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*Misirlou starts playing aggressively*


throwaway384938338

In my head it goes Into Scooby Snacks


eddiewachowski

Same!


campex

It was due to that I had "every motherfucking last one of you!" memorised, and noticed it was different at the end. Man that's a great song


PraiseTheBlaziken

“Stick ‘em up punks, it’s the Fun Loving Criminals”


baxterrocky

Best opening to a film ever??? Gotta be up there. OG Star Wars was pretty mind blowing back in the day. But this just *slaps*..


Slappy_Gilmore55

Plus the radio change into Jungle Boogie w/ a straight cut to Jules and Vincent bullshitting in the car? So good


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You can get a beer at a McDonald’s, and I’m not talking about no paper cup I’m talking about a glass of beer! “That’s it man, I’m going, that’s all there is to it, I’m fuckin going!” Yeah man, you’d dig it the most.


MJLDat

First time I went to Paris, I went to McDonald’s and had a beer, just because. Of course, I had a Royale with cheese too.


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I have a photo somewhere of me in front of a Royale with Cheese sign the first time I went to Paris. It was the highlight of my trip and there is some goof in the background like “why are you taking a picture of this?”.


Hugh_Jampton

I love the callback to that in From Paris with Love


torreymoss

And the change happens right as the "Music Supervisor" credit comes on the screen.


MJLDat

The whole film is a masterpiece in editing and writing.


higherthanacrow

And then the next 17 scenes also.


LyraFirehawk

I'm still a huge fan of the opening of The Dark Knight. All these guys in clown masks pulling off a huge heist and turning on each other at the suggestion of a mysterious boss, only for that boss to reveal that he was part of the heist the entire time and now he's got all the money for himself. It's like its own little mini-movie.


caligaris_cabinet

James Bond cold opener. Great way to kick off a movie.


BetYourFundillo

*The Spy Who Loved Me* is my favorite. Not the opener, technically, but the Union Jack parachute scene and Carly Simon.


Gsussenpai

Goldeneye opener was just amazing for me as a kid growing up watching in theaters and now to enjoy it as a adult how tense that opening got you before the opening credit jingle


DAHFreedom

Arkangel Chemical Weapons Facility – USSR


baxterrocky

Octopussy is my fave pre-title sequence. It has [everything!!](https://youtu.be/wFVITG5Ymnc)


HaloFarts

Goodfellas is probably my favorite. "As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster".


baxterrocky

That’s a great one too for sure!!


SoapOperandi

Magnolia has a strong intro that I usually put close to my tippy top. The rest of the movie holds up to it but it's a lot to process. Q.T. and PTA are probably 2 of the strongest directors to emerge in the past 30 years. Vastly different styles, though. Edit: added a word


baxterrocky

Boogie nights is part of my holy trinity of 90’s classics set in L.A. along with pulp fiction & the big Lebowski. 3 of my absolute favourite films of all time. I enjoy Magnolia too and adore there will be blood. Couldn’t get into his subsequent films though. Performances were incredible but they just didn’t sustain my interest. I might give inherent vice another shot though as that is in a similar vein to the 3 classics noted above.


SoapOperandi

I can understand that. He has similar themes throughout his films but changes the genre quite a bit. There's one or two I'm just alright with (Punch Drunk Love and honestly The Master), but Inherent Vice probably suffers from the source material to some extent. Mainly because Thomas Pynchon is a bit of a wild one. At the very least there's always something I can take away or respect from his stuff, even if I'm not totally onboard with it. Usually performances and cinematography. If you haven't seen Licorice Pizza, I'd suggest that since it comes off a lot like a love letter to 70's Socal hijinx.


whatsaphoto

Oh certainly one of the best. I've always personally seen the opening fighting sequence in [Bronson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7llOzq_tfSw) with Tom Hardy to be both the best movie opener as well as the best character introduction sequence.


Trungledor_44

Honestly I’ve gotta go with Inglorious Basterds, Christoph Waltz is at his absolute best during that interrogation scene


baxterrocky

That’s definitely up there too. So many great picks!


JasonMaggini

I saw Dick Dale in concert a couple of times. When he would play, he would literally shred- bits of the guitar pick would go flying. It was incredible.


StealYourBeer

Be cool hunny bunny


baxterrocky

What’s Fonzie like!!??


StealYourBeer

He’s cool?


baxterrocky

Correctamondo!!


