10 Greatest Unexpected Dance Scenes In Film

7. Pulp Fiction

Tarantino pulp fiction dance Keeping with quick-footed contract killers, we jump back to one of Pulp Fiction's most iconic scenes. More specifically, the scene set inside the '50s themed restaurant Jack Rabbit Slim's. Upon hearing the announcement of a twist competition, Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) excitedly asks Vincent Vega (John Travolta), the man tasked with ensuring her safety, if he'd care to join her on the dancefloor. At first, he's reluctant but then Mia reminds him of the finer print: ''I do believe Marsellus Wallace, my husband, your boss, told you to take me out and do whatever I wanted. Now I wanna dance and I wanna win.'' And so a-dancing they must go. Vega may give the impression that he'd rather be anywhere else and yet, as he slowly removes his shoes, we get the feeling that perhaps he's no stranger to a disco, after all. Sure enough, as Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' pipes from the jukebox, Travolta proves that Tony Manero hasn't quite left him yet. Rhythm must run in the family, as his brother, Reservoir Dogs' Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen), needs only a switchblade and a shuffle to show the Axe Gang a step or two.
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