When Mia and Vincent return to the house to celebrate, Vincent goes to the bathroom while Mia dances Urge Overkill's cover of " Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon". Though Vincent is reluctant, he gets up and dances the twist with Mia to Chuck Berry's " You Never Can Tell". Suddenly, the restaurant's DJ announces a twist contest, and Mia wants to win the trophy for first place.
When Vincent brings up what happened to Rockamora, Mia says that "The only thing Tony ever touched of mine was my hand when he shook it on my wedding day". During dinner, Mia and Vincent talk about subjects such as awkward silences, her acting career, 1950s and 1960s pop culture, and some gossip related to Vincent's business associates. The two then head to dinner at Jack Rabbit Slim's, a 1950s-themed restaurant. When Vincent goes to pick Mia up at Marcellus's lavish house, she speaks to him over the intercom as she snorts cocaine in a separate room. Jackson) warns him not to forget his place, and tells him a story about Antwan "Tony Rocky Horror" Rockamora, one of Marcellus' men whom Marcellus threw out of a four-story window, supposedly because he gave Mia a foot massage. His friend and partner-in-crime and fellow hitman Jules Winnfield ( Samuel L. Vincent agrees, although he is worried about how it will look when asked about taking her out, he repeatedly insists that "it's not a date". Marsellus goes out of town and asks Vincent Vega ( John Travolta), one of his assassins, to take Mia out to dinner while he's gone.
Before meeting Marsellus, Mia was an aspiring actress who appeared in a television pilot called Fox Force Five, which failed. Mia is the wife of the crime boss Marsellus Wallace ( Ving Rhames). Events of Pulp Fiction "Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife" Mia's personality and looks are also reminiscent of Elvira Hancock's ( Michelle Pfeiffer) from Brian De Palma's Scarface. Additionally her look was inspired by silent film stars and meant to invoke a femme fatale. She also included designer name brands like Chanel to show that she is the moll of a rich crime boss. For Mia's look in the film, costume designer Betsy Heimann created her appearance to be that of a female Reservoir Dog. Mia was modeled after actress Anna Karina, a prominent figure of the French New Wave and muse of Jean-Luc Godard. In spite of her misgivings she met Tarantino for a three hour lunch in Los Angeles, and later an hours long discussion in her New York apartment. She found the script frightening and vulgar. Thurman, however was not as confident the role was right for her. Thurman's agent Jay Moloney read a copy of the screenplay and felt Mia was perfect for her. Other actresses on the list were Virginia Madsen, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Jasmine Guy, Angela Bassett, Annette O'Toole, Debra Winger, Robin Wright, Meg Tilly, Cynda Williams and N'Bushe Wright. Her sister Patricia was one of Tarantino's choices to play Mia as well. Rosanna Arquette was considered but ended up portraying Jody in the film. Tarantino preferred Michelle Pfeiffer who auditioned for the role. Other actresses considered included Daryl Hannah, Joan Cusack, Halle Berry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Holly Hunter and Alfre Woodard.
Casting Īt the beginning of casting Tarantino and Miramax were considering Isabella Rossellini and Meg Ryan for the part. Mia was the featured character of the film's promotional material, appearing on a bed with a cigarette in hand. It was Thurman's breakthrough role and earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Mia Wallace is a fictional character portrayed by Uma Thurman in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction.
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