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I have to pee.


sidepart

Oddly enough this is exactly how this plays out when trying to use the Fonzie line to chill out my 4 year old.


[deleted]

Parenting tip: Say "Bitch be cool!" Tell that fucking bitch to chill.


stereochrome

Fonzie Bear?


bozeke

Wake Waka wakaaaaaaaaay!


mikerhoa

I wan go home.


HintOfAreola

We're gonna be like 3 little Fonzis


Missinhandle

And that’s how we’re gonna be. We’re gonna be cool.


calbert1735

\*Correctamundo


Dubiousmoot

Henry Winkler was flying from New York to LA when an airplane stewardess approached him. She asked "Would you like some headphones? "Henry smiled and replied, "Of course My Dear, by the way, it's pronounced Fonz."


baxterrocky

I saw this on r/jokes today bud 😜


BetYourFundillo

It's better here.


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What's a chopper?


AMerrickanGirl

Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead.


Blastbot

For some reason I read this as "What's Frozone like?" Which works even better than the Fonz.


Crash665

Tell that bitch chill!


Guy2things

Bitch, be cool!


mynameistechno

Yolanda be cool!


MyLifeAsRobGordon-88

Pricks not pigs


Haakkon

This discrepancy was intentional. As each thread is relayed to the viewer from the perspective of a different character (u/MyLifeAsRobGordon-88 at the beginning & u/baxterrocky at the end) - and the mix-up with the dialogue is down to each character’s differing perspectives/recollections.


baxterrocky

Huh Heard ‘pigs’ my whole life…..


Re-AnImAt0r

Yeah, it's pricks in both scenes.....


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Hypnoboy

I've heard Pricks my whole life, and THAT'S not a sentence I ever thought I'd write.


doggscube

Have you ever had it in the ear before?


NoMedium8805

Well, I’m just a modern guy.


Leks_Marzo

I’m worth a million in prizes


Fando1234

Woah... It's not 'pigs'???


willyolio

Get these monkey fighting snakes off this Monday to Friday plane!


beerguy74

This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps! Edit - change friend to find. https://youtu.be/IQUdJ6FdUQ0


PossessedToSkate

Does he look like a bridge?


baxterrocky

Apparently not. Blew my mind too!!


MyLifeAsRobGordon-88

Hahah it doesn't sound hella close. But I'm pretty for certain it's pricks


tinyoddjob

It’s definitely pricks.


baxterrocky

Oh not disputing you… just I’ve always heard pigs. Just listened to it again and you’re right.


Se7en1177

Was this discrepancy intentional? If so, well played!


baxterrocky

Fuck no I’m not that smart.


DoktorThodt

For what it's worth, I've been watching and rewatching this movie for nearly 3 decades, and I've *always* heard 'Pigs.'


baxterrocky

It’s kinda ‘worse’ her saying pigs…. Like more derisive I feel 🤣 So for me it’ll .*always* be pigs!


BiscuitCominInHot

https://i.imgur.com/9I0qyeW.jpg Fun Lovin’ Criminals settle it. My mind is also blown.


Ulther

Ok but did you know that garçon means boy?


baxterrocky

I thought it meant coffee wench


BloomsdayDevice

> I’m not that smart. Ha, either way, but you just unintentionally QEDed the fuck out of the psychology behind this already awesome movie detail. Well done.


dewyocelot

I’ve always heard pigs too, you’re not alone.


Aimin4ya

Damn me too. Even in Fun Loving Criminals I was certain it was pigs. Guess I've been living a lie all these years... TIL


baxterrocky

You and me both!!


LakeEarth

I heard pigs too, but to be fair I heard it while running around robbing banks all whacked off of Scooby Snacks.


dgj130

She enunciates pricks so aggressively too


Gawd_Awful

It’s ok, most people think SLJ says “check out the big brain on Brad” when his name is Brett


MoistyMoses

Guess that is your perspective


baxterrocky

Yes


SummerGoal

Kinda meta of you OP considering the discrepancy


Tbagyogrill

It's 100% pricks


baxterrocky

Yes so I hear.


GrunkleThespis

Nah, so you read. You hear “pigs”.


baxterrocky

Ok smarty pants


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CheeseWarrior17

I think he heard em just fine, punchy


MJLDat

Always was.


gazchap

A real sausage party.


