10 Movies Audiences Couldn't Handle

After his directing debut, Tarantino continued his trend of ultra-violence through his sophomore effort, and the movie widely thought of as his best to this date, Pulp Fiction. Naturally, more controversy followed, though ironically not with some of the more violent scenes as you may expect.

Audiences didn't mind Butch's (Bruce Willis) escape, the murder of Brett (Frank Whaley), or even when John Travolta's Vincent Vega shot Marvin (Phil LaMarr) in the face. It was the now iconic scene in which Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace takes a shot of adrenaline to the chest after overdosing on heroin that caused issues.

The film's producer, Lawrence Bender has spoken previously about the original screening at the New York Film Festival, and that one member of the audience suffered a shock at that scene. After making sure they were okay and returned home safely, the question of whether Pulp Fiction was too violent had to be seriously considered.

Had the story of what happened got out at the time, the film and its legacy may have been changed completely, but as it was, Pulp Fiction released unchanged to rave reviews, despite this initial scare.