Pulp Fiction star reveals the secrets behind the iconic ’90s blockbuster: ‘Getting shot by John Travolta is as much fun as dancing with him’

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is about to turn 30.

And now actor Phil LaMarr, 57, who shared scenes with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in the cult hit, has described his experience working with the two acting icons as ‘phenomenal’.

Fans know LaMarr as the ill-fated character Marvin, who faced a bloody end after getting shot in the face by Travolta’s hit man character Vince.

LaMarr, who looks like he has barely aged a day since making in the film in 1994, appeared on Nine’s Today Extra on Tuesday.

‘It was interesting because getting shot by John Travolta is as much fun as dancing with John Travolta,’ LaMarr joked.

LaMarr’s cheeky remark was a reference to the now iconic Pulp Fiction scene in which Travolta performs the twist with co-star Uma Thurman.

Meanwhile, LaMarr revealed that he missed out on getting ‘bloodied’ for the gruesome scene that left Travolta and co-star Jackson covered in gore.

‘I was not there for the ‘blast’ [of blood],’ he said, adding that special effects technicians built a bust with his likeness for the moment in which his character is actually ‘shot’. 

Pictured: Uma Thurman and John Travolta in the famous twist scene from Pulp Fiction

LaMarr also gushed over sharing an earlier scene with Jackson, in which the veteran terrorises a room full of young hoodlums while quoting a passage from the Bible. 

‘Being in that scene and getting to watch Samuel was like taking a master class,’ he told viewers.

‘It was like ”Oh, my gosh I feel like I’ve paid a year of university tuition”, because I learned by watching him.’

Fans know LaMarr as the ill-fated character Marvin, who faced a bloody end after getting shot in the face by Travolta’s hit man character Vince (pictured, at left)

LaMarr described Jackson as a ‘sweet little guy’ who, when he was off the set, liked to talk about golf and his daughter. But once the scene started Jackson ‘flicked a switch’. 

‘He comes on set and turns into this really scary hitman, but with no effort…[I was like] ”Are you an alien?”,’ he joked.

LaMarr, who is set to appear at the Supernova Comic Con on the Gold Coast, is also known as a star of the hit animation series Samurai Jack as well as Futurama.

Pictured: LaMarr (left) in the famous scene in which Travolta and Jackson’s hit man terrorise a room full of young hoodlums

Pulp Fiction, meanwhile, is about to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The low-budget film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1994, where it won the top prize.

It was later nominated for seven Academy Awards and won an Oscar for best screenplay and went onto to score a worldwide gross of $212,891,760.