Written
and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Over black, we can HEAR in the distance, men talking.
JULES (OS)
You ever read the Bible, Brett?
BRETT (OS)
Yes!
JULES (OS)
There's a passage I got memorized,
seems appropriate for this
situation: Ezekiel 25:17. "The
path of the righteous man is beset
on all sides by the inequities of
the selfish and the tyranny of evil
men...."
FADE UP:
69. INT. BATHROOM
- DAY
69.
We're in the bathroom of the Hollywood apartment we were in
earlier. In fact, we're there at exactly the same time.
Except this time, we're in the bathroom with the FOURTH MAN.
The Fourth Man is pacing around the small room, listening hard
to what's being said on the other side of the door, tightly
CLUTCHING his huge silver ,357 Magnum.
JULES (OS)
"...blessed is he who, in the name
of charity and good will, shephered
the weak through the valley of
darkness. And I will strike down
upon thee with great vengeance and
furious anger those who attempt to
poison and destroy my brothers.
And you will know I am the Lord
when I lay my vengeance upon you."
BANG! BANG! BOOM! POW! BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM!
The Fourth Man freaks out. He THROWS himself against the back
wall, gun outstretched in front of him, a look of yellow fear
on his face, ready to blow in half anybody fool enough to
stick their head through that door.
Then he listens to them talk.
VINCENT (OS)
Friend of yours?
JULES (OS)
Yeah, Marvin-Vincent-Vincent-
Marvin.
Waiting for them isn't the smartest move. Bursting out the
door and blowing them all away while they're fuckin' around is
the way to go.
70. INT. APARTMENT
- DAY
70.
The bathroom door BURSTS OPEN and the Fourth Man CHARGES out,
silver Magnum raised, FIRING SIX BOOMING SHOTS from his hand
cannon.
FOURTH MAN
Die...die...die...die...!
DOLLY INTO Fourth Man, same as before.
He SCREAM until he's dry firing. Then a look of confusion
crosses his face.
TWO SHOT - JULES AND VINCENT
standing next to each other, unharmed. Amazing as it seems,
none of the Fourth Man's shots appear to have hit anybody.
Jules and Vincent exchange looks like, "Are we hit?" They're
as confused at the shooter. After looking at each other, they
bring their looks up to the Fourth Man.
FOURTH MAN
I don't understand --
The Fourth Man is taken out of the scenario by the two men's
bullets who, unlike his, HIT their marks. He drops DEAD.
The two men lower their guns. Jules, obviously shaken, sits
down in a chair. Vincent, after a moment of respect, shrugs
it off. Then heads toward Marvin in the corner.
VINCENT
Why the fuck didn't you tell us
about that guy in the bathroom?
Slip your mind? Forget he was in
there with a goddamn hand cannon?
JULES
(to himself)
We should be fuckin' dead right
now.
(pause)
Did you see that gun he fired at
us? It was bigger than him.
VINCENT
.357.
JULES
We should be fuckin' dead!
VINCENT
Yeah, we were lucky.
Jules rises, moving toward Vincent.
JULES
That shit wasn't luck. That shit
was somethin' else.
Vincent prepares to leave.
VINCENT
Yeah, maybe.
JULES
That was...divine intervention.
You know what divine intervention
is?
VINCENT
Yeah, I think so. That means God
came down from Heaven and stopped
the bullets.
JULES
Yeah, man, that's what is means.
That's exactly what it means! God
came down from Heaven and stopped
the bullets.
VINCENT
I think we should be going now.
JULES
Don't do that! Don't you fuckin'
do that! Don't blow this shit off!
What just happened was a fuckin'
miracle!
VINCENT
Chill the fuck out, Jules, this
shit happens.
JULES
Wrong, wrong, this shit doesn't
just happen.
VINCENT
Do you wanna continue this
theological discussion in the car,
or at the jailhouse with the cops?
JULES
We should be fuckin' dead now, my
friend! We just witnessed a
miracle, and I want you to fuckin'
acknowledge it!
VINCENT
Okay man, it was a miracle, can we
leave now?
71. EXT. HOLLYWOOD
APARTMENT BUILDING - MORNING
71.
The Chevy Nova PROPELS itself into traffic.
72. INT. NOVA (MOVING)
- MORNING
72.
Jules is behind the wheel, Vincent in the passenger seat and
Marvin in the back.
VINCENT
...ever seen that show "COPS?" I
was watchin' it once and this cop
was on it who was talkin' about
this time he got into this gun
fight with a guy in a hallway. He
unloads on this guy and he doesn't
hit anything. And these guys were
in a hallway. It's a freak, but it
happens.