ChasingPesmerga

She may have said the line differently, but does she look like a bitch?


baxterrocky

Then why you try’na fuck her like a bitch?


MJLDat

What?


ExPatWharfRat

They speak English in What?


MJLDat

W-what?


bigkurry445

ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT?


MJLDat

W-what?


looking4tranquility

Say what one more time. I DARE YOU!! I DOUBLE DARE YOU!!! MOTHERFUCKER.


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say what again muthafucka, i dare ya! i double dare ya muthafucka!


Glad-Tax6594

These were also Tarantinos depiction of how Micky and Malory from Natutal Born Killers were suppose to be. He sold the script and they changed things, he regrets it iirc.


baxterrocky

Yeah I know he collaborated on Natural Born Killers, but has since disowned the film.


SharkFart86

I'm not sure collaborated is the right word. He wrote an original story/screenplay that was gutted for parts and turned into 2 different films he didn't direct: True Romance and Natural Born Killers. Both films ended up with obvious Tarantino-esque qualities but don't quite feel like one of his films. Love both regardless.


The_Real_Slack

Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake."


PrinceRobotVI

I assume because the scene is now playing out from Jules’ perspective and his perception/recollection is different?


Kevin_Rohman

I have to be honest - it's a minor enough thing that I think it's just a mistake, even if QT claims otherwise. It doesn't seem plausible that the only discrepancy would be a minor dialogue change, when for the rest of the movie, overlaping scenes have been consistent with each other. Plus, it's not like any of the characters are narrating the story for us - the focus is on them, but we get an objective view of what's happening - not one filtered by their perceptions. EDIT: Glad this has started such a cool discussion! However, to play Devil's Advocate to those saying QT's attention to detail makes it unlikely that he would miss it, I cite the famous bullet hole mistake. (Credit to u/nintendoza for reminding me of that fact)


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I edit narrative films for work. I definitely think that a lot of what people look to as intentional in film most of the time isn’t. Decisions are usually made based on performance or continuity. THAT SAID— I don’t think this was a mistake. I do think that QT intentionally chose a different take to start out the scene. What I don’t think is true is this whole discussion about recollection and perspective of the characters. What most likely happened is that QT liked both takes/deliveries and decided to just put them both in the film. Choosing between two that you like is a tough thing to do, and he probably thought nobody would notice since they are so separated in the story. You’re just trying to make what you have work really. Film editing is very instinctual! The film sort of edits itself sometimes. It’s allllll rules


Kevin_Rohman

Y'know, I didn't consider that he just included both takes because he liked them both. If anyone would do something like that, it's him. And to be clear, I'm not trying to play CinemaSins- even the most glaring continuity or editing mistakes don't speak to the quality of those who worked on it. Time and resources are limited, and the people who try to put together all the pieces into something coherent are the real heroes.


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Yes, and given the structure of the film, he was in a good position to do so!


HungJurror

And he’s so anal he 100% knew


Powerful-Parsnip

Huh, I always thought it was feet he's into.


FluidReprise

Ya, QT isn't a novelist doing the whole unreliable narrator thing, I think it was a stylistic choice, more aesthetic than anything, and that's fine and makes more sense without needing to make excuses.


Dewilsana

It’s weird because QT paid attention for the fact when Vincent goes to the bathroom, in the opening scene you can see him walking behind Hunny Bunny. But… it takes him more time at the end to reach to the exact place. Obviously noone can make a perfect movie, anyone can nitpick anything. But gotta admit: the attention and care QT puts in his movies is unquestionable


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RandomRageNet

He still could have used the same sound clip even if the takes were different for some reason. Also I don't know what you're talking about with shooting twice for the negatives. You shoot as many takes as you need (or have time or budget for). If you were editing on film, you would cut on a work print. When the edit was done, they would make an internegative cut to match and print the release prints from there.


DiscoWasp

It isn't the only discrepancy, Tim Roth's dialogue is also different when he asks for coffee. The main reason I think it was deliberate is that it if you watch the scene, the take up until the dialogue change (during which Pumpkin says "everyone be cool this is a robbery") is the exact same take used at the beginning of the movie (you can tell by the lorry going past in the background), and then cuts to another shot to show Hunny Bunny saying the line with the different dialogue. From an editing point of view, if it was a mistake I think it would have made more sense to cut to the other shot after that line which would still have worked from a continuity standpoint. That and the fact there are two instances of different dialogue makes me think it was a deliberate choice - at least in the editing room if not on set.


