In the movie,John Tavolta opened breifcase, and a glowing gold lite glowed. What was in it?
2006-12-03 14:14:36 · 9 answers · asked by thegreaseman 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Speculation abounds as to the nature of the mysterious glowing contents of the case:
*Could it be Elvis's gold suit, seen worn by Val Kilmer (as Elvis) in True Romance (1993)?
*The most persistent theory (most usually attributed to a friend of a friend who saw it posted on a message board by someone whose brother had read a report of a radio interview with Tarantino himself) is that it is Marcellus Wallace's soul. The story goes that when the Devil takes a person's soul, it is removed through the back of the head (this isn't part of any known religion, but this is what the message board posters say). When we see the back of Marcellus's head he has a Band-Aid covering the precise spot indicated by tradition for soul removal. Perhaps Marcellus sold his soul to the devil which would also explain why the combination to open the briefcase is 666.
*Quentin Tarantino has said that the band-aid on the back of Marsellus Wallace's neck had nothing to do with an allusion to the Devil stealing Marsellus's soul... but that the actor Ving Rhames had a scar on the back of his neck he wanted to cover up.
*Or could it be simply a 20-watt light bulb?
*According to Roger Avary, who co-wrote the script with Quentin Tarantino, the original plan was to have the briefcase contain diamonds. This seemed neither exciting nor original, so Avary and Tarantino decided to have the briefcase's contents never appear on screen; this way each filmgoer could mentally "fill in the blank" with whatever struck his or her imagination as best fitting the description "so beautiful". The orange light bulb (projecting shimmering light onto the actors' faces) was a last-minute decision and added a completely unintended fantastic element.
*In a radio interview with Howard Stern in late 2003, Quentin Tarantino was asked by a caller the contents of the briefcase, and he answered, "It's whatever the viewer wants it to be."
2006-12-03 14:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is whatever we think it is I guess. I own the movie and ask myself and everyone else "What the hell is in there?" every time I watch it. Kinda drives ya crazy huh? It always reminds me of that song, Turn the Page... Strung out from the road pretend it doesn't bother you, but you just want to explode, smoke the days last cigarette ,rememberin' what she said... Then we are left hangin' Hell I don't know. What did she say? Somethings I guess we'll never know but always wonder.
2006-12-03 22:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by Hopperofweeds 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Travolta’s copy of Dianetics.
2006-12-03 22:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by The Orange Deity 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's one of those "up to the viewer to decide" things.
I recall hearing someone (Tarantino, possibly) confirming that it was Marsellus' soul.
2006-12-03 22:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by PD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rumor has it that not even Quentin knows and he wrote/directed the movie.
2006-12-03 22:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, i forgot about that part. I never knew either, i thought maybe it was gold or something.
2006-12-03 22:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by ernie_casarez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it goes along with Reservoir Dogs, and it's diamonds.
2006-12-03 22:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Strain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marcellus wallace's soul
2006-12-03 22:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Sooozy&Sanobey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cheetos
or perhaps
funyuns
2006-12-04 14:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by Rowdy's Mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