Academy Museum adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to vast film collection

By Lindsey Bahr

No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag.

He and many other A-listers were gathered recently at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles for its glitzy annual fundraising gala. Tarantino was among the honorees. And as he approached the podium to make his speech, the bag did not go unnoticed. At the very least, it was unusual.

Then he opened it up and presented its contents: It was his original handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction,” with mistakes, misspellings and all. He was giving it to the museum.

“The script is legendary,” said Matt Severson, the executive vice president of academy collection and preservation. “No one was expecting it. This was not a coordinated effort on the part of the academy. This is Quentin thinking what can he do to make his stamp on the museum?”

It’s one of many high-profile acquisitions to the Academy Museum’s vast film memorabilia collection that