Who shared Pulp Fiction's original story credit with Quentin Tarantino?

Roger Avary shared Pulp Fiction’s original story credit with Quentin Tarantino.

Tarantino and Avary developed the film from ideas that grew out of their friendship and work together at the Video Archives rental store in California. Avary contributed the basis for the “Gold Watch” episode, while Tarantino developed and connected the other intersecting crime stories.

The project began with an anthology-like concept involving several short films, then evolved into a feature whose episodes overlap in characters and events. Avary also contributed material that had originally been written for True Romance, including elements used in the “The Bonnie Situation” segment. The final screenplay was credited to Tarantino, but the story credit recognized both writers.

Released in 1994, Pulp Fiction is known for its deliberately non-linear structure, pulp-crime influences, sharp dialogue and shifting points of view. Lawrence Bender was the producer, not the co-story creator; Tony Scott and Robert Rodriguez were likewise not responsible for the film’s original story credit.