involves cleaning and hiding the body, then take it to a certain part and get rid of the car and the body. If you don't know how to solve the hardest thing of the problem the simple parts aren't easy to see.
Wolf has all the answers, but in a super quick, solving order. Remove the body, clean as quickly as possible, but due to time, not spic n span. So he pulls out the DARK linens and covers idea to help hide any brain and blood matter. Then he calls his connection at the local salvage yard who's cool with evidence disposal, and makes the car dissappear... all within well under 40 minutes. Then disposes of the blood coated suits to make Vince & Jules look like a couple of dorks. So give more respect to The Wolf, pretty please, with sugar on top.
What I love about this scene is this: Jules, Vincet and Quentin's character are calm. But it's a panicked calm. They are directionless. They have no idea how to handle this situation. What Mr. Wolf does is give them step by step directions AND explains why they are doing it. Imagine you walk into a machine shop on your first day. The boss brings you to the machine and says "Good luck". You have no clue how to run that machine. But another operator comes up and shows you the start button, the button to control speed, adjust the measurements, everything step by step. He basically comes in and kickstarts them. They are directionless and he gives them directions and tells them why. So good.
Our society is lost and needs a confident take charge kinda professional like Mr Wolf to lead them back to peace, community and prosperity. All he has to do is appear and they will beg to be led by a man with a plan...a Globefather, if you will. Globefather will inherit all of western civilisation with an army of approximately 4 billion as his own. You're telling me don't have just ONE Mr Wolf out there somewhere amongst us, seriously?
The scene with Mr. Wolf is wonderful and unforgettable, but it's hard to pick the best scene in a film packed with iconic and brilliant moments, overflowing with quotes my brother and I have used over the past thirty years. No other movie has ever been quoted as much in our conversations and jokes, to the point of creating a specific code of communication between me and my brother.
Never noticed before but the way Jules looks at the end, into space with disgust, I’d swear it was here and not in that restaurant he felt himself done with all this. At the very least, this was the final straw that sealed his eventual decision.
A guy getting paid big bucks by gangsters to clean up murder scenes? HAHAHAHA! Absolutely hilarious and a fantastic idea. That could be a great idea. What would Mr. Wolf's background be? He sounds educated byt is yet streetwise. Doesn't appear nor dress as though he grew up in a criminal environment or spent lots of time in prison. He appears to be an experienced former homicide detective. Maybe a guy who took bribes from organized crime to tamper with murder scenes or murder investigations? He got the offer to resign from the police department so as to not create a scandal. Then what to do? Become a consultant who hides murders. Fantastic. Tarantino could have pulled off such a movie without a problem. The idea is so sick and great at the same time.
The scene before this one where Jules calls Marsalus and he sends the Wolf is one of the best in cinema history. It never gets old. Can't count how many times I have watched it. Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece but that call scene is its own master piece within a larger master piece that is Pulp Fiction. Thank you for this gift Tarintino.
That's because he was an idiot. He was careless and sloppy, which is how he blew Marvin's head off. He had too much ego and not enough sense. He needlessly, and stupidly provoked both Butch and Mr. Wolfe. In Butch's case, he needlessly insults a complete stranger -- never a good idea; the stranger might be tougher than you. It gained him nothing, and made Butch _happy_ to shoot him later, when he had the chance. Notice: Butch has a moral center. He could have left Marcellus Wallace to his fate, and clearly was tempted to. _And_ he knew Marcellus wanted him dead, but he still did the decent thing. Butch _might_ have shown Vincent mercy, but Vincent pissed him off -- _went out of his way_ to piss Butch off -- so when the moment came... Yeah, fuck you. Die. In the case of Mr. Wolfe... Wolfe is there to clean up Vincent's mess. And it's _Vincent's_ mess. It's entirely his mess. Rather than be humble because he fucked up, and grateful for the help, he can't refrain from macho chest beating. Vincent was stupid, and he was an asshole. In the world he lived in, a world of tough, violent men, that was a deadly combination that pretty much guaranteed him a short life.
😂 Mr. Wolf is a leader. Basically a great project manager as I saw another commenter say. Some people know how to solve problems and delegate the work tasks out efficiently and effectively. He’s probably in most likely been in so many situations that he’s smart enough to be “the guy,” and lives his life in a luxurious place because of that. In this scene I just imagine a well off professional just eager to get back to the party with Eastern European models and high class people.
because he told them to clean the car ... wtf ''eastern european models'' oh ok now it makes sense, you're actually mentally ill. hope you get better !
