![]() ![]() More so than just its connection to Tarantino, the film is worth watching simply because of how enjoyable its unique blend of comedy and drama within the world of journalism is. ![]() ![]() Tarantino will even tell you that he pulled directly from His Girl Friday when Mia asks of Vincent’s stash of marijuana, “Mind rolling me one of those?” Equally reminiscent of Hawks’ romantic comedy is the eventful evening shared between Vincent Vega (Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Thurman) at Jack Rabbit Slim’s, even though the two’s connection is purely platonic. ![]() It’s impossible not to find shades of the screwball banter between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in that between Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer’s romantically-attached robbers in the opening of Pulp Fiction. While the stylized action and groundbreaking sound design of a film like Scarface (1932) does well to demonstrate what auteurs like Tarantino tend to champion in their films, it’s the overlapping, rapid-fire dialogue of His Girl Friday that has made perhaps the biggest impact on the stories he chooses to tell. Quentin Tarantino has frequently cited Howard Hawks as an influence from early on in his career. ![]()
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