The film initiates with two small-time thieves, Honey Bunny and Pumpkin, who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant. The film then shifts to the story of Jules and Vincent, who hit men for the well known and feared Marsellus Wallace, who is caught up in a deal gone wrong with struggling boxer Butch Coolidge.

Quentin Tarantino hesitated over the choice between the character he was going to play: Jimmie or Lance. He ended up choosing Jimmie's role because he wanted to be behind the camera in Mia's overdose scene.

Butch:
Will you hand me a towel, tulip?


Fabienne:
Ah, I like that. I like tulip. Tulip is much better than mongoloid.

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Several differences in the two times we see Honey Bunny pull the gun in the restaurant can be attributed to seeing the scene through Jules' eyes the second time.

Written by Fred Wise, Milton Leeds, S.K. Russell, Nicholas Roubanis
Performed by Dick Dale and the Del Tones (as Dick Dale & His Del-Tones)
Courtesy of Rhino Records