What do you think is in the briefcase in the movie Pulp Fiction?

A light bulb.

Chopped up books.

Rare gold coins

The diamonds from "Reservoir Dogs."

A magical prosthetic limb. Made of gold.

I'm desperately trying to find the story about the briefcase. Haven't found it yet.

I've seen the movie...I've forgotten about the briefcase

Uranium.

Mcguffin

In his 1966 interview with director-film critic Francois Truffaut Alfred Hitchcock said:
It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two man in a train. One man says
"What's that package up there in the baggage rack?"
And the other answers, "O that's a McGuffin."
The first one asks "What's a McGuffin?"
"Well" the other man says, "Its an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish Highlands."
The first man says, "But there are no lions in the Scottish Highlands," and the other one answers "Well then that's no McGuffin!" So you see a McGuffin is nothing at all.

In other words a McGuffin is a term for the device or plot element that catches the viewer's attention or drives the logic of the plot, especially in suspense films. According to Hitchcock, the McGuffin can be ignored as soon as it has served its purpose. Examples are the mistaken identity at the beginning of North by Northwest (1959) and the entire Janet Leigh subplot of Psycho (1960)

Here is the best description I have heard yet
What Was in the Pulp Fiction Briefcase?
Note - it's not humor, but it is interesting
If you all are anything like me then you had no idea what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction. So, through a friend of a friend of a friend who had a two hour conversation with Quentin Tarantino himself, I now know, and I thought I would pass along the information because it makes the movie 100 times better than it already is.

Remember the first time you were introduced to Marsellis Wallace. The first shot of him was of the back of his head, complete with Band-Aid. Then, remember that the combination of the lock on the briefcase was 666, and whenever anyone opened the briefcase, it glowed, and they were in amazement at how beautiful it was; they were speechless. Now, bring in some Biblical knowledge, and remember that when the devil takes your soul, he takes it from the back of your head.

Yep, you guessed it. And what is the most beautiful thing about a person: his soul. Marsellis Wallace had sold his soul to the devil, and was trying to buy it back. The three kids in the beginning of the movie were the devil's helpers. And remember that when the kid at the end came out of the bathroom with a "hand cannon," Jules and Vincent were not harmed by the bullets. "God came down and stopped the bullets," because they were saving a soul. It was divine intervention.

Another note - this passage is not actually in the Bible:

Ezekiel 25:17 "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truely his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengence and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengence upon thee."

A guy's soul.

I haven't seen it.

I always thought it was gold bars.

That's awesome! Thanks for that.

Thanks!

your welcome

Bart Simpsom. (explanation: my TV is on, and the Simpsons are on, so they inspired me)

Plastic bread ties. Lots of them.

I haven't seen the movie

No problemo.

It doesn't matter. It's a McGuffin.

I haven't seen Pulp Fiction

I think it was Marsellus Wallace's soul...

Funny You should mention that, Some say it was BIGMANS soul, thats the extraction point underneath his band-aid. I think it was either coke or heroin based on VINCE's reaction.

I always thought it was bars of gold.

haven't seen it

I only saw the movie once, and I don't really remember the briefcase.

Now I'm going to have to watch the movie again!

I could watch that movie 100 times and never get bored. I think that movie and four rooms are great

Wanna borrow my copy?

What segment is your favorite in Four Rooms?

Where Ted the bellhop chops that guys finger off grabs his money and waddles out the door. I crack up laughing every time.

I've never seen the movie.

My favorite is the one Robert Rodriguez directed. It's the one with the two bratty kids being babysat by Ted. I love the way they kept smelling their feet, trying to find the bad odor in the room. Your favorite is my second favorite.

I really like Ted the bellhop he is funny.

I like where he calls his boss and complains about how crazy things are

I like Tim Roth period. He's got a nice intensity about him. He was also good in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.

Don't have a clue. I never watched all of Pulp Fiction.

Gee, thanks, but I wasn't planning a trip to Oregon any time soon. Blockbuster is much closer!

Too bad I couldn't e-mail it to you. Much cheaper than Blockbuster.

Money, has to be money...

Haven't seen it. Don't watch that stuff!

a prop

that's exactly what they thinks

It's not original on my part, actually. I heard the theory elsewhere; but it appeals to me.

(But they is obviously a woman of discernment and high intellect.)

obviously...she chose me

Indeed!

I don't have a clue!! Please tell me!! I'm dying to know.

Good survey!

Out-takes from Saturday Night Fever and Welcome Back Kotter.

Chopped up relatives.

The clue you have been missing all these years, of course.

Good answer, but there is some rather strong evidence that it might have been your brain, also.

Might that have anything to do with the fact you saw Pulp Fiction at a drive-in?

LOL No, I just have a bad memory. That doesn't really strike me as a good make out movie anyway!

Who cared what the movie was?

You're much more imaginative than me. ...or experienced.::shiver::

Or maybe I am just plain weirder.

Huuuummm.O.K.That went right over my head again....

Well, assuming you keep the sound on and make some pretense of watching it, Pulp Fiction wouldn't exactly make me feel romantic. Too many sounds of people getting shot, overdosing on drugs, screaming in pain and such.

sausages

??? And this doesn't turn you on? Must be from a small town.

We're talkin' big city sex here. In Chicago, Sydney and Jerusalem, sounds of people getting shot, overdosing on drugs, screaming in pain are thought of as audio foreplay.

lol lol lol lol (bows politely)
I sincerely doubt it.

Could be.....but I doubt it.

(Clapping frantically)You know me too well!!!
Not fair.....

LOL You got that right! I'm from a very small town.

No, thank you.

So, for you an audio turn-on would sound something like: mooo-ooo.

Actually, I was born in a small farming community in Illinois. The principle crop and pasttime being "corn". The town was so small that during harvest time, it was "ear"ased from the map.

We were so poor that we couldn't afford a dog. I had a pet ear of corn instead. I call him "Ol' Yeller".

Fer fun we used to go down to the "crick". A crick is like a "strim" accept smaller. When it rained it turned into a "reever". By now you must have guessed that our town couldn't afford a real good English "ticher".

Our town was so small the mayor had four legs.

Fer more fun we used to go down to the pasture and shoot cows in the rump with bee-bees. (Except of course for Her Honor the Mayor.)

We weren't being cruel, we were providing a service. Just before market time we would switch the bee-bees for Adolph's Meat Tenderizer.

Now our town founder, Ol' Pop Corn (Colonel - retired) had a pair of kids who were really flakes: Sugar Frosted and her brother Soggy. (Nobody ever mentioned the family bastard: Rice Krispie, who was a result of an wartime union between the Colonel and an enemy spy.)

And ya know, our high school had a real problem keeping the cheerleaders from grazing on the football field.

Not that the sex education wernt any good, but I ended up being a "baa" sexual. Whatsa matter? That bother you? Cause you look a little sheepish to me.

Wow! Who put a nickel in you?!

I used to live on a farm that had a crick, but that was in Iowa.

Plug nickel, ma'am. It was a d*mn plug nickle!

Iowa? So, you were just across the Mississippi "Reever" from me. Iowa is even cornier than Illinois! Fer instance, Iowa's state song is "You ain't nuthing, but a corn dog." as performed by "Cobb" Callaway.

LOL You crack me up!

It's pretty amazing someone can be so corny, heh?

I hope you get "pun"ished for those horrible remarks! >

I think I just was.

didn't see

it could be diamonds,but if it was why would they be glowing gold. it could be drugs, but the soul thing seems to be very possible