Pulp Fiction: What’s in the briefcase? Theories abound, while definitive answers are not forthcoming.
Who did Carly Simon have in mind when she wrote “You’re So Vain”? Theoretically answerable, but she’s opted to keep the answer secret.
And a classic, from Sherlock Holmes: was Dr. Watson injured in the shoulder or the leg? Or both? Or what?
Another classic: the lady or the tiger?
What other questions from movies, books, TV, and other pop cultural media come up often, are frequently debated, and can’t be (or won’t be) answered – at least, not with any real authority?
Actually, she has answered this question…but we’ll probably never know what it is. She auctioned off the answer to the highest bidder a few years ago with the stipulation that he never tell anyone.
Oh well…I know it sounds vain but I always thought the song was about ME!
My cousin worked in Hollywood around when this movie was made, and he had it on good authority that the suitcase contained Marsellus Wallace’s soul. It makes perfect sense in the context of the movie. I actually haven’t heard any other theories.
Oh, please. There are dozens of other theories around (most likely – it merely contains a McGuffin), and the “soul” is just plain silly, as is bluntly stating there is a definitive answer.
Add this to the list:
What did Billy Murray whisper to Scarlett Johansson in the last scene of Lost in Translation?
And the all-time classic: Who was the third murderer in Macbeth?