13 hours of shooting lasted from the "Pulp Fiction"

The dance of John Travolta and Uma Thurman in the retro restaurant "Jack Rabbit ..." became one of the most difficult scenes during the filming of the film "Pulp Fiction". He was shot almost 13 hours. And this does not include the time to stage the dance itself.

Movements for him were developed by Tarantino himself, along with Travolta, a great dancer who has been involved in dancing since childhood. Perhaps, that is why this dance became one of the best dance numbers of the world cinema on the basis of twist, sweat and other dances.

Rehearsing the scene, John Travolta taught Uma Thurman for a long time. Movements were remembered quickly, but there was no necessary ease. By nature, the woman was very timid, and, realizing the importance of this scene for the film, was even more nervous.

It was even necessary to remove from the set of all but the operator and the illuminators, so that the actress did not feel constrained. But the twist still looked tortured. Then Tarantino showed the actors a shot from the film Godard, in which the characters danced in the same restaurant.

"Look how they dance," said Tarantino, "they are non-professional dancers, but they dance just great, just because they dance for themselves, for their own pleasure." They do not care if they like dancing to those who look at them. live in music, they plunged into it with the head, move with it, and this is what I want from you. "

And the result surpassed all expectations!
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