Maria McKee

Pulp Fiction not only revolutionized what was acceptable in mainstream movies, it also changed the way that soundtracks were put together. Quentin Tarantino selected songs that fit scenes perfectly and combined quotable dialogue with the music. Tarantino's strength is in finding common ground between huge artists and cult acts, big hits and forgotten gems. Ricky Nelson and Dusty Springfield finally received the respect they long deserved -- from the same stoner college kids who were lapping up Urge Overkill's Neil Diamond cover. The shotgun approach works so well that Al Green and blazing surf rock flow together seamlessly.

Watch that man. In 1994, Quentin Tarantino set eyes apoppin'. Hot off the tough-talking
neonoir flash of his debut, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction earned him a second directorial
smash, and his screenplay for Natural Born Killers lent Oliver Stone a note that that colossal
movie maker had seldom played – humor, albeit humor as savage as the grin of a shark.
With pop culture itself one of Tarantino's obsessions, it's fitting that his films depl... More >