He is nice to him because he is doing them a favor and lends them his home for the sake of clearing up someone elses stupid mistake. Why wouldn't he be? Jules does the same thing, and as he says, "remember who's doin' who a favor". Vincent is the only one who does not get that and still he's the one who got them into this shit
Really good contrast with Jules trying to praise Jimmy and the coffee earlier. Mr. Wolf has no time for such trivial flattery, a nod is all he needs to get his appreciation across.
This whole part of the movie inspired me to always try to make the best coffee, all these years later. This scene. Sometimes I make crap instant coffee and feel shame. But usually put in the effort: Make a cup of coffee that would make The Wolf smile and nod. Good personal policy. ☕️😊
“are there problems with the drainage or the sewers? Did you take a mighty dump just before it got clogged? Don't get me when I have my hand down there and then find half my arm covered in shit."
That detail when Wolf looks inside tha car and stops to ask about coffee it's the kind of out of the pocket impossible to predict dialogue from with QT builds symphonies with. I think he is the best director to ever live.
I like how they all speak of the Wolfe as though he's some sort of visionary. All he did was tell them to clean the car. The body disposal was helpful, though.
It was not just cleaning the car, the blankets on the seats were brilliant and swapping the clothes and disposal of the car and body. He had connections they didn't have (The junkyard). Seems simple now. But few people would have the composure to think of that in that situation with 40 minutes and counting to manage it.
Sadly never get a movie like this made today for too many reasons so make sure you have a copy saved someplace folks and cherish it like fine wine, or a coffee with lotsa cream and sugar.
I always believed that Jules allowing Quentin's character talk to him the way he does, was an indicator of how much respect he had for him. Which probably indicated quentins character was a "retired" colleague but at one point commanded HUGE fear and respect.
@CoolGobyFish Then why did Jules and Vincent need to call the wolf if "knowing what to do in that situation" was a prerequisite for being a colleague of theirs? I never said he's a hit man anyways. I said former colleague.
@CoolGobyFish Read everything I wrote again. I'm not talking about wolf either. You said "retired hitman".....I never said anything about a retired hitman until you brought it up. So I'm not sure why you would say you don't think jimmy is a retired hit man, because nobody brought that up but you. I said he's probably a retired colleague of Jules.
When I was a production manager at a manufacturing plant, they gave me the nickname Mr. Wolf because I was very good at solving problems. I took it as an honor, but it was a very stressful job.
My buddy have a bright yellow one, with a totally chromed out engine which you could see through the rear glass! Oh and he had a super charger added! Baddest ride I ever saw or road in!!! Engine sounded like screaming angels!!
Though I doubt it’ll happen, but imagine a person who hasn’t seen this film yet watched this will have no idea why Winston’s acknowledgement of the good coffee is so hilarious
I think we’ve all had a friend like Vincent. They get us into a ton of trouble, then refuse to be anything less than passive aggressive with the solution despite the situation being entirely their fault.
You could make a miniseries based on most of the characters from this movie. The Wolf always intrigued me because he just shows up and no matter how gory the situation is, he's like "Oh, this isn't anything new. Got any coffee?"
when wolf tastes the coffee and gives him a look of approval...what a great scene...I always have delicious coffee in my house because of this. If you have a good coffee it means that's a place you want to go.
What I love about this scene is that Wolf doesn't really do anything other than stay calm when everyone is panicking. He doesn't have any magic or secret tricks, he just does nothing but act rationally - which seems like magic in a moment when everyone else is panicking.
I think of that part of this scene every time I'm behind someone whose taillights aren't working. "Damn, I hope you don't have a bag of weed or coke in there..."
The thing I like about The Wolf is he doesn’t do anything particularly crazy. Everything he told the boys to do was stuff they coulda done on their own. The difference was he was calm and cool enough to know the right thing to do and how to do it.
Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?
It is a solid 9 for me :)
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I would give it bagel out of 10.
11, but only because it features a Honda NSX.
I love how Mr. Wolf is really polite and nice towards Jimmy. He knew he doesn't want the director to get angry.
He really need to keep Jimmy cool, on-board with shit. Played to Jimmy's position well
Jimmy was following instructions like Vince should have, especially since Vince caused this problem and Jimmy had nothing to do with it.
That director owns everything to 'Mr Wolf'
Hahaha precisely
I just realized it was younger Tarantino. Always had him pictured in his older self
By the age of 30, you realize how much you need Mr. Wolf. A man, who solves problems.
