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Friday, March 13, 2015

This is the man who keyed Vincent Vega's car in Pulp Fiction

It seems obvious now, but Quentin Tarantino popularized the act of seedy film characters discussing the day-to-day realities of their existence. During one scene in Pulp Fiction, hired thug Vincent Vega goes to visit his heroin dealer, and they discuss the unfortunate fact that someone messed with his car.
There will be spoilers, be warned.
Here's the video, to get caught up:

It's an interesting scene, simply because it's fun to see a version of the underworld where gangsters are buddies with their drug dealers. They're not always out shooting people or being hardasses; this is just a scene of ordinary people at their most relaxed and comfortable.
The fact that someone keyed the car was almost beside the point, but still ... who did it? And why?
It turns out, we have an answer, and it's been known online for a while now. I was researching something completely unrelated when I stumbled on a strange fact that kind of blew my mind: Butch, the boxer played by Bruce Willis, is the character who keyed Vega's car.
You've either known this for years, or you're blown away as well.

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