![]() ![]() His friend and partner-in-crime and fellow hitman Jules Winnfield ( Samuel L. Vincent agrees, although he is worried about how it will look when asked about taking her out, he repeatedly insists that "it's not a date". Marsellus goes out of town and asks Vincent Vega ( John Travolta), one of his assassins, to take Mia out to dinner while he's gone. ![]() Before meeting Marsellus, Mia was an aspiring actress who appeared in a television pilot called Fox Force Five, which failed. Mia is the wife of the crime boss Marsellus Wallace ( Ving Rhames). ![]() Events of Pulp Fiction "Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife" Mia's personality and looks are also reminiscent of Elvira Hancock's ( Michelle Pfeiffer) from Brian De Palma's Scarface. Additionally her look was inspired by silent film stars and meant to invoke a femme fatale. She also included designer name brands like Chanel to show that she is the moll of a rich crime boss. For Mia's look in the film, costume designer Betsy Heimann created her appearance to be that of a female Reservoir Dog. Mia was modeled after actress Anna Karina, a prominent figure of the French New Wave and muse of Jean-Luc Godard. In spite of her misgivings she met Tarantino for a three hour lunch in Los Angeles, and later an hours long discussion in her New York apartment. She found the script frightening and vulgar. Thurman, however was not as confident the role was right for her. Thurman's agent Jay Moloney read a copy of the screenplay and felt Mia was perfect for her. Other actresses on the list were Virginia Madsen, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Jasmine Guy, Angela Bassett, Annette O'Toole, Debra Winger, Robin Wright, Meg Tilly, Cynda Williams and N'Bushe Wright. Her sister Patricia was one of Tarantino's choices to play Mia as well. Rosanna Arquette was considered but ended up portraying Jody in the film. Tarantino preferred Michelle Pfeiffer who auditioned for the role. Other actresses considered included Daryl Hannah, Joan Cusack, Halle Berry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Holly Hunter and Alfre Woodard. Casting Īt the beginning of casting Tarantino and Miramax were considering Isabella Rossellini and Meg Ryan for the part. Mia was the featured character of the film's promotional material, appearing on a bed with a cigarette in hand. It was Thurman's breakthrough role and earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Wolf well knows, that doesn't necessarily mean that you HAVE character).Mia Wallace is a fictional character portrayed by Uma Thurman in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. Each item helps you become the character (but as Mr. If you're a fan of bolo ties and ponytails, then you can grab our Vincent Vega kit to recreate John Travolta's look. Jackson, we even have a synthetic wig you can wear to get the look down flawlessly. And just in case you could never grow that luscious afro like the highly talented Mr. You can finally engage in some witty banter while you pretend to be a hitman, or have that perfect outfit to wear to Jack Rabbit Slim's. From the jet black suit worn by Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, to Mia Wallace's outfit, we carry styles to fit your tastes. Each one is officially licensed and made by us, which means you can expect a high quality costume. Our line of Pulp Fiction costumes are inspired from the classic 1994 film. ![]() Or maybe it's John Travolta's ponytail? Who knows? Some combination of all of those attributes makes Pulp Fiction one of the greatest movies to ever hit the silver screen and being the costuming experts that we are, we just had to go out and make some costumes based on the movie. Jackson blasts some fools with a really big gun. What makes Pulp Fiction so great? Is it the strange characters? Is it Quentin Tarantino's story placement, which puts things out of chronological order? Maybe it's the cool portrayal of normal, every day conversations by people with out of the ordinary roles in life. ![]()
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