Too many people are testing the patience of people.
Everyone needs a Mr. Wolf in their lives.
And the older I get, the more that Vincent being killed felt completely earned considering how much of a prick he is to everyone
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Vincent has the situational awareness of a hit man that would set his gun down on the counter top of a target’s home to go take a dump while reading a pulp fiction novel.
Or the type to visit France and eat at McDonald's.
@@SirDistic My wife is a vegetarian which practically makes me one too, but dayum, I do like the taste of a good burger!
God I just hope he doesn't get killed while taking that dump...
That was Marsellus' gun, wasn't it? Your point stands nonetheless it's just that's what I remember, long time since I last saw the movie though.
@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Marcellus used his gun to shoot some random chick instead of Butch. The gun on the counter was Vincents. I've always felt that Vincents fate was an indication that Jules read his "sign from God" correctly and got out at the right time..
I love how Mr wolf takes his coffee with “lots of cream and lots of sugar” when the stereotypical cool guy trope would always take his coffee black.
Early in the morning, and he's in his tux. Been up all night. Wants not only the caffeine, but sugar and a bit of protein as well. I get that.
Fuck me, I always take my coffee black! 😂
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@@theundertaker5963 No, sir, I will NOT fuck you.
Not unless you buy me dinner first. Even then, no guarantees.
Sugar is a fuel for brain. Literally
Jimmy’s smile when Winston appreciates his coffee 😍
I’ve always admired how the Wolf didn’t need to tell Jimmy how good his coffee was.
@@aaronw8781 -I like how it was a throw-back to when Jimmie was going on about how he only bought the best coffee.
This film pretty much started it all throughout big Hollywood cinema and TV shows, playing up the "little moments" and seemingly insignificant conversation in order to add depth to the characters and their relations to themselves and the plot. After PFiction, every other director who had an indie-film itch to bring to big budget cinema started doing more or less all of QT's nuances.
Funniest part of the scene def. Like "Mmmmmm. Now, now about the corpse..."
@@projektkobra2247THIS IS SOME SERIOUS GOURMET SHIT!
Wolfe is a wise man when he speaks about self preservation. That's why Vincent got killed in the end.
Who takes a dump leaving the gat in the kitchen? Like really?
Good point! Vincent wasn't thinking like Mr. Wolf.
Yup
@@dins5066 a man who thinks he’s invincible
@@zacharymunson1105 ...from what I understand, heroin does that to a guy...makes you forgetful...and feel invincible. Deadly combo for an enforcer to have, more often for the enforcer...
"I can feel your look." Such a funny relatable moment when you know you've been a bit of a jerk but don't want to hear it.
Especially since the whole mess is his fault.
I like how he knocks the screen door open right after he says that. 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
I love how he gives a little toast to how good the coffee is!
Like weird Al did with the tea in the Foil video LoL.
Because jimmy doesn’t buy the cheap crap like his wife dose😅
@@Usernamehear LOL, I'm like Jimmy, I don't like cheap crap either!
The nod means “this is some gourmet shit!”
Best part. You don't need to tell me how good the coffee is because I buy it.
There was a difference between Jules vs Wolf compliment to the coffee.
I‘m a car guy, and when I see MR. Wolf is driving an NSX, I knew this guy is class!
My thoughts exactly. The choice of the real driver. ❤
that acura was hot back in the early 90's and was fast for its day. He does not seem to be the NSX type at all.
Yes, especially back then…NSX was the newest, hottest “almost supercar” on the road. Except maybe the Dodge Viper
@todd3382 my thoughts exactly , an understated marvelous of engineering, in fact it was the only car Mr. Wolf could possibly drive
But not classy enough to even try to pull over near the curb. Any cop driving by is going to wonder why a car that high-class is parked where it could easily be side-swiped.
I can't tell you how big of a comeback John Travolta had from this film.
Suddenly the guy was EVERYWHERE overnight. You'd enter a convenience store, the magazine section, at least a half-dozen mags would have
Travolta on the cover.
It was not just a comeback...it was sudden STARDOM.
Yep, the movie also made Samuel Jackson
One or two years before Pulp Fiction there was a Simpsons episode poking fun at how far Travolta fell from his first, "Saturday Night Fever" fame. Marge and Homer were at some retro, disco-themed club where Marge said "this place is great! Look the bartender even looks like John Travolta!" Cut to the bartender who's cleaning a beer mug saying "Yeah, 'looks like,' sigh..."
To be fair it was a comeback because he was a superstar from Grease and Sat Night Fever.
