Editing Pulp Fiction (section)

== Cast ==<!-- Other articles link here -->
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* [[John Travolta]] as Vincent Vega:
:Jules' partner-in-crime, working for Marsellus Wallace. Tarantino cast Travolta in ''Pulp Fiction'' because [[Michael Madsen]], who had played Vic Vega in ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' (1992), chose to appear in [[Kevin Costner]]'s ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' instead. Madsen has since expressed regret over his decision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Sanjiv |title=Mr Blonde's Ambition |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1194170,00.html |work=The Guardian |date=2004-04-18 |access-date=2006-12-27 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709093114/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1194170,00.html |archive-date=July 9, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Harvey Weinstein]] pushed for [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] in the part.{{sfn|Charyn|2006|p=68}} Travolta accepted a reduced rate; sources say either US$100,000 or US$140,000. The film's success and his [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor revitalized his career.<ref>For $100,000, see e.g., Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 3, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment). For USD$140,000, see e.g., {{cite web |last=Wills |first=Dominic |title=John Travolta Biography |publisher=Tiscali|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/john_travolta_biog/4 |access-date=2006-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104050530/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/john_travolta_biog/4 |archive-date=2007-01-04}} Note again that all the main actors were paid identical weekly salaries. It appears that these figures cited for Travolta do not include his participation, if any, in the film's profits.</ref> Vincent is the brother of Vic Vega, also known as Mr. Blonde in ''Reservoir Dogs'', and in 2004, Tarantino discussed an idea for a movie starring Travolta and Madsen as the "Vega Brothers"; the concept remains unrealized.<ref name="Vega">{{cite web |last=Haddon |first=Cole |title=Michael Madsen Talks Hell Ride, Inglorious Bastards, and Sin City 2 |url=http://www.film.com/movies/story/michael-madsen-talks-hell-ride/22258175 |website=Film.com |date=2008-08-07 |access-date=2008-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023235552/http://www.film.com/movies/story/michael-madsen-talks-hell-ride/22258175 |archive-date=October 23, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as Jules Winnfield:
:Vincent's partner in crime, working for Marsellus Wallace. Jackson's first audition was overshadowed by [[Paul Calderón]]; Jackson had assumed the audition was merely a reading. Weinstein convinced him to audition a second time and his performance of the final diner scene won over Tarantino.{{sfn|Dawson|1995|p=154}}<ref>Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 5, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment).</ref> Jules was originally scripted with a giant afro,<ref name="T3">Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 3, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment).</ref> but Tarantino's [[personal assistant]] mistakenly bought a [[Jheri curl]]ed wig. Tarantino was enraged but Jackson persuaded him to keep it since the hairstyle had gained popularity through the rap group [[N.W.A]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2016 |title=Samuel L. Jackson's 'Pulp Fiction' Jheri Curl Wig Was a Happy Accident |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/samuel-l-jacksons-pulp-fiction-jheri-curl-wig-000105962.html |access-date=2022-02-17 |website=Yahoo |language=en-US |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217105859/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/samuel-l-jacksons-pulp-fiction-jheri-curl-wig-000105962.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Film critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] took it as a "tacit comic statement about the ghettoization of [Black people] in movies".