Summary
Quentin Tarantino’sPulp Fictionintroduced many memorable characters, and one of them returned 20 years later in a project unrelated tothe universe of Tarantino’s movies. Tarantino’s career as a filmmaker began in 1992 with the crime movieReservoir Dogs, and though it was a big success, Tarantino’s big break arrived two years later withPulp Fiction.Pulp Fictionwas a critical and commercial success, and it’s widely regarded as not just Tarantino’s best work, but also one of the greatest movies ever made, becoming part of pop culture.
Told in a non-linear style,Pulp Fictionis divided into segments that tell different stories that complement each other to tell a whole story.Pulp Fiction’s main characters are considered to be hitmen Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta), and their boss’ wife Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman), and they meet some interesting characters along the way. Among them is Harvey Keitel’s Winston Wolfe, who only appears in one segment, and to everyone’s surprise, he returned 20 years later in a completely different project.
Pulp Fiction In Chronological Order
Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction is broken up into seven episodes, but what exactly is the chronological order of these episodes?
Harvey Keitel Played Pulp Fiction’s Winston Wolfe In A Series Of Insurance Commercials
The Wolf Returned In A Non-Tarantino Project
Wolfe gives Jules and Vincent instructions to get rid of the car and Marvin’s body, and once it’s all done, he simply leaves.
The segment “The Bonnie Situation” catches up with Jules and Vincent after killing Brett and his associates in his apartment. In the car,Vincent accidentally shoots Marvin, who also worked for their boss, and they ask Jules’ friend Jimmie (played by Quentin Tarantino) to help them hide the car, as its interior is covered in blood. To help them get rid of the car,Marsellus sends a cleaner named Winston Wolfe, simply known as “The Wolf”. Wolfe gives them instructions to get rid of the car and Marvin’s body, and once it’s all done, he simply leaves.
The commercials saw Keitel’s Wolfe helping UK clients with different issues that required insurance.
The Wolf isn’t seen again, and even though he’s one ofTarantino’s characters who can appear in both levelsof his movie universe,Pulp Fictionremains his only appearance. However,Keitel reprised his role as Winston Wolfe in a series of commercials for the insurance company Direct Line, with Tarantino’s permission. The commercials saw Keitel’s Wolfe helping UK clients with different issues that required insurance – and, of course, there’s no blood and Wolfe is more calm in these than inPulp Fiction.
These Direct Line ads even gave Wolfe an assistant named Billy, whose actions are “as sharp as his suit”.The Direct Line websiteset up a whole profile for Wolfe, listing the different situations he had dealt with while working for them, with a good dose of humor as well. The Wolfe didn’t return in the Tarantino universe, but he found a place in insurance commercials.
What Else Harvey Keitel Has Done Since Pulp Fiction
Harvey Keitel Has An Interesting Acting Career
AfterPulp Fiction, Keitel’s career continued in a variety of movies, and he reunited with Tarantino inFrom Dusk till Dawn.
Harvey Keitel was already a renowned actor before he was cast inPulp Fiction(andReservoir Dogs, where he played Mr. White). Keitel is one of Martin Scorsese’s most notable collaborators, appearing in movies likeMean Streets,Taxi Driver, andThe Last Temptation of Christ, and they reunited again years afterPulp Fiction.In 2019, Scorsese releasedThe Irishman, where Keitel played Angelo Bruno, marking a long-awaited reunion with Scorsese and Robert De Niro. AfterPulp Fiction, Keitel’s career continued in a variety of movies, and he reunited with Tarantino inFrom Dusk till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez but written by and starring Tarantino.
Some of Keitel’s most notable projects sincePulp FictionareLittle Nicky(where he played Satan),Red Dragon,National Treasure,Be Cool,Little Fockers,Moonrise Kingdom,The Grand Budapest Hotel, andIsle of Dogs. In 2009,Keitel returned to the Tarantino movie universe in an uncredited voice cameo inInglourious Basterdsas an allied commanding officer. At the time of writing, Harvey Keitel has three movies coming up –Hard Matter,The Wrecker, andHellfire– and it’s to be seen if he will return in Quentin Tarantino’s final movie.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s classic tale of violence and redemption follows the intertwining tales of three protagonists: hitman Vincent Vega, prizefighter Butch Coolidge, and Vincent’s business partner Jules Winnfield.