His acting career has been a rollercoaster. Superstar in late 70's then all time low in late 80's with Look Who's Talking (although I'm sure he got a very healthy paycheck), superstar again in mid 90's with a slew of good movies until early 2000's where he dropped off again.
@@TheTruthKiwi You're right 'comeback' was the word I should have used. By the late 80s, Travolta was a bit of a punchline joke. When "Look Who's Talking" came out, we found the concept of talking babies more funny. Older people would tell us how 'big' Travolta was.
Pulp Fiction was Travolta's comeback, but also a re-introduction to a whole new generation of people who were too young to see Saturday Night Fever.
I remember with my buddies going to see "Broken Arrow" and the audience just wanted to see MORE TRAVOLTA on the big screen. John Woo/Producers 'knew' that too and would put in shots of Travolta just being 'cool' throughout the movie.
1996 was really the "Year of Travolta" where he was box office GOLD.
Get Shorty, Broken Arrow, Phenomenon, Michael. All were hit films. Face/Off was a major hit, but many argued it was Nicolas Cage that people went to go see. I remember being 'two groups' of fans in the audience. Travolta and Cage fans. It was really a 'split' experience film.
Then it's like as if a 'switch' flipped on the public, and with Battlefield Earth his career cratered not just box office, but also people went back to not taking him seriously anymore. I think "The General's Daughter" was signs of trouble. A film that should have cost no more than $20-30 million had a hundred million dollar budget, even though it made money, the budgets were out of control. His ego took over and vanity projects hurt his career. Mad City and A Civil Action were films that should have done well, but people's interest in Travolta waned.
"Swordfish" was an attempt for Travolta to get back to being 'cool', but by then everyone wanted "The Matrix" and the 2000s was becoming it's own decade.
Still, when you look at it. His comeback was far more impressive than his original stardom. A lot more was working against Travolta, so Pulp Fiction was a gift straight from heaven to this actor.
@@sherbournesubwaymess Yes, I still remember him being the butt of many jokes during the "Look Who's Talking" period even though I was around 10 at the time. 😂
I don't know, it's like he's tried too hard or something because you look at Nic Cage, who has just cruised through despite also making some shockingly bad movies but has also maintained a good reputation as being entertaining whether it's good or bad.
I think Nic is probably a better actor with a larger range and John has relied on his good looks to pull him through which hasn't always worked out. Maybe he needed a better agent as well although he seems to have done alright for himself.
Mr. Wolfe gave me the confidence to take my coffee with lots of cream, lots of sugar
I've been calling it "Wolfe Style" since the mid-90s. Still waiting for someone to get the reference 30 years later 😑
ayy lmao. One day my man. I'll follow on your trope >:) lets make this idea famous @@korbendallas8488
Mr. Wolfe on the other hand simply drinks his coffee the way he likes, regardless of how peopel perceive his choice.
I did that too. Now i have diabetes.
Thank you Mr. Wolfe, It's been a real pleasure watching you work.
@@Abrahamhamham 😂
Demading a please is ridiculous thing considering this dude is saving your ass.
Vincent was too eager to confrotation, he was cocky and had short fuse. In diner it almost doomed him and Jules. Luckily Jules stayed calm and find the best solution to everyone. Noone was shot, Jules lost 1500 dollars, which was peanuts for him and they walked out of here free men and delivered the suitcase to Marcellus, which was their goal in that day.
Literally
Hence why Jules left his weapon on the kitchen counter while he was in the can.
Dude didn’t have the presence of mind.
Vincent made constant mistakes
@@steverogers7601it was Marcellus gun.
This reminds me so much of a boss I had. Nice guy, left you alone to work as long as you met the expectations laid out, and he would also help you out if you asked him and wouldn’t say no. But if you questioned him in a way he found disrespectful, he let you know and shut that down
That's one hell of a good boss.
That sounds exactly like my leading chief petty officer on my second ship.
He was hell on wheels if you did things the wrong way, but you hardly even knew he was there if you did things right.
I like how Mr Wolf did end up saying please, because he knew thats what would get vincent to do the task. He solves problems. Vincent made it clear that Mr. Wolf's communication was a problem and mr wolf solved that in his own way, even if it was a ruder phrasing than the original statement he still added a please
Yeah, solving it without tucking his tail, it's super cool.
No he was mocking him "pretty please with sugar ontop, go clean the fucking car" telling vincent he ain't nothing and that he isn't the one that bears (or fears) the consequences but vincent and jules are, jules questioned him and was put in place quick by the ol timer.