<ref name="OG">{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=''Pulp Fiction'' (1994) |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/10/14/movie-review-pulp-fiction/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=1994-10-10 |access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015004935/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304048,00.html |archive-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Calderón appears in the film as Paul, a bartender at Marsellus's social club, as well as Marsellus's assistant. Tarantino wrote the role for [[Laurence Fishburne]], who turned it down. According to Tarantino, Fishburne refused it because his team did not see it as a starring role;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Laurence Fishburne Turned Down Samuel L. Jackson's Role in 'Pulp Fiction'|url=https://www.theringer.com/video/2020/1/16/21068675/laurence-fishburne-turned-down-samuel-l-jackson-role-in-pulp-fiction|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820185534/https://www.theringer.com/video/2020/1/16/21068675/laurence-fishburne-turned-down-samuel-l-jackson-role-in-pulp-fiction|archive-date=August 20, 2020|access-date=2020-08-21|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|language=en}}</ref> Fishburne later said he turned it down because he felt the film glamorized heroin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jung|first=E. Alex|date=2020-08-19|title=Laurence Fishburne Knows Who He Is|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/laurence-fishburne-in-conversation.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821082213/https://www.vulture.com/article/laurence-fishburne-in-conversation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Uma Thurman]] as [[Mia Wallace]]:
:Wallace's wife and an aspiring actress. Miramax favored [[Holly Hunter]] or [[Meg Ryan]] for the role of Mia. [[Alfre Woodard]] and [[Meg Tilly]] were also considered but Tarantino wanted Thurman after their first meeting.{{sfn|Biskind|2004|p=170}}{{sfn|Dawson|1995a|p=155}} She dominated the film's promotional material, appearing on a bed with cigarette in hand. She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Despite being launched into the celebrity [[A-list]], Thurman chose not to do any big-budget films until ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997) three years later.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wills |first=Dominic |title=Uma Thurman Biography |publisher=Tiscali |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/uma_thurman_biog/6 |access-date=2006-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507080424/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/uma_thurman_biog/6 |archive-date=2007-05-07}}</ref>
* [[Harvey Keitel]] as Winston Wolfe:
:A "[[Fixer (person)|cleaner]]" who aids Jules and Vincent. Tarantino wrote the part of Wolfe for Keitel, who had starred in ''Reservoir Dogs'' and was instrumental in its production. In Tarantino's words, "Harvey had been my favorite actor since I was 16 years old."<ref name="T23">Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 23, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment).</ref> Keitel had played a similarly employed character in ''[[Point of No Return (1993 film)|Point of No Return]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=1993-03-19 |title=Point of No Return |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/point-of-no-return-2-1200431702/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tim Roth]] as Ringo/"Pumpkin":
:A burglar and Yolanda's boyfriend. Roth had starred in ''Reservoir Dogs'' alongside Keitel. He had used an American accent in ''Reservoir Dogs'' but used his natural, London accent in ''Pulp Fiction''. Though Tarantino had written the part with Roth in mind, TriStar head [[Mike Medavoy]] preferred [[Johnny Depp]] or [[Christian Slater]].{{sfn|Charyn|2006|p=73}} Early in development, Tarantino had contemplated casting Roth as Vincent and [[Gary Oldman]] as Jules, rewriting the characters as "two English guys".{{sfn|Bailey|2013|p=84}}
* [[Amanda Plummer]] as Yolanda/"Honey Bunny":
:Ringo's girlfriend and partner in crime. Tarantino wrote the role of Yolanda for Plummer to partner her with Roth. Roth had introduced Tarantino to her, saying: "I want to work with Amanda in one of your films but she has to have a really big gun."<ref name=PremiereUK>{{cite news |last=Dawson |first=Jeff |title=Hit Man |url=http://www.tim-roth.com/index.php?id=ukpremieredec95 |work=Premiere (UK) |publisher=Tim-Roth.com |date=December 1995 |access-date=2012-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120090146/http://www.tim-roth.com/index.php?id=ukpremieredec95 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Maria de Medeiros]] as Fabienne:
:Butch's girlfriend. Tarantino met de Medeiros, a Portuguese actress, while traveling with ''Reservoir Dogs'' around the European film festival circuit.<ref name="T14">Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 14, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment).</ref>
* [[Ving Rhames]] as Marsellus Wallace:
:A crime boss and employer of Jules and Vincent. Before Rhames was cast, the part of Wallace was initially offered to [[Max Julien]] and [[Sid Haig]], but both turned down the role.<ref>{{cite web| last=Seal| first=Mark| date=February 13, 2013| title=Cinema Tarantino: The Making of ''Pulp Fiction''| website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]| url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/03/making-of-pulp-fiction-oral-history/amp| access-date=July 9, 2020| archive-date=January 15, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115053439/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/03/making-of-pulp-fiction-oral-history/amp| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sid Haig Interview! Episode: 40 |url=http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187 |access-date=2008-07-20 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120065456/http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187 |archive-date=November 20, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to Bender, Rhames gave "one of the best auditions I've ever seen".{{sfn|Dawson|1995a|p=155}} His acclaimed performance led to him being cast in big-budget features such as ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]]'' (1996), ''[[Con Air]]'' (1997) and ''[[Out of Sight]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ving Rhames Biography |website=AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ving-rhames-p59836 |access-date=2012-04-11 |first=Sandra |last=Brennan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413180958/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/ving-rhames-p59836 |archive-date=April 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as Lance:
:Vincent's drug dealer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cobain Turned Down 'Pulp Fiction' Role |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Cobain_Turned_Down_Pulp_Fiction_Role/3555873 |work=Hollywood.com |date=2006-09-20 |access-date=2007-09-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604135659/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Cobain_Turned_Down_Pulp_Fiction_Role/3555873 |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Gary Oldman was the preferred choice among TriStar executives, based on his portrayal of drug-dealing pimp Drexl Spivey in ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite journal |last=Roberts |first=Chris |date=August 1999 |title=Gary Oldman: A sheep in wolf's clothing |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |publisher=[[Time Inc. UK|IPC Media]] |issue=27 |quote=[''True Romance''] wouldn't have been [Oldman's] last Tarantino collaboration, had TriStar execs gotten their way&nbsp;... Oldman was the preferred choice for [Lance].}}</ref><ref name=shortlist50facts>{{cite web |url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/50-things-you-%28probably%29-didnt-know-about-pulp-fiction |title=50 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Pulp Fiction |date=October 28, 2013 |website=[[ShortList]] |access-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105123711/http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/50-things-you-(probably)-didnt-know-about-pulp-fiction |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Rosanna Arquette]] as Jody:
:Lance's wife. [[Pam Grier]] read for the role, but Tarantino did not believe audiences would find it plausible for Lance to yell at her.<ref>Enhanced Trivia Track, ch. 6, ''Pulp Fiction'' DVD (Buena Vista Home Entertainment). See also {{cite web |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |title=Interviews: Pam Grier |url=https://www.avclub.com/pam-grier-1798208273 |website=The A.V. Club |publisher=The Onion |date=2003-06-25 |access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002130523/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22535 |archive-date=October 2, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tarantino later cast Grier as the lead role for ''[[Jackie Brown]]''. [[Ellen DeGeneres]] also read for the part of Jody.{{sfn|Dawson|1995a|p=189}} Rosanna's sister [[Alexis Arquette|Alexis]] (then known as Robert Arquette) also appears in the film, as a man emerging from a bathroom to shoot at and miss Vincent and Jules who then kill him.
* [[Christopher Walken]] as Captain Koons:
:A [[United States Air Force|USAF]] veteran of the [[Vietnam War]] who delivers a young Butch his father's coveted gold watch. During Koons' monologue, which is interspersed with colorful descriptions of the [[Viet Cong]], he mentions a soldier called "Winocki".{{efn|Walken's speech to the young Butch has been described as a "bravura performance of patriotic zeal and scatological fetishism worthy of a Kubrickian anti-hero".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Howley |first=K. |year=2004 |title=Breaking, Making, and Killing Time in Pulp Fiction |journal=Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies |page=10}}</ref>}} Joe Winocki ([[John Garfield]]) is a character in the 1943 film ''[[Air Force (film)|Air Force]]'' directed by [[Howard Hawks]], one of Tarantino's favorite directors.