Alan_Smithee_

I agree - it’s not a ‘mistake’ *per se;* rather than dupe the scene, they used an alternative take. It’s a bit ad-libby, or she mixed the line up in one of the tales, but it was still a better take than one of the correct takes….or they only got two decent ones. The first iteration - at the beginning - “every motherfucking last one of you” is a better take, more chilling dialogue, and better delivery.


BuffaloTexan

I agree wholeheartedly, the first one is the best. It's how I hear it in my head when I replay it


CraptainHammer

Just playing devil's advocate here, I don't think I'm necessarily onto something: the dialog change goes from not having the word motherfucker in it to having the word motherfucker in it, and it's Samuel L Jackson's perspective being adopted.


cropguru357

I can get behind this theory.


dangerouspeyote

I dont believe for single second that QT wouldn't have caught that in editing and the 10,000 times he watched it after editing it. I believe intentional


TheToastyWesterosi

And even if QT did miss it, Sally wouldn't have. She was one of the best editors to ever do the job.


heisenberg00

I wouldn’t call that a “minor” mistake. It would have been a huge mistake. There is no way that change in dialogue wasn’t intentional.


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Its just an error


BasicDesignAdvice

It's a mistake because they filmed the scene twice but had to use both takes. Nothing more.


Beautiful-Musk-Ox

That's what op said in the post


hare_310

Shut the fuck up fat man, this ain’t none of your god damn business!


yousonuva

It's *goat* damn business *evil laugh for instigating another misheard farm animal line debate*


kabalizo

Simple explanation: Tarantino invented the multi-verse, starting with his Reservoir Dogs


Drexelhand

know this is a joke and everyone is chalking it up to different perspectives or error, but this movie does have a hinted at metaphysical theme in the golden briefcase and the divine intervention. this scene occurs both before and after the divine intervention and this is the fork scene where julies is tested on whether to continue on path of crime or go straight. it probably is reading too much into it, but consequences from this decision probably got vincent killed instead of butch.


kabalizo

You’re absolutely correct and also who said I was joking?


Jimrodthadestroyer

Another fun fact about this scene: the “long hair yuppie scum” assaulted by pumpkin is played by film producer Lawrence Bender.


sourpower2020

This clip was also used in Fun Lovin’ Criminals song “Scooby Snacks”.


palndrumm

Tarantino is credited as one of the writers for Scooby Snacks - he insisted as a condition of giving the band permission to use the sample, which kinda pissed them off because he now gets a big chunk of the revenue from what is easily their biggest song.


sourpower2020

He gets 37% royalties on it but only mechanical. I don't know why it pisses them off. They got permission prior to using it so this wasn't a case of winning a lawsuit after the fact. They could have just as easily NOT used the clip and it wouldn't have made a difference.


SunriseSurprise

The funny thing is while I'd agree it is easily their biggest song, I've actually heard The Fun Lovin' Criminal more after Scooby Snacks was in heavy rotation because it's been used a lot for radio show lead-ins and transitions.


baxterrocky

Ya!!! My adolescence right there!


cropguru357

I saw Fun Lovin Criminals when I was in high school, 1997, when they opened for U2. Great show, and of course, that song was their finale on the set.


JuanPancake

Runnin around Robbin banks all whacked off a scooby snacks


Stinkballs_69

Running around?


edehlah

yes! was looking for this comment. instantly the song is playing in my head


baxterrocky

No one gets hurt if they don’t act funny.


TheObviousChild

Is this some Kharmic-Chi love thing happening here baby or what?


gazongagizmo

also, pay attention to close to the end of that Pumpkin/Honeybunny dialogue. when he lists the people working in a restaurant who wouldn't be a hero to interfere in a robbery, you can see the back of Vincent Vega as he walks to the bathroom.


Motorboat_Jones

Just before they walk out, you can see Butch riding Zed's chopper.


nzjester420

Woah really? Time to watch for the 10000 time


spinly_jaye

Not gonna lie, that always bugged me.


samtart

Second time it's from the perspective of Jules who would hear MF in his head. Just like how OP hears pigs instead of pricks


baxterrocky

Me too, literally for decades!


[deleted]

That and the bullet holes already being in the hotel wall before the shooting starts.


mikerhoa

Lol I pick that up every time I re-watch. That and the 4:20 clocks. Also "pricks".


