In the early 90s John Travolta’s career was over until director Quentin Tarantino asked to meet. Quentin made John play board games from his past movies and had him recite famous lines to his past films. At the end of the evening Quentin offered the part of Vincent in Pulp Fiction.

John Travolta reveals the bizarre request Quentin Tarantino made during their first meeting

John Travolta has gone into detail about a bizarre request he got from Quentin Tarantino during their first meeting.

Travolta told the story at the Supanova Comic Con & Gaming event in Adelaide where he was asked on stage how he landed the role of Vincent Vega in Tarantino’s 1994 film, Pulp Fiction.

In the early ’90s, when Travolta’s movie career was all but over, the eccentric director invited the actor over to his house.

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