<ref name=LisaFrance>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/showbiz/movies/pulp-fiction-20th-anniversary/index.html|title='Pulp Fiction': 20 fun facts as the film turns 20|website=[[CNN]]|date=October 14, 2014|last=France|first=Lisa|access-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729150353/http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/showbiz/movies/pulp-fiction-20th-anniversary/index.html|archive-date=July 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Tarantino played a character named Desmond Winocki in a guest appearance on an episode of ''[[All-American Girl (TV series)|All-American Girl]]'' titled ''Pulp Sitcom''.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 26, 2007 |title=Quentin Tarantino on All-American Girl (February 22, 1995) |url=http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2007/11/quentin-tarantino-on-all-american-girl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312154706/http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2007/11/quentin-tarantino-on-all-american-girl.html |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=March 11, 2016 |work=Chronological Snobbery}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Willis]] as Butch Coolidge:
:An aging boxer on the run from Marsellus after having [[Double cross (betrayal)|double-crossed]] him. The role was originally written for [[Matt Dillon]] who turned it down.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/quentin-tarantino-pulp-fiction-cast/ |title=You Won't Believe Who Quentin Tarantino Had in Mind for 'Pulp Fiction' |work=Collider |last=Goldberg |first=Reid |date=October 26, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> Willis was already a star but most of his recent films had been critical and box-office disappointments. As related by [[Peter Bart]], participating in the modestly budgeted film "meant lowering his salary and risking his star status but the strategy&nbsp;... paid off royally: ''Pulp Fiction'' not only brought Willis new respect as an actor but also earned him several million dollars".{{sfn|Bart|2000|p=85}}{{sfn|Polan|2000|loc=p. 69: Willis's deal for a percentage of the box office gross was presumably on top of a base weekly salary that was identical to the other main actors, per Polan}}{{sfn|Dawson|1995a|p=148}} Willis' appearance and physical presence were crucial to Tarantino, "Bruce has the look of a 50s actor. I can't think of any other star that has that look".{{sfn|Dargis|1994a|p=10}} Butch's look was modeled on [[Aldo Ray]] in ''[[Nightfall (1956 film)|Nightfall]]'' and his demeanor based on [[Ralph Meeker]]'s portrayal of [[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]] in [[Robert Aldrich]]'s ''[[Kiss Me Deadly]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RRmcAQAAQBAJ&q=%22aldo+ray%22+interview&pg=PA50|pages=50–51|title=Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, Revised and Updated|last1=Tarantino|first1=Quentin|last2=Peary|first2=Gerald|author-link2=Gerald Peary|publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]]|date=2013|access-date=March 4, 2022|isbn=9781617038747|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023050607/https://books.google.com/books?id=RRmcAQAAQBAJ&q=%22aldo+ray%22+interview&pg=PA50|url-status=live|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Chandler Lindauer plays a young Butch.

[[Bronagh Gallagher]] plays Jody's friend Trudi who does little but smoke a [[bong]] during the scene where Vincent revives Mia. According to author Jason Bailey, "Quentin thought it would be funny to have this casual observer who just happened to be there. All of this was born out of the experience of, when you go to someone's house to buy drugs, there are always people who are just there".<ref>{{cite news|last=Getlen |first=Larry |date=October 18, 2014 |url=https://nypost.com/2014/10/18/inside-the-grisly-scene-that-made-pulp-fiction/ |title=Inside the grisly scene that made 'Pulp Fiction' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114030842/http://nypost.com/2014/10/18/inside-the-grisly-scene-that-made-pulp-fiction/ |archivedate=November 14, 2017 |work=[[New York Post]] |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Phil LaMarr]] portrays Marvin, an associate of Jules and Vincent. LaMarr auditioned for Tarantino after both had done a show for an improv group a few months prior.<ref name="LaMarrCastINterview">{{cite news|last=Harris |first=Will |date=June 26, 2012 |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/phil-lamarr-on-ifuturamai-and-getting-shot-in-the--81774 |title=Phil LaMarr on Futurama and getting shot in the face for Pulp Fiction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113201/http://www.avclub.com/article/phil-lamarr-on-ifuturamai-and-getting-shot-in-the--81774 |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]] |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He read for the roles of Jules Winnfield and Brett before being cast as Marvin.<ref name="LaMarrCastINterview" /> Tarantino appears as Jules' friend Jimmie, in whose house they clean up a murder. Tarantino was unsure whether to play Jimmie or Lance, choosing Jimmie as he wanted to be behind the camera during Mia's overdose scene.<ref name=shortlist50facts />

