25 Things You Didn’t Know About Pulp Fiction

8. Jules Originally Had A Massive Afro

Believe it or not, Jules was originally supposed to have a gigantic afro throughout the movie, serving as an homage to the many blaxploitation films Tarantino is a huge fan of.

But in Samuel L. Jackson's own words, a happy accident resulted in Jules ending up with his iconic Jheri-curl instead:

"Quentin is this huge fan of blaxploitation films. So in his mind, Jules had this big Afro. And, unfortunately for him, he sent this young, white PA over to South Central to buy an Afro wig. And she bought a Jheri curl wig thinking it was an Afro wig...Quentin kind of railed at her, went off, and I’m like, ‘No, no, no, it’s perfect,’ because NWA is starting to hit, you know, they were large, and all those guys had Jheri curls."

Jackson tried the wig on, Tarantino loved how it looked, and he consequently dropped the afro idea. And with that, a clueless intern completed Jules' iconic look by pure accident.