Part of the dance Vince and Mia perform at Jack Rabbit Slim's was copied from the dance in Fellini's film 8½.
Tarantino is said to be a collector of board games based on old television programs. During the filming of the movie, Tarantino and John Travolta reportedly sat on the floor and played the Welcome Back, Kotter board game.
In a deleted scene, Vincent tells Mia that he dreams of being beaten up by Emma Peel in The Avengers. Uma Thurman played Emma Peel in The Avengers (1998).
For the costumes, Tarantino drew inspiration from French director Jean-Pierre Melville.
The chronological rearrangement of the story closely resembles Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train.
Apart from True Romance, which Tarantino did not direct, this is the first of many collaborations between Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson.
The role of Fabienne was written with Irene Jacob in mind. Jacob turned down the role to star in Three Colors: Red.
Tarantino expressed his desire to make a Modesty Blaise film and sponsored the direct-to-video release of My Name Is Modesty.
Tarantino said the backstory he envisioned for the Gimp was that he was a hitchhiker picked up by Zed and Maynard seven years earlier and trained by them to do whatever they wanted.
In a scene cut from Pulp Fiction, while Jules is deciding what to do, Pumpkin and Honey Bunny rob the restaurant. In the scene, Jules aims his gun under the table and fires twice, shooting and killing Pumpkin. He then spins around and shoots Honey Bunny three times, killing her as well. As she falls, her gun goes off and hits the long-haired yuppie scum, who dies screaming on the floor. The scene then returns to Jules talking with Pumpkin in the restaurant, revealing that all the shootings took place in Jules's mind.