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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