PULP FICTION
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy neo-noir crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, from a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Directed in a highly stylized manner, Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase. The film’s title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. (More from Wikipedia)
Among other things, the 1994 film Pulp Fiction served to reintroduce one of the founding fathers of the surf sound, Dick Dale (real name: Richard Monsour), whose signature instrumental masterpiece, “Misirlou” (released in 1962 and officially by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones) is included on the soundtrack. The song is of Greek origin with Middle Eastern influences and dates from 1927; phonetically, the title is the same as how the word “Egyptian” sounds in the Turkish language. I once heard Dick Dale describe his fierce guitar technique as playing the instrument as though it were a set of drums.
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