Pulp Friction (film) explained
Pulp Friction |
Screenplay: | Mark Atkinson |
Story: | Quentin Tarantino (characters) |
Based On: | Pulp Fiction |
Producer: | Mark Atkinson |
Editing: | Tony Olmos |
Runtime: | 14 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Pulp Friction is a 2021 parody short film directed by Mark Atkinson and Tony Olmos and written by Atkinson. The film spoofs Pulp Fiction and stars Atkinson, Randy Davison and Elliott Branch Jr. The film won the Indie Spirit Award at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema; received nominations at Austin Revolution Film Festival, Oceanside International Film Festival, and Award This!; and screened at San Diego Latino Film Festival.
Plot
Jules applies to be Marty and Gary's roommate.
Production
The story is based on Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino. Elliott Branch Jr. plays Jules, a character originally portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson.
Release
The film screened at Oceanside International Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival,[1] Albuquerque Film & Music Festival[2] and Marina Del Rey Film Festival.[3]
Reception
Critical response
Sumner Forbes at Film Threat scored it 8.5 out of 10 and said "The five people in the world that haven’t seen Tarantino’s film will be lost, but that’s a sacrifice worth making for a film centered around the world of the most influential film of the 1990s."[4] Audiences at Fan Fiction Film Festival recommended the film.[5]
Accolades
Festival | Year | Award | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
---|
Show Low Film Festival | 2021 | Best Short 10-15 USA | Pulp Friction | | [6] |
Imperial County Film Commission Comedy Film Festival | 2021 | Best Film | Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson | | [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2022 | Indie Spirit Award | Pulp Friction | | [11] |
Best Short Film | Pulp Friction | | |
Best Director - Short Film | Tony Olmos | |
Best Actor - Short Film | Elliott Branch Jr. | |
Best Cinematography - Short Film | Justin Burquist | |
Oceanside International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Elliott Branch Jr. | | [12] |
Austin Comedy Film Festival | 2022 | Best Mockumentary | Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson | | [13] |
Austin Revolution Film Festival | 2022 | US Comedy Short | Pulp Friction | | [14] |
Actor of the Year | Mark Atkinson | |
Block Island Film Festival | 2022 | Best Comedy Short Film | Mark Atkinson | | [15] |
Fan Fiction Film Festival | 2022 | Audience Award - Best Performances | Pulp Friction | | [16] |
San Diego Film Awards | 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Mark Atkinson | | |
San Diego Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Comedy/Dramedy - Summer | Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson | | [17] |
San Diego Film Week | 2022 | Best Comedy Film | Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson | | |
Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival | 2022 | Best Acting - Comedy | Elliott Branch Jr. | | |
Night of Comedy Shorts | 2022 | Best Parody - 2nd period | Tony Olmos, Mark Atkinson | | [18] |
Silicon Beach Film Festival | 2023 | Best Comedy/Parody Short | Pulp Friction | | [19] |
Award This! | 2023 | Award This! Short Film | Pulp Friction | | [20] [21] | |
External links
Notes and References
- Thillo . Ethan . 2022-03-08 . Short Program Synopses . San Diego Latino Film Festival . 56 . Issuu.
- Web site: 2022 . AFMX 2022 10th Anniversary Edition . 2023-07-11 . Eventive.
- Web site: 2023 . Marina Del Ray Film Festival at Cinemark 18 and XD . 2023-07-11 . Marina Del Rey Film Festival.
- Web site: Forbes . Sumner . 2022-09-13 . Pulp Friction Featured, Reviews Film Threat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914000436/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/pulp-friction/ . 2022-09-14 . 2023-07-09 . . en-US.
- 2022-10-19 . PULP FRICTION short film, audience reactions - FESTIVAL AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEOS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324100549/https://www.wildsound.ca/festival-audience-feedback-videos/videos/pulp-friction-review . 2023-03-24 . 2023-07-16 . WILDsound Festival TV . en.
- Web site: Show Low Film Festival Winners 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018223515/https://www.showlowfilmfestival.com/2021winners . 2021-10-18 . 2022-10-28 . Show Low Film Festival . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-11-25 . Imperial Film Commission Comedy Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207184928/https://holtvilletribune.com/2021/11/25/video-see-film-commission-virtual-comedy-fest-winners/ . 2021-12-07 . 2022-06-19 . Holtville Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: Events Imperial County Film Commission . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127045447/https://www.filmimperialcounty.com/about-us/events/&/view/event/id/18/ . 2021-11-27 . 2022-06-19 . Imperial County Film Commission.
- Web site: 2021-11-24 . Winners of Virtual Comedy Festival announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125130705/https://www.thedesertreview.com/arts_and_entertainment/winners-of-virtual-comedy-festival-announced/article_f0d17816-4d4b-11ec-829a-a7f8a61c158f.html . 2021-11-25 . 2022-06-19 . The Desert Review . en.
- 2021-11-24 . Film Commission announces winners of comedy film fest . . PressReader.
- Web site: 14 March 2022 . The Sound of Us wins two top prizes at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314232528/https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/the_sound_of_us/the_sound_of_us_wins_two_top_prizes_at_idyllwild_international_festival_of_cinema . 2022-03-14 . 17 April 2022 . The Film Festivals Portal.
- Web site: OIFF 2022 - Official Nominations Announcement . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217224846/https://osidefilm.org/2022noms/ . 2022-02-17 . 2023-07-09 . Oceanside International Film Festival.
- Web site: Austin Comedy Film Festival Summer 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605155053/https://filmfestivalcircuit.com/event/austin-comedy-film-festival-summer-2022 . 2023-06-05 . 2023-07-09 . Film Festival Circuit . en.
- Web site: 2022 . 10th Annual (2022) Film Award Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821150201/https://www.austinrevolution.com/p/awards/arff-10th-2021-award-nominations . 2022-08-21 . 2023-07-09 . . en.
- Web site: Past Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224200247/https://blockislandfilmfestival.org/past-winners . 2023-12-24 . 2023-12-24 . . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-10-20 . HIGHLIGHTS: October 2022 Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230709200056/https://fanfictionfestival.com/2022/10/20/highlights-october-2022-film-festival/ . 2023-07-09 . 2023-07-09 . FAN FICTION Film and Writing Festival . en.
- Web site: 2022 . Award of Prestige Summer 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924220614/https://sandiegomovieawards.com/quarterly-competition/summer-2022/award-of-prestige-summer-2022/ . 2022-09-24 . 2023-07-09 . San Diego Movie Awards . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-12-30 . September – December 2022 2nd period of Awards – Night of Comedy shorts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206020614/https://www.nightcomedyshorts.com/?p=213 . 2023-02-06 . 2023-10-14 . Night of Comedy Shorts.
- Web site: Silicon Beach Film Festival 2023 Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014184455/https://www.siliconbeachfilmfestival.com/2023-awards . 2023-10-14 . 2023-10-14 . . en.
- Web site: 2023-11-09 . Presenting the Award This! 2023 Nominees News Film Threat - Part 2 . 2023-11-17 . en-US.
- Web site: 2023 Nominees & Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224194216/https://www.awardthis.com/2023-nominees . 2023-12-24 . 2023-12-24 . . en-US.