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March 9, 2026
Rosanna Arquette says Quentin Tarantino’s use of N-word in Pulp Fiction is ‘racist and creepy’
Arquette says 1994 film is ‘great on many levels’ but she ‘cannot stand that [the director] has been given a hall pass’
TL;DR
- Rosanna Arquette finds Quentin Tarantino's use of the N-word in Pulp Fiction "racist and creepy."
- Arquette believes Tarantino has been given a "hall pass" for his repeated use of the N-word.
- Pulp Fiction, released in 1994, features the N-word multiple times.
- Spike Lee has previously criticized Tarantino's use of the word, while Samuel L. Jackson has defended it.
- Antoine Fuqua suggested Tarantino doesn't have "a racist bone in his body."
- Tarantino defended his motives in a 2015 interview, suggesting his use of the word was not intended negatively.
- Arquette also shared her experience of refusing Harvey Weinstein's sexual advances and believing her career suffered as a result.
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