John Travolta and Uma Thurman recreated their famous twist contest scene from Pulp Fiction while presenting alongside their former co-star Samuel L. Jackson at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Before the trio called Will Smith on stage to accept the Best Actor Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards for his role in King Richard, the cast received applause for capturing the iconic scene for their 1994 Quentin Tarantino-directed film had channeled.
As the duo demonstrated their dance moves, Jackson, 73, stood behind the podium and joked, “Some actors stay in character throughout the shoot… and some just never let go.”
Two Decades Later: John Travolta and Uma Thurman recreated their famous twist contest scene in Pulp Fiction while presenting alongside former co-star Samuel L. Jackson at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday
“Maybe we’ll have a $5 milkshake later,” Thurman, 51, tells Travolta, 68, while repeating one of her character Mia Wallace’s famous lines.
In response, Travolta repeated his character Vincent Vegas’ line, “How about a royale with cheese?”
‘Do you understand what I mean?’ Jackson asks the audience. “Pulp Fiction was a masterpiece, but these two think it was just a dance competition.”
Iconic: Before the trio called Will Smith on stage to accept the Best Actor Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards for his role in King Richard, the cast earned a standing ovation as they performed the famous scene from their Quentin Tarantino film channeled from 1994 (pictured)
In a nutshell, Thurman wore a silk white blouse and long black skirt resembling what she wore in the film
Reunited! As the duo demonstrated their dance moves, Jackson, 73, stood behind the podium and joked, “Some actors stay in character throughout the shoot… and some just never let go.”
To which Travolta interjects, “That’s not true, Sam,” before they all turn their attention to a briefcase in front of them.
“All the murder and chaos that happened in two hours and 45 minutes was about what was in here. And at the end of the film, they stopped the revelation and the audience had to make their own conclusions about the meaning,” they teased.
When viewers almost got a glimpse of the content, there was only one announcement with the name of the winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
“Maybe we’ll have a $5 milkshake later,” Thurman, 51, tells Travolta, 68, while repeating one of her character Mia Wallace’s famous lines
Too Funny: In response, Travolta repeated his character Vincent Vegas’ line, “How about a royale with cheese?”
While Thurman opted for a silky white blouse and black pants like in the original scene, the Saturday Night Fever star opted for a burgundy jacket.
Despite choosing not to recreate her exact outfits from over two decades ago, her movements, including dancing the Batusi, were fairly accurate.
This is Travolta’s first appearance at the Oscars since he notoriously mispronounced Idina Menzel’s name eight years ago.
‘Do you understand what I mean?’ Jackson asks the audience. “Pulp Fiction was a masterpiece, but these two think it was just a dance competition”
Still a mystery: When viewers almost got a glimpse of the content, there was only one announcement with the name of the Best Actor winner
The move came as a surprise to many — considering how he mistakenly introduced Idina, 50, as “Adele Dazeem” at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014.
The Grease star took the stage and became a viral sensation when he said: “Please welcome the incredibly talented, one of a kind, Adele Dazeem.”
The part immediately spun around on social media, with viewers watching it over and over again in the days that followed, wondering how he got her name so terribly wrong.