Summary
The movies of Quentin Tarantino share many connections through fictional brands, characters, and more, and there’s one subtle but clever detail that further connectsPulp FictionandReservoir Dogs, and you definitely missed it. There’s a confirmeduniverse of Quentin Tarantino’s moviesthat is divided into two levels: the “real” world, and the movies that the characters in that world watch. Because of this, there are many connections between his movies, some more obvious than others, and many bring together his first two movies:Reservoir DogsandPulp Fiction.
Released in 1992,Reservoir Dogsfollows a team of thieves, all of them with code names based on colors, whose planned heist of a jewelry store goes wrong – and, on top of that, they learn there’s a rat among them. Two years later, Tarantino broughtPulp Fiction, famously known for being told in a non-linear narrative.Pulp Fictionis formed by interconnected segments, with hitmen Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) considered as the main characters. Despite being different stories,there are some links betweenReservoir DogsandPulp Fiction, including a subtle and easy-to-miss reference.
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Reservoir Dogs Casually Mentions Pulp Fiction’s Jimmie Dimmick’s Wife
Quentin Tarantino Played Jimmie Dimmick In Pulp Fiction
Eddie Cabot suggested he could call a nurse he knows named Bonnie.
Despite how carefully planned the heist was inReservoir Dogs, it went terribly, as Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) was shot during the escape, the police arrived, and the team had to split so they wouldn’t be caught. The surviving thieves reunited at a warehouse where they would be safe, and as they discussed what happened, who could be the rat, and what to do next, Mr. Orange (the rat in question) was bleeding out. Eddie Cabot (Chris Penn), the son of the group’s crime boss, arrived at the warehouse and suggested he could call a nurse he knows named Bonnie.
Unfortunately for Mr. Orange, Eddie never called Bonnie or anyone to help him and everyone died, though in different ways. The mention of a nurse named Bonnie inReservoir Dogsisn’t memorable, as Bonnie never appears nor is she mentioned again, butshe is mentioned again inPulp Fiction. In the segment appropriately titled “The Bonnie Situation”, Jules and Vincent arrive at the house of Jules’ old friend and former business partner, Jimmie Dimmick (Tarantino), to hide their car after Vincent accidentally shoots Marvin in the backseat.
Pulp Fiction: Why Jules & Vincent Take Marvin (Did They Mean To Kill Him?)
Vincent shot Marvin in the face in Pulp Fiction, but why did Vincent and Jules take him? And was his death really an accident? Here’s what happened.
Jimmie tells them they can’t hide the car and Marvin’s body there as his wife, Bonnie, will come home soon, so they call a cleaner, Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel), to get rid of Marvin and the car. While talking to Marsellus on the phone, Jules describes a potential scenario for him in whichBonnie arrives as they hide Marvin’s body, and Bonnie is a nurse. It’s very possible, then, that the nurse Bonnie Eddie knew inReservoir DogswasPulp Fiction’s Jimmie Dimmick’s wife.
Reservoir Dogs’ Mr. White & Pulp Fiction’s Jimmie Dimmick Are Related
Mr. White & Jimmie Dimmick Are Yet Another Connection Between Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction’s Bonnie being the same nurse Bonnie mentioned inReservoir Dogsis more likely thanks to another connection between these movies. Various characters in the universe of Tarantino’s movies are related, such as Vincent Vega andReservoir Dogs’ Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), who are confirmed to be brothers, and Jimmie Dimmick and Mr. White (Keitel) are also related.
The exact relationship between Mr. White, whose real name is Larry Dimmick, and Jimmie’s is unknown, but it makes the mention of Jimmie’s wife inReservoir Dogsmore believable. Mr. White was close to Joe and Eddie, having worked with them many times in the past, andas Jimmie also had a criminal past, it’s very likely that Eddie would know him and his wife, thus mentioning nurse Bonnie when Mr. Orange needed medical attention.
Are Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction Set On The Same Day?
A Popular Theory Suggests The Events Of Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction Happen On The Same Day
BothReservoir DogsandPulp Fictionare set in Los Angeles, and they could have taken place on a very chaotic and violent day.
While some claim thatPulp Fictioncould be a prequel toReservoir Dogs, a popular theory suggests they are set on the same day. BothReservoir DogsandPulp Fictionare set in Los Angeles, and they could have taken place on a very chaotic and violent day, where the failed heist had a direct impact onPulp Fiction. When Vincent accidentally shot Marvin, the car was covered in blood and parts of Marvin’s head, which isn’t something that would be easy to hide in a city as busy as Los Angeles.
The theory says that, as the police were busy with the jewelry heist, they required all units and nobody would have noticed Vincent and Jules’ blood-covered car. Some variations of the theory add thatMarsellus’ briefcase containedthe diamonds stolen by theReservoir Dogs’ thieves, but the briefcase was initially in Brett’s possession.Pulp FictionandReservoir Dogsbeing set on the same day would actually benefit Jimmie Dimmick, asBonnie might have been too busy at the hospital after the mess triggered by the thievesand wouldn’t have caught Jimmie, Vincent, and Jules trying to hide Marvin and the car.
Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino’s feature-length debut Reservoir Dogs is an ensemble movie starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Chris Penn, and Edward Bunker. The 1992 film centers around a group of criminals who begin to suspect one of them is an undercover cop when their supposedly perfect diamond heist goes wrong.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s classic tale of violence and redemption follows the intertwining tales of three protagonists: hitman Vincent Vega, prizefighter Butch Coolidge, and Vincent’s business partner Jules Winnfield.
