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Vio_ t1_j651o93 wrote

There were so many bad Pulp Fiction rip off movies. 2 Days in the Valley, Reindeer Games, Get Shorty (not as bad), Suicide Kings

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Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_j65ov86 wrote

Did you just say Get Shorty, an adaptation of a book by Tarantino's favorite author, was a rip-off of Tarantino's work? The truth is that Tarantino is influenced by Elmore Leonard. Not the other way around, lol.

This is like claiming that Sergio Leone's films are rip-offs of Tarantino's.

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Vio_ t1_j65tk97 wrote

No, I'm saying that it was made because of the success of Pulp Fiction. It's not that Leonard ripped off Tarantino, it's that the adaptation was greenlit because of the success of Pulp Ficiton.

I added a number of movies that were mostly bad, but specifically made sure to say that Get Shorty wasn't that bad.

I don't know what more I had to do to couch that.

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Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_j662vjj wrote

Okay, I will agree that it's likely the film was greenlit for that reason but I've never seen anything to support this. It's debatable. However, Travolta was definitely cast only because of his success with Pulp Fiction.

And I've never seen anyone say Get Shorty was a bad movie. It's a great movie.

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