In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent Vega found and then opened Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase found in Brad’s apartment, what was inside of it that made him glow with happiness?
If this was a spolier for you,… I don’t really care!!
That bit was an homage to the “Great Whatsit” in Kiss Me Deadly.
“My God. It’s full of stars.”
It doesn’t matter, does it? Could be cash, drugs, gold, diamonds, military computer chips – Tarantino left it unspecified on purpose, to add to the sense of mystery. The briefcase was just a McGuffin, a numinous object that drives the plot – like the briefcase in Ronin.
A red herring.
It was the Oscar that Tarantino hoped to win 
It was the alien from Repo Man.
The fountain of yute.
Dont have the link, Think i read it on fark or IMDB, but was rumored to be Marseullus Wallace’s soul. Being that a soul was the most beautiful thing in the world. Tarantino later disputed this in an interview. Sorry no cite, cant remember.
It’s a golden ticket to get into Willy Wonka’s factory.
A brand new digital Macguffin.
I remember McGuffin… that was a great show… that guy could fix himself up a whadjamacallit in no time flat and escape from the bad guy every time!
Tarantino still refuses to answer this question as far as i know ( just like he refuses to say why he called his debut film ‘Resevoir dogs’.) and he’ll probably never tell. I have seen entire websites devoted to the question, but i dont think Quentin is ever going to tell and spoil the mystery…
Because an actual answer, no matter what it is, would be far less interesting than a question without one.
Pop culture junkie that Tarantino is, it has to be the instruction manual for the “supersuit” from the TV series The Greatest American Hero.
widdershins: LOL.
How ‘bout… Juju’s petals? Proof of the Loch Ness Monster? The formulae for squaring a circle? Austin Powers’ Penis Pump? Security camera footage of the grassy knoll in Dallas? Marilyn Monroe’s sixth toe?
Good one!
Um, actually, Tarantino has answered BOTH those questions, has he not? It’s fairly well known that “Reservoir Dogs” is just a play on his misunderstanding of the title “Au Revior Les Enfants.”
As to the briefcase, Tarantino himself has said, on more than on occasion, that he never actually came up with any particular contents for the briefcase. There is no backstory and no secret. It’s just something that glows, and that’s as far as he went with it.
It’s the Medusa from Is There In Truth No Beauty?
OK, lets take a different tack: what was it in the actual prop that glowed yellow? was it a light? What type of fixture was it? Hwo was it attached? Battery or AC? If AC, where did the cord go- through a hole in the suitcase?