Pulp Fiction- THE truth about what's in the Briefcase(Confirmed by Tarantino)

[sackerland]

That was hilarious!

[Foxstab]

Yeah, the Briefcase was a McGuffin. I honestly don't know how people can miss on that. Well, illiteracy and ignorance are still wide spread since the public education system is on the rocks.

As for what's in the briefcase theories...given the context of it all (they were couriering payment from a successfully brokered large drug deal, and gonna skip town with it, robbing Mr M. his cut) the simplest would've been gold, as some cartels still trade in that instead of USD (or otherwise currency).

[SuperSkurre]

@CanadianChronic2121 lol

[666Ahil]

people need a sense of humor...this is my fav movie and i think its funny as shit :P

[Ravager20]

why the many dislikes? this shit is funny

[Username64157]

lol way to funny!

[CanadianChronic2121]

Its the Diamonds from Resevoir Dogs

[PleaseLookAtMyCock]

I used to drink beer all the time but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[zZEDMUIRZz]

It's marcelluses soul Jensen why the codes 666 and he has a cut on the back of his head

[snailright]

I was expecting it to contain a screen with a video of rick astley, pleasantly surprised it didn't.

[deBebbler]

Perfect. Too funny.

[BUSYBUCK21]

i clicked this knowing it was going to be fake lol. no need for people to get all mad as if the video said (trick to staying alive forever)

[BearWindAppleyard]

creative advertising, cool

[loyesj]

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooo!



[HorrificanStudios]

It's Mr. Wallace's soul, which explains the band-aid... DUH!

[steelerdog58]

Best movie ever and yes this is funny!!

[gusty123321]

HAHAHAHA, niicee

[Sniper65118]

Gold.

[FlourescentPotato]

@Sniper65118 That's the most sensible idea, but you're the only other person I know to have had it.

[cain2335]

thats bull...no one gets excited over bud light

[23chopperrob]

fuck budlice... Vincent prefers H and i aint talkin no bullshit Heineken!

[poopfaceabc123]

Bud light really? WEED MAN.

[AntarcticAnt]

Read the description before you go angry all over in the comments. Really.

[wojtek0000]

Jules and Vincent wouldn't be drinking this American piss.

[Renneskid]

juice vesicles of a citrus fruit. A.K.A Pulp. A bright orange coloured content located in the fruits endocarp.

[johnnystaccata]

That was about as funny as a Bud Light commercial, ahem.

[tsabszy]

actually.. if it was beer it must have been Leffe

[NEdelbach]

There's no need to get nasty. Whether we agree or disagree in interpretations, we can still be respectful. It seems we all share one thing, an appreciation for the film. And its fun to have these discussions. Even if we feel someone is wrong and can't see their views. BTW MrMovieAnalyst I changed my mind and did watch your video. Its good- I recommend others to check it out. I think it reads too much into the film, but i did find it interesting. My video is just joking around.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@NEdelbach Thanks:)

[MrMovieAnalyst]

Actually, the contents DO matter. First off, each man sees what he wants to see in the case: for Ringo it contains gold ("it's beautiful"), for Vincent, drugs ("we're happy"), for Marsellus, money ("my boss's dirty laundry"), and for Jules it contains enlightenment. The contents matter because Jules is *seeking* enlightenment ("this briefcase does not belong to me").

Ultimately, the briefcase represents the black 'monolith' from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[NEdelbach]

@MrMovieAnalyst I think you are confused but see it as you want. Its still a story telling device no matter what you personally read in to it. I guess the same way those characters saw those things, I could see it as a atom bomb and the film is actually showing us a few days before the end of the world.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@NEdelbach A McGuffin isn't simply anything that's a plot device, it's something that's *solely* a plot device. It doesn't matter all that much what a given member of the audience 'sees' in the briefcase. Do you have any indication that one of the characters sees the contents as an atom bomb? I gave part of my reasoning for believing the contents is as I explained, as opposed to idle speculation, and there's further evidence in some of my brief Pulp Fiction analysis videos I created.

[NEdelbach]

@MrMovieAnalyst I think you are confusing device as something tangible. A Literary Device is a element of the story telling. A Mcguffin is a literary device, its can be an object it doesn't have to be. it can be an idea- Broken Flowers- guy trying to find his son. The McGuffin is the idea. I think you are confused because you say IT MATTERS and then say it is Whatever they want it to be, so it really doesn't matter. In fact that proves more that its nothing because it can be anything.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@NEdelbach I'd suggest you look up the definition on Wikipedia. The idea of 'it's whatever you want' is not the definition per se; the actual definition is as I said, something that's *solely* a plot device. Also, I said it doesn't matter what a given member of the *audience* sees in the briefcase, and I said this in response to your statement. The audience is not the same as the characters. Each man in Pulp Fiction sees what he wants to see, and there's evidence for what I claimed each sees.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@NEdelbach ...continued - At this point I'd recommend you carefully read the definition of 'McGuffin' on Wikipedia, then view the less-than-two-minutes-long 'part 1' video of my analysis of Pulp Fiction, including reading the information underneath the video; then get back to me.

