The Lebowski, Pulp Fiction and Kiss Me Deadly all use the McGuffin as a plot device. The briefcase is an object that everybody wants but it doesn't really matter why they want it. It's also an allusion to a McGuffin in "Kiss Me Deadly" But I didn't quite appreciate that it didn't matter. That's never been something that I've wanted to think too much about.
There are only two kinds of people in the world, Pulp Fiction people and Big Lebowski people. Now Pulp Fiction people can like Big Lebowski and vice versa, but nobody likes them both equally. Somewhere you have to make a choice. And that choice tells you who you are.
In the first episode of this two-parter, David and Tamler make that choice – and then go deep into the themes, performances, and philosophy of Tarantino’s iconic 90s classic Pulp Fiction. What’s the meaning of a foot massage? What counts as a miracle? Is failing to disregard your own feces a sufficient condition for a filthy animal? We have a lots to talk about, and time is short. So pretty please, with sugar on top, listen to the fucking episode.
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