samuel l. jackson?? gwyneth paltrow? these werent nobodys back in 96, how did pt anderson get these actors?? what was his budget on this film anyway??
by the way, is he guy who made john c. reilly and phillip seymour hoffmans hollywood careers?
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he probably paid them. that's usually a good way to get actors to be in films
Who cares about stairs? The main thing is ice cream.
Actually, they were not really stars at this point, either... Paltrow wasn't well known until Shakespeare in Love.... Sam Jackson had been in Pulp Fiction, but he was an unknown during that film, and his role in this film is pretty minor.
shareHe met Philip Baker Hall when he was a production assistant on a TV movie he starred in, and showed him the script to this (Or the short version, "Cigarettes and Coffee") and Baker Hall liked it and helped him out in making the movie and starring in it. My guess is that through the contacts he made in the short film and the fact that it was backed by a small studio made it easier for him to get the cast he wanted.
shareFalse....SLJ was light-years from "unknown" before Pulp Fiction.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
SLJ had mainly made name for himself with the outstanding supporting turn in Jungle Fever, but it's questionable how much mainstream recognition it ultimately earned him. Pulp Fiction was the one that made him an A-list star.
As for whether or not he "made" PSH's career... he'd been in a number of bit parts already before PTA cast him in HE and in some fairly high profile movies, too. And Paltrow had been in Se7en 1995.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
SLJ solidified his career as a tour de force actor in Forman's "Ragtime."
shareHe was pretty much unknown for the general audience. The biggest step in terms of popularity was Pulp Fiction. He got famous all of a sudden.
shareThere is no doubt Pulp Fiction launched SLJ to superstar status, but nobody in pulp fiction other than possibly Ving Rhames, was 'unknown' at the time. SLJ was in a slew of movies before that, some smaller parts but huge movies. Anyone in Jurassic Park, Coming to America, and Goodfellas..is light years from UNKNOWN. Agree to disagree.....
shareYou're missing the point, or taking the meaning of "unknown" literally. You shouldn't.
Most of the moviegoers didn't recognize his name before 1994, and maybe not even his face despite his role in Jurassic Park. You did, but you're the minority. That's it.
Had no idea you were representing 'most' of the moviegoing public, or what you are basing your hypothesis on...
As I said, all of the major characters in Pulp Fiction (John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, and yes Samuel L Jackson, were already stars...except for Ving Rhames....if you want to quibble about the definition of major...or star...or well-known....well then I cannot help you with that.
He was listed second in the credits after John Travolta, and before Uma Thurman.
If you know anything about the industry and the pecking order on who and how actors get listed in the credits, then you would understand.
#micdrop #out
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
Had no idea either you were representing an authority who tells us the exact definitions and how they should be used in a free conversation.
If I want to "quibble"...? Well, you was the one who started quibbling on what "unknown" meant, while noone else meant it literally.
Perhaps Samuel L. Jackson was listed second because he was one of the main characters and had a bigger role than Uma Thurman. Perhaps... But I don't think there's one rule for the credits order which applies to all Hollywood movies anyway.