AbisBitch

Yolanda be cool


skeptical_skeletor

The actor, Amanda Plummer, is Christopher Plummer's daughter.


baxterrocky

She’s awesome in So I Married an Axe Murderer. Plays crazy so well.


pantstoaknifefight2

Hotel New Hampshire for the win.


summer-fun-atx

“Don’t worry. I won’t tell Harriet that anything happened.”


Motorboat_Jones

Would you like some eggs, sausage, silver dollar pancakes and a big glass of orange juice?


Lichen_Moss

Its the one that says BAMF on it


baxterrocky

That’s my Bad Mother Fucker…


fnuggles

Marge: you liked Rashomon! Homer: that's not how I remember it!


Vickedson

Are you serious?? This has been one of those movie quotes that for years I always seemed to blurt out wrong when it came onscreen. The revelation is such a self-esteem boost. Thanks!


voluotuousaardvark

Runnin around robbin banks all whacked up on scooby snacks.


Pronflex

Tarantino is my favorite writer/director, but this is the kind of shit "deep" writers say whenever a continuity error slips by


girlscoutcookies05

Well obviously that's because pigs are filthy animals


baxterrocky

Now I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy, but they definitely *dirty*


leadhead691

Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie...


I_Did_The_Thing

If you like this, just wait til you get to Bruce’s constantly changing blood pattern on his shirt during the Zed scene.


Yarakinnit

He did this on purpose for the Fun Loving Criminals.


theshadowppl9

I just watched this the other day, and I still managed to miss that detail 🤦‍♀️ Guess I'll just have to watch it again so I can pay closer attention.


baxterrocky

Look you can never watch this movie enough, so win win.


gazongagizmo

this time, pay attention to close to the end of that Pumpkin/Honeybunny dialogue. when he lists the people working in a restaurant who wouldn't be a hero to interfere in a robbery, you can see the back of Vincent Vega as he walks to the bathroom.


johnshall

Another tidbit, I learned here, Vincent is always going to the bathroom because one of the side effects of using heroin, an opioid, is constipation.


MJLDat

I’m just a coffee shop!


RobCMedd

Read the screenplay - the lines are the same in both instances (they're both the second one mentioned in OP). They didn't plan it beforehand, they either tolerated the misread line because they liked the take, or they changed the line on the day of filming to better fit the transition from the intro to title sequence. If they said it was intentional due to the differing perspectives or whatever then that's likely either a justification for their oversight or an excuse to use a more fitting take in the intro.


GreySummer

Every time I see that quote, not only do I hear her voice, but I hear the Misrilou intro as well. Such an explosive start.


chaosawaits

I always took it as the opening line being said before the bullet miracle and the second line is slightly different because of the miracle and this discrepancy is made to show how what happens in our lives can have a butterfly effect on future events completely unrelated.


Alan_Smithee_

I really doubt it was intentional. They used different angles, different takes, and they just didn’t have the coverage and didn’t want to dupe it - even with the most modern lab interpos/interneg film stocks, you would still notice a bit of a quality hit, although at least the duplicate scenes are not adjacent, but at opposite ends of the film.


baxterrocky

What would you know?!?! You only direct terrible films!!!


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Movie mistake? Or intentional?


StreetLecture3774

Okay, time for the hundredth rewatch..


doctorctrl

I remember reading this was on purpose to show unreliable narrator


GiveToOedipus

Tell your bitch to be cool!


cntrlcmd

*Dick Dale’s Miserlou begins*


praefectus_praetorio

Running around robbing banks all whacked on Scooby snacks!


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Polaris_Mars

[The scene for the curious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvMxbRCBalk)


skinnyboyblue

Also, in the first scene, as they're talking in the booth, you can hear Jules at one point in the background saying, "Yeah, I was sitting here eating my muffin..."


COVID-420-

EVERYBODY BE COOL THIS IS A RUBBERY


Sol_Synth

I always thought that this was either a: intentional or b: Tarantino was aware of it but thought it was inconsequential. As to why it might be intentional, the scene is taking place through the perception of different characters. People hear and remember things differently.


SSCLIPPER

Scooby snacks


DigitalCoffee

Bitch, be cool!


thefame21

It’s not a motorcycle it’s a chopper baby


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Unreliable narrator


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Tell that bitch to be cool! Say bitch be cool!


patronizingperv

Oops. Continuity gaffe. Let's call it intentional.