FAQ

True Romance (1993) is one of the films that belongs to Quentin Tarantino's shared movie universe, where some characters are related to each other by blood or other connections. Here are some of the known relations:

• Alabama Whitman, the female protagonist of True Romance, is the former partner of Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) from Reservoir Dogs. Mr. White mentions her name in a flashback scene and says she was a "good little thief".

• Vincent Vega (John Travolta) from Pulp Fiction and Vic Vega (Michael Madsen) from Reservoir Dogs are brothers. Tarantino originally planned to make a prequel film about them called The Vega Brothers, but the project was scrapped due to the actors' aging.

• Lee Donowitz (Saul Rubinek), the film producer who buys the cocaine from Clarence and Alabama in True Romance, is the son of Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth), the "Bear Jew" from Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino confirmed this in an interview and said that Lee inherited his father's war spoils.

• Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) from Reservoir Dogs and Jimmy Dimmick (Quentin Tarantino) from Pulp Fiction are cousins. Tarantino revealed this in the DVD commentary of Reservoir Dogs and said that they both got their ear fetish from their grandfather.

• Captain Koons (Christopher Walken) from Pulp Fiction and Vincenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken) from True Romance are not related, despite being played by the same actor. Tarantino explained that he cast Walken as Coccotti because he liked his performance as Koons and wanted to see him play a villain.

The main differences between the R-Rated and Unrated Version of True Romance (1993) are the following:

• The Unrated Version has more graphic violence in some scenes, such as the confrontation between Alabama and Virgil, the murder of Big Don by Drexel, and the ending shootout.

• The Unrated Version has some additional scenes that were cut from the R-Rated Version, such as a bathtub scene with Clarence and Alabama, a scene with Vincenzo on an elevator, and an alternate ending where Clarence dies and Alabama becomes a call girl.

• The Unrated Version has some extended scenes with more dialogue, such as the scene where Alabama reveals her true identity to Clarence, the scene where Elliot prepares to be wired, and the scene where Clarence shows Dick the cocaine.

The Unrated Version is considered to be closer to Quentin Tarantino's original script and vision for the film.