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Jack Rabbit Slims Scene PF
REPRESENTATION
EDITING
Cut on action
Vincent grabbing the menu
Passing the cigarette to Mia
CONTEXT
Band of Outsiders (1964)
John Travolta and Uma Thurman were shown the dance scene from it to give them an idea of how they should dance
Mia Wallace's look was influenced by Anna Karina's look in the film
Uma was also told to dance like the Duchess from The AristioCats
Foxforce (1976)
Fox Force Five mis starred in is a reference to 'Foxforce'
Both plots revolve around an ethnically diverse squad of females with unique skills
The Warriors (1979)
Identical close up shot of lips speaking into a microphone
This shot is also used in Kill Bill Vol 1
God of Gamblers (1989)
Every time vincent goes to the bathroom something bad is shown to happen
Plot aspect is taken from God of Gamblers
Key narrative device
Trademark bare feet
Mia always has bare feet in the apartmenet
dolley following mia's feet as she walks into the room to Vincent
Mia 'I don't have Cooties' Grease reference
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Camera pans up
into the car, revealing what Mia looks like
this is effective because the audience can now put a face to the name and voice
She then creates a square with her hands and one appears on the screen
this is a nice touch because it makes the audience take in the sentence more which is 'don't be a square'
Vincent looks down at the race track for the cars and the camera pans down to look at what he's looking at, when he turns away the camera does the same
Steady cam is used, follows Vicent through the whole of the restaurant
every time he looks at somethign the camera follows his view
this is effective because it puts the audience in the same place as Vincent
Also highlights how enclosed the restaurant is which is a key aspect of Tarantino's work
Cuts to the stage giving the audience a better look at Ricky Nelson
Medium shot
as their order is being taken, the camera flips to teh other side fo them
this is effective because it makes the audience feel like they are in the car with them
Background is out of focus, makes us focus on Mia and Vincent, shallow depth
Long shot of them dancing
Steady came following Mia around and joining Vincent again
AESTHETICS
MISE-EN-SCENE
Buddy Holly comes and takes their orders
he is dressed in a white suit with a black bow tie which was a signature look for Holly
He calls Mia 'Peggy Sue' linking to one of Buddy Holly's biggest hit songs
Mia smokes 'Red Apple' cigarettes fictional brand Tarantino came up with, they are a signature within his films
In kill bill there's a tracking shot of the bride, an advert for the cigarettes is visible behind her
Also Pumpkin had a box of them at the start of the film
Butch is another character who smokes the cigarettes
Vincent wears a bolo neck tie, which is typical for a western amn
fits in for when mia calls him a cowboy
Urban Cowboy (1980) John Travolta also previously starred in Urban Cowboy
The suit Mia wears the exact same one that Jackie Brown buys in the film Jackie Brown
Cuts to a Marilyn Monroe look alike doing the thing with the wind, iconic
SOUND
Song playing as soon as they get through the door
At first it's non diegetic but the audience pressumes its being played in the restaurant over some speakers
however the camera goes back to follow Vicnt and reveals theres a man on stage singing and playing the guitar
Song is by 'Ricky Nelson'
Dancing song
Chuck Berry 'You Can Never Tell'
PERFORMANCE
Vincent states 'it's like a wax museum with a pulse' and that's due to there bring lookalike of some of America's most famous celebrities