Pulp Friction (film)

Pulp Friction is a 2021 parody short film directed by Mark Atkinson and Tony Olmos and written by Atkinson. The film spoofs Pulp Fiction and stars Atkinson, Randy Davison and Elliott Branch Jr. The film won the Indie Spirit Award at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema; received nominations at Austin Revolution Film Festival, Oceanside International Film Festival, and Award This!; and screened at San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Plot

Jules applies to be Marty and Gary's roommate.

Production

The story is based on Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino. Elliott Branch Jr. plays Jules, a character originally portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson.

Release

The film screened at Oceanside International Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Albuquerque Film & Music Festival and Marina Del Rey Film Festival.

Reception

Critical response

Sumner Forbes at Film Threat scored it 8.5 out of 10 and said "The five people in the world that haven’t seen Tarantino’s film will be lost, but that’s a sacrifice worth making for a film centered around the world of the most influential film of the 1990s." Audiences at Fan Fiction Film Festival recommended the film.