Financially, it was a modest success. Culturally, it was a bomb. It launched the careers of Tarantino, Roth, Madsen, and Buscemi. It proved that you didn't need a $50 million budget or a predictable three-act structure to hold an audience hostage. All you needed was a warehouse, a few suits, and a script that cracked with electricity.

Here is the definitive deep dive into the film that changed everything.