Independent films, or indie flicks, are films that have limited budgets and are made by smaller studios, lack of well known stars, limited set, but usually deal with more pressing topics, such as paedophilia, suicide, homosexuality and satanism. Indie films usually target a niche audience, and don't have much regard for profits, hence why they can make films that target a smaller audience.
Pulp Fiction:
Pulp Fiction is a indie film, made in 1994 by director Quentin Tarantino. It follows two hitmen, Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta, and Jules Winnfield, played by Sam L Jackson. The film had a budget of between $8.5 and $10 million, which is normal for an Indie film. It was one of Quentin Tarantino's first movies, and generated a profit of $107.93 million in the U.S alone, and $213 million worldwide.
The film was one of the first to tackle storylines including hitmen, gangsters, drugs and sexuality, which may be seen more common nowadays, but at the time, would have been targeted towards a niche audience. The film had more well recognised stars in it than a Indie film usually would, John Travolta had gone off the grid for a few years prior to Pulp Fiction, and Bruce Willis had really only been seen In the Die Hard series, and was looking for other films to show off his talent.
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