Pulp Fiction (1994) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Hitman for Marsellus Wallace. Known for his philosophical dialogue and fatalistic luck.
Hitman experiencing a spiritual awakening after surviving a miraculous shooting.
Wife of crime boss Marsellus. Takes Vincent on a dangerous night out in Los Angeles.
Retired boxer who double-crosses Marsellus Wallace. Survives a brutal underground fight.
Feared crime boss of Los Angeles. His authority drives the motivations of Vincent and Butch.
Apartment resident targeted by Vincent and Jules in Pulp Fiction.
Hijacker in the opening diner scene of Pulp Fiction. Also known as Ring.
Lover of Pumpkin. Hijacks a diner in the opening scene of Pulp Fiction.
Vincent's friend who helps clean up the apartment after the shooting.
Jimmie's girlfriend. Overly dramatic and central to the apartment cleanup scene.
Butch's childhood friend who shares a poignant story about a marble in Pulp Fiction.
Drug dealer who kidnaps and assaults Butch in Pulp Fiction.
Zed's accomplice who helps kidnap Butch in Pulp Fiction.
Jimmie's friend who accidentally shoots Brett in Pulp Fiction.
Young version of Butch Coolidge shown in Pulp Fiction's flashback.
Butch's mother appearing in Pulp Fiction.
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
The character list identifies Mrs. Coolidge as Butch's mother.
The plot presents young Butch in the childhood flashback, followed by the adult Butch whose family heirloom is the gold watch.
Koons visits young Butch and gives him the gold watch, explaining its family history.
Koons tells young Butch that the gold watch belonged to Butch's father and gives it to him, continuing the family tradition.
Butch plans to flee with Fabienne and returns to their apartment after learning she forgot his gold watch.
Marsellus pays Butch to intentionally lose his upcoming boxing match.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
After Butch frees him, Marsellus incapacitates Zed and orders Butch to leave Los Angeles.
Zed and Maynard capture Butch; after Butch frees Marsellus, Marsellus incapacitates Zed.
Maynard captures Butch at gunpoint in the pawnshop basement; Butch breaks free and kills him with a katana.
Butch finds Vincent emerging from the bathroom at his apartment and kills him with a gun.
Vincent returns and points his gun at Honey Bunny while she is pointing her gun at Jules.
Honey Bunny points her gun at Jules after he holds Pumpkin at gunpoint, and Jules defuses the standoff.
Vincent returns during the diner robbery and points his gun at Honey Bunny while Jules holds Pumpkin.
Pumpkin holds up the diner and demands the briefcase; Jules overpowers him and holds him at gunpoint.
Vincent goes with Jules to Jimmie's home to handle the bloody car and Marvin's corpse.
Interwoven Los Angeles crime episodes follow hitmen, a boxer, and a dangerous night out, as choices and chance reshape their paths.
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Pulp Fiction (1994) · 8.5/10 · comedy, crime, drama, thriller
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