It’s brilliant. He added the please whilst driving home his original point.
@@Grandmaster-Kushexactly. Sometimes people in such situations haven’t yet fully digested how much $#!+ they’re truly in because they are all up in their feelings and can think as logically under high time pressure, which is why the Mr. Wolfs of the worlds are needed.
If one is lucky and lives long enough you have a Mr. Wolf in your life for when $#!+ goes sideways. The trick is putting one’s ego aside and doing what Mr. Wolf says regardless of how he says it.
@@Grandmaster-Kush And yet, that did still end up solving the problem, did it not?
I love fact that he is at a cocktail party at 8am
I think it’s that he was still at a cocktail party from the night before.
@@vernonkatz5042 still doesn’t make sense that a formal cocktail party lasts past 5am, which is a stretch.
@@eddyherrera3207 Guess that would depend on who is hosting the party.
Maybe was a brunch cocktail. Like 2hr after the incident Vincent and Jules go to the dinner to have some breakfast
@@joaquinmoisesverarodriguez6108 hes at a party before he g ets called, which makes it 8 am.
The Bonnie Situation was brilliant writing. I just loved how it subtly circled back to the coffee, but the entire scene was a game of paper, rock, scissors. Each person acted superior to one person but was mentally foiled by another.
The Bonnie Situation is my favorite in the movie. Followed by the scene with Zed!
The best way part about this scene, is that the Wolf’s help boils down to “clean the car and hide the body”😂
I think that’s just it though - when you’re stressed, panicked, crunched for time, in that situation sometimes all you need is someone impartial, calm and detached to come in and just say ‘oi. Just do this, this and this and you’ll be golden’
you only get to that easy answer once you know what you are going to do with the car and the body inside, the wolf already has a plan that involves cleaning and hiding the body, then take it to a certain part and get rid of the car and the body. If you don't know how to solve the hardest thing of the problem the simple parts aren't easy to see.
But he's talkin' fast, fast, fast.
Wolf has all the answers, but in a super quick, solving order. Remove the body, clean as quickly as possible, but due to time, not spic n span. So he pulls out the DARK linens and covers idea to help hide any brain and blood matter. Then he calls his connection at the local salvage yard who's cool with evidence disposal, and makes the car dissappear... all within well under 40 minutes. Then disposes of the blood coated suits to make Vince & Jules look like a couple of dorks. So give more respect to The Wolf, pretty please, with sugar on top.
@@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 If I remember correctly, Mr Wolf also drives the car to the junkyard, so he's taking a lot of the risk on himself.
What I love about this scene is this: Jules, Vincet and Quentin's character are calm. But it's a panicked calm. They are directionless. They have no idea how to handle this situation.
What Mr. Wolf does is give them step by step directions AND explains why they are doing it.
Imagine you walk into a machine shop on your first day. The boss brings you to the machine and says "Good luck". You have no clue how to run that machine. But another operator comes up and shows you the start button, the button to control speed, adjust the measurements, everything step by step.
He basically comes in and kickstarts them. They are directionless and he gives them directions and tells them why.
So good.
Our society is lost and needs a confident take charge kinda professional like Mr Wolf to lead them back to peace, community and prosperity. All he has to do is appear and they will beg to be led by a man with a plan...a Globefather, if you will.
Globefather will inherit all of western civilisation with an army of approximately 4 billion as his own. You're telling me don't have just ONE Mr Wolf out there somewhere amongst us, seriously?
Wow, its like you watched the scene. Do you have eyes and ears as well?
every casting choice in Tarantino movies is inspired. Harvey K is in this for what,15 minutes? He absolutely crushes it.
Harvey is such a great actor, loves him in the Duellists
@khaelamensha3624 he's excellent in Bad Lieutenant too, pretty messed up movie from what I remember lol.
@@bloodsling
The way he shoots the radio after Kal Daniels’ hits into the last out, then turns the siren on. 😅
probably less than five.
Christopher Walken was barely a minute
Just the way Travolta pushes the screen door open at the end….every part just seems iconic.
"A please would be nice." Is one of my favorite movie lines ever, makes me laugh every time! Perfect delivery!
Even when the time is a factor, Mr. Wolf takes time to appreciate good coffee and his host, props to that!
The scene with Mr. Wolf is wonderful and unforgettable, but it's hard to pick the best scene in a film packed with iconic and brilliant moments, overflowing with quotes my brother and I have used over the past thirty years. No other movie has ever been quoted as much in our conversations and jokes, to the point of creating a specific code of communication between me and my brother.
“Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fuckin car” 😂
Got to be one of my favorite movie quotes of all time.
Never noticed before but the way Jules looks at the end, into space with disgust, I’d swear it was here and not in that restaurant he felt himself done with all this. At the very least, this was the final straw that sealed his eventual decision.
Outtakes:
Wolf: “blankets, comforters, all dark colors. No whites, can’t use ‘em.”
Jules: “Right on, brutha. Screw them whites.”
Good observation. I wanna watch the movie over again and really focus on characters body language now
He was my favorite character in that movie. He's just a bad ass without throwing a punch or shooting a gun.
A movie, strictly about Mr Wolf, would be very interesting.
with sugar on top.
A guy getting paid big bucks by gangsters to clean up murder scenes? HAHAHAHA! Absolutely hilarious and a fantastic idea. That could be a great idea.
What would Mr. Wolf's background be? He sounds educated byt is yet streetwise. Doesn't appear nor dress as though he grew up in a criminal environment or spent lots of time in prison.
He appears to be an experienced former homicide detective. Maybe a guy who took bribes from organized crime to tamper with murder scenes or murder investigations? He got the offer to resign from the police department so as to not create a scandal.
Then what to do? Become a consultant who hides murders. Fantastic. Tarantino could have pulled off such a movie without a problem. The idea is so sick and great at the same time.
It would!
An origin story. Final episode is Mr. Wolf at the party when he gets the call from Marsellus Wallace.
a please would be nice ...
The scene before this one where Jules calls Marsalus and he sends the Wolf is one of the best in cinema history. It never gets old. Can't count how many times I have watched it. Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece but that call scene is its own master piece within a larger master piece that is Pulp Fiction. Thank you for this gift Tarintino.
Vincent got them into this mess and yet he still behaves like an idiot...
That's because he was an idiot. He was careless and sloppy, which is how he blew Marvin's head off. He had too much ego and not enough sense. He needlessly, and stupidly provoked both Butch and Mr. Wolfe. In Butch's case, he needlessly insults a complete stranger -- never a good idea; the stranger might be tougher than you. It gained him nothing, and made Butch _happy_ to shoot him later, when he had the chance. Notice: Butch has a moral center. He could have left Marcellus Wallace to his fate, and clearly was tempted to. _And_ he knew Marcellus wanted him dead, but he still did the decent thing. Butch _might_ have shown Vincent mercy, but Vincent pissed him off -- _went out of his way_ to piss Butch off -- so when the moment came... Yeah, fuck you. Die.
In the case of Mr. Wolfe... Wolfe is there to clean up Vincent's mess. And it's _Vincent's_ mess. It's entirely his mess. Rather than be humble because he fucked up, and grateful for the help, he can't refrain from macho chest beating.
Vincent was stupid, and he was an asshole. In the world he lived in, a world of tough, violent men, that was a deadly combination that pretty much guaranteed him a short life.
vincent being an idiot is part of his charm
Vinnie Barbarino..."Welcome Back Kotter".
He won the twist context trophy so he can do whatever the f**k he wants
Yeah he'd get a "stfu" and do it.
“Pretty please with Sugar on top, Clean the fuckin car”
" I think fast, I talk fast, I need you to act fast. Clean the fuckin car."
It's one of, I'll leave it at that. Too many memorable scenes in this masterpiece of a film
😂 Mr. Wolf is a leader. Basically a great project manager as I saw another commenter say. Some people know how to solve problems and delegate the work tasks out efficiently and effectively. He’s probably in most likely been in so many situations that he’s smart enough to be “the guy,” and lives his life in a luxurious place because of that. In this scene I just imagine a well off professional just eager to get back to the party with Eastern European models and high class people.
By his behavior I might assume that he was a former cop (or with another law enforcement experience)
@@stanleyconnor6898 That as well is a good assumption
@@stanleyconnor6898or a former Hitman. The best one during his time, he knows how to remove evidence
because he told them to clean the car ... wtf
''eastern european models'' oh ok now it makes sense, you're actually mentally ill.
hope you get better !
Could you be ANY more cringe
I love how Mr. Wolf is so nice to Jimmy. The two of them really understand one another, and Mr. Wolf likes the coffee. Damn good coffee! ☕️
He is nice to him because he is doing them a favor and lends them his home for the sake of clearing up someone elses stupid mistake. Why wouldn't he be? Jules does the same thing, and as he says, "remember who's doin' who a favor". Vincent is the only one who does not get that and still he's the one who got them into this shit
Always love the nod about the coffee. You know, that gourmet s&it.
