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- One of the greatest and most frightening mysteries of Pulp Fiction ’s pawn shop scene is the identity of the gimp and story behind his enslavement. When first seen, the gimp is sleeping in the basement back room of the Mason-Dixie pawnshop, chained inside what looks like a cheap box made of plywood.
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Apr 20, 2020 · If you’ll remember, we meet Stephen Hibbert’s BDSM-outfitted servant when Maynard chains up Butch in a pawnshop basement. Maynard has The Gimp make sure Butch doesn’t escape—he does, of ...
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While he is shown being “held” in a box-like structure in the basement of the pawn shop, it’s clear from his actions that this is a willing sexual act and that he is not being held captive. Butch reinforces this portion of the narrative when he assaults The Gimp instead of freeing him.
- 'The Gimp' was already in the basement, he is kept down there. We can infer this from Maynard stating 'The Gimp's sleeping' and Zed suggesting 'We...
- He could easily have been kidnapped just like the two main characters were. If Butch had not gone back then Wallace probably would have been used...
- How does "the gimp" come to be in Maynard & Zed's basement? According to Quentin Tarantino ( Pulp Fiction director) in an article published by Emp...
- The truth is finally unleashed.
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By Jim Vejvoda
Posted: Apr 27, 2020 11:11 pm
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino reveals in a new interview what happened to (and his own backstory for) one of Pulp Fiction's most notorious side characters, the Gimp.
SPOILERS ahead for Pulp Fiction!
Dressed head-to-toe in leather bondage gear, the mute Gimp (portrayed by Steve Hibbert) is the S&M slave imprisoned in the basement of Maynard's pawn shop where a bound and gagged Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) and Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) are held captive. The Gimp is present when Maynard and security guard Zed rape Marsellus and then when Butch frees Marsellus.
In a fan Q&A with Empire, Tarantino revealed his backstory for the Gimp and what happened to him after Butch left. (I think we all can imagine what "medieval" fate was in store for Zed). "It doesn’t quite play this way in the movie, but in my mind when I wrote it, the Gimp’s dead. Butch knocked him out and then when he passed out he hung himself," Tarantino revealed.
So what do you think of Tarantino's Gimp revelations? Let us know in the comments.
And for more on Quentin Tarantino, read up on that time he played an Elvis impersonator on The Golden Girls as well as what he had to say about making a Star Trek movie and a Bounty Law TV series inspired by his film Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.
May 21, 2014 · ‘Get the Gimp’: Breaking Down ‘Pulp Fiction’s Most Notorious Scene. Pawn shops, S&M slaves and revenge — take an in-depth look at this classic scene from Tarantino's classic crime-story...
Apr 23, 2020 · "Pulp Fiction" Miramax. Share. Who is the Gimp? It’s a question that’s long been asked by “ Pulp Fiction ” fans. One of the signature scenes in Quentin Tarantino ‘s Palme d’Or winner...
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Apr 18, 2020 · In Pulp Fiction, Maynard leaves the Gimp to guard the pawnshop basement and he gets knocked out when Butch (Bruce Willis) later escapes. Little is really known about the Gimp beyond his appearance in Pulp Fiction , but Tarantino has now revealed the backstory he had in mind for the unique character.