[[Frank Whaley]] portrays Brett, who has a briefcase requested by Marsellus. Whaley met Tarantino while he was filming ''Reservoir Dogs'' at a lab in [[Sundance Institute]]. He recalls, "we ended up meeting and spending time together, and I liked him, so I was really happy when he asked me to be in this movie."<ref name="WhaleAVCLUB">{{cite news|last=Harris |first=Will |date=April 9, 2015 |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/frank-whaley-acting-directing-and-getting-yelled-s-215751 |title=Frank Whaley on acting, directing, and getting yelled at by Samuel L. Jackson and Oliver Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103174249/http://www.avclub.com/article/frank-whaley-acting-directing-and-getting-yelled-s-215751 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=The Onion |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Burr Steers]] appears as Roger, a friend of Brett's nicknamed "[[A Flock of Seagulls|Flock of Seagulls]]" by Jules. The scene of the confrontation between Brett and Jules went through several takes due to Steers making mistakes. Steers recalled in an interview that he had found acting difficult due to the loudness of the gunshots.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eisenberg |first=Eric |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Pulp-Fiction-Scene-Burr-Steers-Kept-Screwing-Up-Why-108537.html |date=January 27, 2016 |title=The Pulp Fiction Scene That Burr Steers Kept Screwing Up, And Why |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426201242/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Pulp-Fiction-Scene-Burr-Steers-Kept-Screwing-Up-Why-108537.html |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |work=Cinema Blend |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Angela Jones]] portrays Esmarelda Villalobos, a cab driver who aids Butch's escape. Her casting and character were inspired by her performance in the 1991 short film ''Curdled'', later remade as a [[Curdled (film)|1996 feature film]] with finance from Tarantino and again starring Jones.<ref name="DailyBeast">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/19/the-secrets-of-pulp-fiction-20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-movie-on-its-20th-anniversary.html |date=October 19, 2014 |title=The Secrets of 'Pulp Fiction': 20 Things You Didn't Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174845/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/19/the-secrets-of-pulp-fiction-20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-the-movie-on-its-20th-anniversary.html |archive-date=March 15, 2017 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Duane Whitaker]], [[Peter Greene]] and Stephen Hibbert play Maynard, Zed and the gimp.<ref name="RollingStoneNotorious">{{cite magazine|last=Edwards |first=Gavin |date=May 21, 2014 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/get-the-gimp-breaking-down-pulp-fictions-most-notorious-scene-20140521 |title='Get the Gimp': Breaking Down 'Pulp Fiction's Most Notorious Scene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917193424/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/get-the-gimp-breaking-down-pulp-fictions-most-notorious-scene-20140521 |archive-date=September 17, 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=March 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''The Daily Beast'', these "three psycho [[Hillbilly|hillbillies]]" that rape Marsellus in Maynard's shop's basement allude to the film ''[[Deliverance]]''.<ref name="DailyBeast" /><ref name="RollingStoneNotorious"/> [[Steve Buscemi]] makes a [[cameo appearance]] as a waiter at Jack Rabbit Slim's, dressed as [[Buddy Holly]]. Buscemi, who had appeared in ''Reservoir Dogs'', was originally considered for the role of Jimmie but was unable to commit.<ref name="DailyBeast" /> [[Kathy Griffin]] appears as herself.<ref name=LisaFrance/> [[Michael Gilden]] and [[Joseph Pilato]] also appear at Jack Rabbit Slim's as waiter Phillip Morris Page and a [[Dean Martin]] impersonator, respectively. [[Emil Sitka]] made a cameo via archival footage from the ''[[Three Stooges]]'' short ''[[Brideless Groom]]'' (1947), [[Karen Maruyama]] appears as "Gawker #1" after Butch's car accident, and [[Julia Sweeney]] portrays Raquel, the daughter of the owner of the junkyard in which Marvin's body is disposed of. Producer [[Lawrence Bender]] makes a cameo as a victim of the diner robbery, credited as "Long Hair Yuppie-Scum". Jerome Patrick Hoban appears in the Jack Rabbit Slim's segment as an [[Ed Sullivan]] impersonator. Susan Griffiths appears alongside Hoban as a [[Marilyn Monroe]] impersonator.