Really good contrast with Jules trying to praise Jimmy and the coffee earlier. Mr. Wolf has no time for such trivial flattery, a nod is all he needs to get his appreciation across.
I just can’t choose a favourite scene from this movie. The whole thing is just bloody fantastic
Harvey Keitel, an absolute legend! Of course, Quentin's writing is brilliant and it shows in the scene.
"Pretty please, with sugar on top" - this is a quote to remember, hilarious and awesome! One of the jewels of this movie!
Wolf's approval of the coffee cracks me up. up until that scene, I thought Jules was pretending to like Jimmy's coffee😂
The wolf is essentially a project manager and Vincent and Jules are the developers lol
Wolf character deserves his own movie I see so much potential there.
This whole part of the movie inspired me to always try to make the best coffee, all these years later. This scene. Sometimes I make crap instant coffee and feel shame. But usually put in the effort: Make a cup of coffee that would make The Wolf smile and nod. Good personal policy. ☕️😊
We all need a Winston Wolf in our lives😌
100% this was the inspiration for mike from breaking bad
I don’t think it’s the best scene but it’s definitely a masterpiece
hard to name a single best scene in Pulp...
Mr Wolf: Im Winston Wolf. I solve problems
Jimmie: Great Mr Wolf, our toilet is clogged...
@@sohini-m6d😅😅😅😅
“are there problems with the drainage or the sewers? Did you take a mighty dump just before it got clogged? Don't get me when I have my hand down there and then find half my arm covered in shit."
@@Roodosutaa😂
Jimmy: “Yeah, not really any cleansers here. We do have a lot of Q-tips and tiny alcohol wipes from the First Aid kit. Will that do ?”
Mr Wolf : I'm 30 min away, I'll be there in 10 min
Harvey’s work is always iconic.
I know Weinstein produced the best films #FreeHarvey.
@@logancraddick7507this guy is the type to actually idolize homelander
ike on ick , maybe
Winston is a vampire, he asks for permission to enter someone’s house 😂
Ofc
It's daylight.
@@raymeester7883so he’s a day walker
He may be a gangster, but just from his brief spot in the movie, it's clear that he was raised right. A perfect gentleman.
Lol that came to my mind also😂😂😂😂
That detail when Wolf looks inside tha car and stops to ask about coffee it's the kind of out of the pocket impossible to predict dialogue from with QT builds symphonies with. I think he is the best director to ever live.
I love the little grin Jimmy gives when Mr wolf tasted the coffee and expressed his appreciation
I like how they all speak of the Wolfe as though he's some sort of visionary. All he did was tell them to clean the car. The body disposal was helpful, though.
It was not just cleaning the car, the blankets on the seats were brilliant and swapping the clothes and disposal of the car and body. He had connections they didn't have (The junkyard). Seems simple now. But few people would have the composure to think of that in that situation with 40 minutes and counting to manage it.
It’s amazing how the director of the whole scene wasn’t Tarantino it was Winston Wolfe
Sadly never get a movie like this made today for too many reasons so make sure you have a copy saved someplace folks and cherish it like fine wine, or a coffee with lotsa cream and sugar.
damn straight!
Is there a deleted scene with Wolf nailing that half-hour drive in
Winston taking a polite moment to acknowledge how good Jimmy’s coffee is as funny as anything else in this movie. 😂
This movie is gold! 😂. Sam and John’s on screen chemistry is gold!
Winston Wolf is so great. I love that he stops to compliment the coffee.
This guy and Mike Ermantraut from breaking bad… very similar. Love that character archetype.
4:01 THE most Travolta he could possibly be right there! He could have EASILY followed with, "up your nose with a rubber hose"!
He's Winston Wolf, he solves problems.
takes a usual dramatic gangster scene and normalizes it making it surprisingly refreshing and entertaining.. pretty genius
I snuck into the theater room where this movie was playing in 1994, I was 14 years old and this movie blew my mind!! 😎
“So, pretty please with a cherry on top..clean the f**kin’ car” 😂😂
This is my favorite scene of the movie. Absolutely brilliant.
