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* MagnificentBastard: Chili Palmer, who almost effortlessly manages to play, manipulate or outwit everyone he meets.

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** Creator/JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.

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** Creator/JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globe UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars.an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.



* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JamesGandolfini as Bear, a few years before his star-making turn in ''Series/TheSopranos''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JamesGandolfini as Bear, a few years before his star-making turn in ''Series/TheSopranos''.''Series/TheSopranos''.
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** Creator/JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.

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** Creator/JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Momo having a heart attack after coming across the surprise party. Complete with cheery Italian music to boot.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JamesGandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[Series/TheSopranos Tony]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JamesGandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[Series/TheSopranos Tony]].his star-making turn in ''Series/TheSopranos''.

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* FunnyMoments: Chili gets his coat back from Ray by knocking on Ray's door, punching him in the face and retrieving the coat, walking out without a word.



* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend. Technically she appears in two scenes but has no lines in the first.

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Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend. Technically she appears in two scenes but has no lines in the first.
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** A decent ElmoreLeonard -based screenplay not even getting a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination? HUGE snub.

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** A decent ElmoreLeonard Creator/ElmoreLeonard -based screenplay not even getting a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination? HUGE snub.
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** Bette Midler as the widow of Harry's screenwriter. She was supposed to appear in just her first scene with Harry, but she went on to appear in two more scenes later, when Chili and Karen visit Harry in the hospital and again in the final scene.

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** Bette Midler Creator/BetteMidler as the widow of Harry's screenwriter. She was supposed to appear in just her first scene with Harry, but she went on to appear in two more scenes later, when Chili and Karen visit Harry in the hospital and again in the final scene.

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* FunnyMoments: Chili gets his coat back from Ray by knocking on Ray's door, punching him in the face and retrieving the coat, walking out without a word.



* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend.
** Bette Midler as the widow of Harry's screenwriter.

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* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend.
girlfriend. Technically she appears in two scenes but has no lines in the first.
** Bette Midler as the widow of Harry's screenwriter. She was supposed to appear in just her first scene with Harry, but she went on to appear in two more scenes later, when Chili and Karen visit Harry in the hospital and again in the final scene.
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* MoralEventHorizon:
** Ray was presented as merely a {{Jerkass}} idiot up to this point, but he arguably crosses it when he [[WouldHitAGirl punches Fay in the face]] to coerce information out of her he wants to find out about Leo.
** If Bo didn't cross it when he kills Yayo instead of paying him the money in the airport locker, he did when he threatened to get Bear sent to prison and separating him from his daughter.

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* AwardSnub: JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.

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did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: James Gandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[Series/TheSopranos Tony]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: James Gandolfini Creator/JamesGandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[Series/TheSopranos Tony]].
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** Alex Rocco as Ray Bones' boss, who thinks Ray is stupid for starting a beef with Chili in the first place when Bones asks him to get involved.
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* AwardSnub: JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.

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* AwardSnub: JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''PulpFiction'' ''Film/PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.



* RetroactiveRecognition: James Gandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[TheSopranos Tony]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: James Gandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[TheSopranos [[Series/TheSopranos Tony]].
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* AwardSnub: JohnTravolta did get a Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Comedy for playing Chili, but wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. Considering this was coming during the "comeback period" of ''PulpFiction'' throughout TheNineties, this was a slight snub.
** A decent ElmoreLeonard -based screenplay not even getting a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination? HUGE snub.


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* RetroactiveRecognition: James Gandolfini as Bear, a few years before playing [[TheSopranos Tony]].
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* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend.

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* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend.girlfriend.
** Bette Midler as the widow of Harry's screenwriter.
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* MagnificentBastard: Chili Palmer, who almost effortlessly manages to play, manipulate or outwit everyone he meets.

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* MagnificentBastard: Chili Palmer, who almost effortlessly manages to play, manipulate or outwit everyone he meets.meets.
* OneSceneWonder: Renee Props as Nicki, Martin Weir's rock star girlfriend.
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* MagnificentBastard: Chili Palmer, who almost effortlessly manages to play, manipulate or outwit everyone he meets.

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