PULP FICTION (1994)****

(focus on L.A. gangster culture)

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Contains 13 movie quotes & 16 Academic Words (AWL*).

What do gangsters talk about when they're not busy?  What is a gangster's philosophy on life?  Here is a collection of connected stories that goes inside the  hearts and heads of Los Angeles' nasty underworld, courtesy of  Quentin Tarantino, director and writer (Academy Award, best screenplay).  Vincent Vega (John Travolta) must babysit the wife (Uma Thurman) of his boss (Ving Rhames).  Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) gets paid to lose a boxing match but wins anyway.  And Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) suffers a "moment of clarity" and decides to quit the gangster life, all in a time tripping suspense comedy filled with classic English idioms and everyday language, a must for mature English learners. Rated R (150 min.) mike laib 2012.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction

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