I always believed that Jules allowing Quentin's character talk to him the way he does, was an indicator of how much respect he had for him. Which probably indicated quentins character was a "retired" colleague but at one point commanded HUGE fear and respect.
i doubt he is a retired hitman. He would have known what to do in this situation. he is probably just some mid-level "employee" of the Marcelas
@CoolGobyFish Then why did Jules and Vincent need to call the wolf if "knowing what to do in that situation" was a prerequisite for being a colleague of theirs? I never said he's a hit man anyways. I said former colleague.
@@fredtaylor9792 I am talking about Jimmie, not Mr Wolf.
@CoolGobyFish Read everything I wrote again. I'm not talking about wolf either. You said "retired hitman".....I never said anything about a retired hitman until you brought it up. So I'm not sure why you would say you don't think jimmy is a retired hit man, because nobody brought that up but you. I said he's probably a retired colleague of Jules.
I always got the impression that they're childhood friends or something similar but it's been years since I've seen the film.
When I was a production manager at a manufacturing plant, they gave me the nickname Mr. Wolf because I was very good at solving problems. I took it as an honor, but it was a very stressful job.
Vincent's inability take take orders ends up being his undoing.
Those old NSX's are still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😊
My buddy have a bright yellow one, with a totally chromed out engine which you could see through the rear glass! Oh and he had a super charger added! Baddest ride I ever saw or road in!!! Engine sounded like screaming angels!!
“Pools of blood that’s collected, gotta soak that shit up!”
😂😂
tarantino dialogue always cracks me up
@@jasonx4008 Keitels emphasis on “soak that shit up” always makes me laugh. 🤣
The little thing he does @ 2:04 is something I always do after taking the first sip of my coffee. I always bust up when I see it in this scene
Though I doubt it’ll happen, but imagine a person who hasn’t seen this film yet watched this will have no idea why Winston’s acknowledgement of the good coffee is so hilarious
My headcanon is that Jimmy sent Mr Wolf a nice note and a box of that coffee as a thank you
_Lotsa cream, lotsa sugar."_
Anyone offers me a coffee and asks how I take it....
"Wolfe Style'
I think we’ve all had a friend like Vincent. They get us into a ton of trouble, then refuse to be anything less than passive aggressive with the solution despite the situation being entirely their fault.
This is my motivational video I play before I clean the house in 1 hour or less.
You could make a miniseries based on most of the characters from this movie. The Wolf always intrigued me because he just shows up and no matter how gory the situation is, he's like "Oh, this isn't anything new. Got any coffee?"
Choosing the best scene in this movie is difficult. So many choices.
Imo its the pawn shop scene and the final scene with Jules when It comes to best scenes of the film
We all need such a wise man in our life.
solid 10 out of 10
"I can feel your look." :) Gets me every time.
Im convinced the greatest movies are the ones with several indivdual scenes you cant wait for
"So pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fuckin' car"...line of the movie right there 😆
Winston Wolf is ancient version of Mike Ehrmantraut
"its 30 minutes away."
"I'll be there in 10."
And then he's not only punctual, but early. You know he's earned his respect.
To this day when we're at work, and a buddy needs something the response is "You ain't got no problem Jules."
That sounds like one healthy work environment!
Love the sound of that NSX ! I so wanted that car back in the day. Still do!
1:59 "Mmmm" 😂
I can almost read Jules' thoughts: "Vincent, shut your big fat mouth"
when wolf tastes the coffee and gives him a look of approval...what a great scene...I always have delicious coffee in my house because of this. If you have a good coffee it means that's a place you want to go.
For years, my girlfriend and I would do the coffee nod after taking our first sip. Even if it was awful. It was almost muscle memory.
This segment of the movie ,might be the best in cinematic history. AMAZING!
Actually the long atory short of the movie is Vincent's negligence and clumsiness.
What I love about this scene is that Wolf doesn't really do anything other than stay calm when everyone is panicking. He doesn't have any magic or secret tricks, he just does nothing but act rationally - which seems like magic in a moment when everyone else is panicking.
Always make sure the car lights work. Avoid unnecessary police checks 😂
I think of that part of this scene every time I'm behind someone whose taillights aren't working. "Damn, I hope you don't have a bag of weed or coke in there..."
Don’t be looking at me me I can feel your look ! Best line !
This reminds me of the movie "Wolfs"
it's 30 minutes away, ill be in 10
One of my favorite moments in the entire damn film is that appreciative nod Keitel gives Tarantino when he tastes the coffee.
Best scene? The whole movie is amazing.
The thing I like about The Wolf is he doesn’t do anything particularly crazy. Everything he told the boys to do was stuff they coulda done on their own. The difference was he was calm and cool enough to know the right thing to do and how to do it.