EW catches up with Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, and more.
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Pulp Fictionwas more than a successful movie, it was a cultural phenomenon.
(Infamously, Tarantino and company lost the Best Picture prize toForrest Gump.)
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in ‘Pulp Fiction’.Credit:Miramax/Courtesy Everett
Here’s what thePulp Fictioncast has been up to in the last 30 years.
But it was his role as repentant hitman Jules Winnfield inPulp Fictionthat made him a star.
He’s part of theStar Warsfranchise too, starring in the prequel series as Jedi Master Mace Windu.
Jules Winnfield; Samuel L. Jackson.Miramax; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
By the early ’90s, however, Travolta’s star had started to fade.
Look how much Quentin fought for me to be inPulpFiction," Travoltatold PEOPLEin 2019.
His oldest son, Jett, died at age 16 in 2009.
Vincent Vega; John Travolta.Miramax/Courtesy Everett; Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images
1(2003) andKill Bill Vol.
2(2004).
(They have since reconciled.)
Mia Wallace; Uma Thurman.Pressefoto Kindermann/ullstein bild via Getty Images; Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images
She also starred as Emma Peel in a big-screen version of the British spy seriesThe Avengers(1998).
Thurman was also married toGary Oldmanfrom 1990 to 1992, and she has another daughter with ex-fiance Arpad Busson.
He experimented with more dramatic roles alongside action-hero fare throughout the 2000s.
Butch Coolidge; Bruce Willis.Miramax; Mike Marsland/WireImage
His condition has sinceprogressed to frontotemporal dementia.
That’s how generous a soul he is.
I love you Bruce."
Fabienne; Maria de Medeiros.Miramax; Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic
Willis shares three daughters with his ex-wife, actressDemi Moore.
He’s been married to modelEmma Hemingsince 2009, and they have two daughters.
But thats only true if you’re not paying attention to European cinema.
Ringo ‘Pumpkin’; Tim Roth.Miramax; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
He’s a humanist director."
Another directorial effort,Our Children(2019), played at film festivals worldwide.
Medeiros shares two children with her production designer husband, Agusti Camps.
Yolanda ‘Honey Bunny’; Amanda Plummer.Miramax; Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
“It’s almost impossible for me to go into a diner,” he said.
“People look at me oddly.
Then they send me a free beer to put me in a good mood.”
Winston ‘the Wolf’ Wolfe; Harvey Keitel.Miramax/Courtesy Everett; Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images
Roth received an Oscar nomination for his role as the villain inRob Roy(1995).
In 2015, he appeared in Tarantino’sThe Hateful Eightalongside hisPulp Fictioncostar Samuel L. Jackson.
(Their youngest, Cormac, died from cancer at age 25 in 2022).
Captain Koons; Christopher Walken.Miramax; Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images
The actor has another son from a previous relationship.
In 2012, she notably starred in the sci-fi dramaAbigail Harm.
(That same year, Keitel also notably starred inBad Lieutenant.)
Marsellus Wallace; Ving Rhames.Miramax; Ian Lawrence/GC Images
It just can’t be over in my mind and in my heart.
He is also a father of three children from different relationships.
Right afterPulp Fiction, Walken starred in the crime dramaThe Prophecy(1995).
Bruce Willis and Angela Jones in ‘Pulp Fiction’.Miramax/Courtesy Everett
AfterPulp Fiction, Rhames' career skyrocketed.
He also notably appeared in theNicolas CagefilmBringing Out the Dead(1999).
The actor has been married to his wife, actress Deborah Reed, since 2000.
Lance; Eric Stoltz.Miramax; CBS via Getty Images
Together, they have two children.
Stoltz was also nominated for aTony Awardfor Best Featured Actor in a Play forOur Townin 1989.
He held directing jobs on the political dramasMadam SecretaryandBullwhile also appearing on both shows as an actor.
Marvin; Phil LaMarr.Miramax; Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
Stoltz datedBridget Fondathrough most of the ’90s, ending their relationship in 1998.
He married musician Bernadette Moley in 2005. shoots in the back of Jules' car.