[NEdelbach]

@MrMovieAnalyst you're reading way too much into the film, man. I know A McGuffin is not whatever you want. Thats wrong. Thats what I said YOU think the briefcase is. Your entitled to believe whatever you want. To me, its as likely Vincent sees Drugs in the briefcase as a toilet since he uses the bathroom more then he uses drugs. RIngo has no connection to Gold, if he did he would rob Jewelry stores, not liquor stores and Jules' enlightenment has nothing to do with the contents of the case

[NEdelbach]

@MrMovieAnalyst I don't want to watch your video because I honestly don't care about the things you read into the film. This is not a mystery. The briefcase is a McGuffin. It simply exists to move along the plot. Its of no importance whats in it. You can think its a soul or drugs or whatever.  You can make and write 1000 page essays, it won't change the fact that its unimportant, never explained and never will be explained because there isn't anything to explain.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@NEdelbach Okay, you're free to believe that.

[critixizer]

@MrMovieAnalyst

you a stupid mother fucker. it's wallace's soul. what's up with the bandages on the back of wallace's neck? oh he sold his soul to the devil via the use of the young adults, and the devil takes the soul through the spinal cord. and the soul is always said to be the most breath taking, beautiful thing eyes could ever grasp. what does every one who sees what is in the case do? oh ya, breath taking. pulp fiction came out in 1994, way before your bull shit.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@critixizer You sound like you're not intelligent enough to have understood the movie.

[critixizer]

@MrMovieAnalyst

You're looking at the movie from the director's chair, sir. Analyze it from a few other angles and sources and you may find a difference. I recommend you do so. You have two eyes; but, as unintelligent as I am, I do know that you know that.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@critixizer Just because I'm taking into consideration what Tarantino has said about his own movie, etc., doesn't mean I'm analyzing it as if I am the director. That doesn't even make any sense. If you read the analysis on my blog, you'll see I was very careful about it.

[NEdelbach]

@MrMovieAnalyst If you'd like to add your film as a response to mine feel free. I will approve it,so others can find it from my video easier.

[critixizer]

@MrMovieAnalyst

i do apologize for being so harsh... shit frustrates me when i see good grammar and punctuation but a bad "Ultimately, blahhh" it's the truth. divinity was what saves jules and vincent for they are the arch angels of their situation which is to deliver a soul back to who it belongs. you must look harder. you'll see why vincent dies and a lot more. you want to hear more "coincidences" hollywood has to offer? just ask :)

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@critixizer Roger Ebert researched the soul theory and dismissed it as nonsense. See the information underneath my 'part 1' video.

[3sweetiipyxxo9]

hey. i read the expansion. and i was wondering if you could explain the term 'Stinger' used in horror films. yaho answers can't tell me. neither can wikipedia. i'm about to google it, but google is a vast array listless possiblies. If you could explain it, that would be fantastic :3 thank you :)

[NEdelbach]

@3sweetiipyxxo9 A horror stinger is a loud sound, usually a shrieking musical instrument. For example, I'll use the most common cliche. A girl is being stalked by a killer, we are meant to think that hes in the room. Then either a cat jumps out or her best friend comes out of nowhere and touches her shoulder. The loud sound FX that plays when the cat jumps out is a stinger. Its the equivalent of someone jumping out at you and saying "Boo." Its a cheap way to scare the audience.

[NEdelbach]

@NEdelbach Its a technique that can be found in almost every horror film ever made. Googling horror stinger sound effect should give you some examples. Outside of horror films, a stinger is also the term used to describe a scene that occurs during or after the end credits.

[xTehPPSh41x]

hmm...so...they killed them over bud light...good

[EverettDudgeon138]

It's a homage to Kiss Me Deadly, there's the exact same shot in both movies.

[Crazymofoinamajikbox]

Lol!!

[HashRash87]

I always assumed it was gold bars in the briefcase because of the yellow reflection on Travolta's face. Especially because of Travolta's reaction.

But it makes sense that it would be nothing. The briefcase is just a plot device to get the plot rolling. Its contents are not integral to the plot in any way.

[logicp313]

its marcellous wallace soul thats why he wanted it back so bad cuz if you notice in the movie he has a bandade on the back of his head its on old voodoo legend about souls being taken this way.

[NEdelbach]

@logicp313 You are really reaching. The Band-Aid has been explained by Tarantino. It was because Vhing Rhames has a mole and he didn't want people staring at only that in the close up so he put a band-aid on it. its purposely made to be nothing in the film so it could be anything the audience wants, In that sense, if you WANT to think its a soul, it is. If you want to think its Elvis Presley's suit it is, if you want to think its jesus in a coke bottle, it is. Its a mcguffin. it means 0.

[TheGodofwar009]

fake and gay!!

