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.
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.