20 Well-Known Movie "Facts" That Are Actually Bulls**t

15. All The Clocks Are Set To 4:20, 'Cause Marijuana - Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is a movie made up of endless interesting tidbits and factoids; writer/director Quentin Tarantino crafts of all of his movies in such a fashion, of course, in which every one of his motion pictures serves not only as a slice of narrative genius but as a relentless exercise in cinematic references, nods, homages and in-jokes. In short, they're super dense. One of said "facts" constantly attributed to Pulp Fiction purports that all of the clocks in the movie are set to "4:20" - a nod to a slang term for marijuana. Whilst some of the clocks visible in Pulp Fiction are set to this time (namely those in the pawn shop), the majority of them aren't. So - pretty please, with sugar on top, stop spreading this around like it happens to be true.
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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.