JULES
If you wanna play blind man, then
go walk with a Shepherd. But me,
my eyes are wide fuckin' open.
VINCENT
What the fuck does that mean?
JULES
That's it for me. For here on in,
you can consider my ass retired.
VINCENT
Jesus Christ!
JULES
Don't blaspheme!
VINCENT
Goddammit, Jules --
JULES
-- I said don't do that --
VINCENT
-- you're fuckin' freakin' out!
JULES
I'm tellin' Marsellus today I'm
through.
VINCENT
While you're at it, be sure to tell
'im why.
JULES
Don't worry, I will.
VINCENT
I'll bet ya ten thousand dollars,
he laughs his ass off.
JULES
I don't give a damn if he does.
Vincent turns to the backseat with the .45 casually in his
grip.
VINCENT
Marvin, what do you make of all
this?
MARVIN
I don't even have an opinion.
VINCENT
C'mon, Marvin. Do you think God
came down from Heaven and stopped
the bullets?
Vincent's .45 goes BANG!
Marvin is hit in the upper chest, below the throat. He
GURGLES blood and SHAKES.
JULES
What the fuck's happening?
VINCENT
I just accidentally shot Marvin in
the throat.
JULES
Why the fuck did you do that?
VINCENT
I didn't mean to do it. I said it
was an accident.
JULES
I've seen a lot of crazy-ass shit
in my time --
VINCENT
-- chill out, man, it was an
accident, okay? You hit a bump or
somethin' and the gun went off.
JULES
The car didn't hit no motherfuckin'
bump!
VINCENT
Look! I didn't mean to shoot this
son-of-a-bitch, the gun just went
off, don't ask me how! Now I think
the humane thing to do is put him
out of his misery.
JULES
(can't believe it)
You wanna shoot 'im again?
VINCENT
The guy's sufferin'. It's the
right thing to do.
Marvin, suffering though he is, is listening to this debate,
not believing what he's hearing.
JULES
This is really uncool.
Vincent turns to the backseat, places the barrel of the .45
against Marvin's forehead. Marvin's eyes are as big as
saucers. He tries to talk Vince out of this, but when he
opens his mouth, only GURGLES come out.
JULES
Marvin, I just wanna apologize. I
got nothin' to do with this shit.
And I want you to know I think it's
fucked up.
VINCENT
Okay, Pontius Pilot, when I count
three, honk your horn. One...
two...
CU of the steering wheel.
VINCENT (OS)
...three.
Jules presses down hard on the horn: HONK and BANG!
When we CUT BACK to the two men, the car is completely covered
in blood. It's all over everything, including Jules and
Vincent.
JULES
Jesus Christ Almighty!
VINCENT
(to himself)
Fuck.
JULES
Look at this mess! We're drivin'
around on a city street in broad
daylight --
VINCENT
-- I know, I know, I wasn't
thinkin' about the splatter.
JULES
Well you better be thinkin' about
it now, motherfucker! We gotta get
this car off the road. Cops tend
to notice shit like you're driving
a car drenched in fuckin' blood.
VINCENT
Can't we just take it to a friendly
place?
JULES
This is the Valley, Vincent.
Marsellus don't got no friendly
places in the Valley.
VINCENT
Well, don't look at me, this is
your town, Jules.
Jules takes out a cellular phone and starts punching digits.
VINCENT
Who ya callin'?
JULES
A buddy of mine in Toluca Lake.
VINCENT
Where's Toluca Lake.
JULES
On the other side of the hill, by
Burbank Studios. If Jimmie's ass
ain't home, I don't know what the
fuck we're gonna go. I ain't got
any other partners in 818.
(into phone)
Jimmie! How you doin' man, it's
Jules.
(pause)
Listen up man, me an' my homeboy
are in some serious shit. We're in
a car we gotta get off the road,
pronto! I need to use your garage
for a couple hours.
(pause)
Jimmie, you know I can't get into
this shit on a cellular fuckin'
phone. But what I can say is my
ass is out in the cold and I'm
askin' you for some sanctuary 'til
our people can bring us in.
(pause)
I appreciate this, man --
(pause)
We'll be gone by then.
(pause)
-- Jimmie, I'm aware of your
situation. I ain't gonna fuck
things up for you. I give you my
word, partner, she'll never know we
were there.
(pause)
Five minutes. Later.
He folds up the phone, turns to Vincent.
JULES
We're set. But his wife come home
from work in an hour and a half and
we gotta be outta there by then,
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