[NEdelbach]

@TheGodofwar009 Yeah... its a joke. Hence it being fake. Or did you think It was really implying Budlight was the answer? lol

[Foxstab]

@NEdelbach I can see how Tarantino's tech crew could've used some flashlight and a beer bottle to form the effect of golden glow. XD

[Johannes012]

Mr Wallace sold his soul to the devil. Briefcase nr is 666.

I guess he wants it back.....:)

[NEdelbach]

@Johannes012 Its not his soul. Its nothing. Its a McGuffin. I guess those four guys stole the soul from the devil? Or they are the devil? Do you not see how stupid that whole soul thing sounds? Especially with what is said on the screen.

[ParklaneKarma]

Its a soul

[THEWORDOFTHEGOSPEL]

Am I The Only One THat Saw The 666 at 0:37?

[KX9N]

@THEWORDOFTHEGOSPEL No, considering its the only thing on the screen you moron

[1821aftershock]

that was funny

[Nebraskafootballsue]

Its suppose to be hash is what i heard.

[DayneGaza]

You should have tried killing urself..:D

[lukeyboymufc1990]

To the people who ACTUALLY want to know whats in the briefcase its gold,the end scene in the cafe when he opens the case you can see the gold reflection.

[matthias69120]

@lukeyboymufc1990 Impossible: In the scene when he´s pulling up the briefcase from the cupboard down below, he does it with great ease -> It´s too light for gold, he could barely lift the briefcase if it was. Furthermore, the yellow reflection derives from the electric lights which are build in the briefcase. It must be something else therefore.

[JackieChiles007]

That was funny man. But for the people who actually wanna know it's suppose to be whatever you want it to be. According to Tarantino.

[green2471]

Hey you all.....is was marcellas dirty laundry in the briefcase...=D

[Bigsausageboy]

It's an orange lightbulb, fag tarantino said so him self check it out on snopes.com dumbasses

[celladoorlhc]

False. That's the truth.

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[IamJacksColon4]

the simplest explaination is the truth. to know whats in the case u must study the kids. they are educated or in the process of education. they are chemist students and they made cocaine. thats in the briefcase.

[PapomanResurrect]

A human soul is in the briefcase

[NEdelbach]

People who hate budlight are anit- american...

JK.. But this is referencing the commercials NOT the quality of Beer.

[draciel80]

that was kinda funny

[beatles61]

It's actually diamonds, from reservoir dogs.... if you read the original script (somewhere online) it says that....

[SHiTJuFro743]

@beatles61 That wouldn't make sense, but nice try

[beatles61]

@SHiTJuFro743 how does it not make sense? No where in the whole movie is there any reference to the partnership between Brad and Wallace, so to assume anything would make sense. And besides, Tarantino always makes a connection between all his movies and it makes perfect sense for him to make a connection so big between his first films like that. But the idea was obviously scrapt and is now void. I was just saying, that was what the original script said

[SHiTJuFro743]

@beatles61 Sooooo....... what the fuck? It could make sense but it isn't even argueable because it was in an "original" script and therefore a different film? Then why the fuck would you argue it's ability to not make sense? It could make sense in an original script, but not so in this film. just..... WTF, man, just fucking WTF

[beatles61]

@SHiTJuFro743 Yes that is what I am saying. I am not joking, I think anything would make sense in the brief case because it is never mentioned or referenced. If I told everyone that's what I thought it was no one could 100% argue against it. But if Tarantino came out to day and said that's what it was there would be too many holes for that to be the official answer for the movie we have to day. It would've work for the original script but not for the incarnation we have today

[AGentertainment]

Bud Light is for high schoolers that steal it from their dads fridge thinking their cool.  Man up and drink some real beer, kids.

[VoxJoxx]

Why bud light...? Pointless unless your on the bud payroll, why don't you re-do it with a shit load of weed, if it was actually Vincent he'd have seen a shit load of afghans finest with all gold drug parafernalia but that would be just cool but a shit load of weed would be imo actually funny too.

[NEdelbach]

@VoxJoxx Because its spoofing Budlight commercials. Its not a REAL commercial. Ever seen the Superbowl Ads?

[tel2404]

rubbish

[KevalProduction]

bud light is shit...steamwhistle all the way

[IBblowin]

Bud Light AKA Piss water COORS ORIGINAL ALL DAY

[imachku]

funny shit

[spoonman73]

classic

[citysmoker420]

heheheheh

[Lionheartx675]

Fuck you to the umpteenth degree.

[JediBen16]

lol i'm soooo sueing you now xD

[mickandgreg]

ahahahahahahaha!!!! so true!^^

[P3droOxXx]

aaaaaaaaa k mamonn!! jajaja xD la neta rifo el video cmpa tss thumbs up!

[TheWuCepticon81]

So THAT's what it was in the case, woow, thank you. It's been bugging me for 15 years, now i feel much better :-D

[robbtheruler]

This should be a bud light commercial haha. And yes, I do deserve a medal!