# What was in Marsellus Wallace's briefcase?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 1, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890 "2003-11-01T21:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/21 "2003-11-02T04:04:49Z")
Zuzu’s petals. ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/22 "2003-11-02T04:30:19Z")
InLikeFynn…You’ll never know. And I don’t care! ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/23 "2003-11-02T04:41:31Z")
Princess Leia’s breast tape. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/24 "2003-11-02T05:08:23Z")
Gwyneth Paltrow’s severed head. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/25 "2003-11-02T05:09:04Z")
Gold lights. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/26 "2003-11-02T05:39:11Z")
It was [Rumple!](http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_1510) ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/27 "2003-11-02T05:50:25Z")
The alternate ending to _Casablanca_. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/28 "2003-11-02T06:40:47Z")
The head of a famous writer’s wife. ---
**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/29 "2003-11-02T07:07:48Z")
It’s the Colonel’s secret recipe! ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/30 "2003-11-02T07:14:11Z")
Apparently it was just a battery and a couple lights hooked up inside the breifcase to make that light. Though it could be the Necronomican. ---
**Author:** ![Kyomara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8edcca/32.png) [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/31 "2003-11-02T07:14:59Z")
[my cock](http://www.theonion.com/onion3712/healing_light.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/32 "2003-11-02T08:41:02Z")
I read somewhere that Tarantino spoke at some convention a few months ago and during the Q&A session afterward, several people in the audience told QT what they thought was in the briefcase. He just smiled and told everyone “Yes, that’s EXACTLY what it is!” or “Whatever you think it was, that’s perfect”. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/33 "2003-11-02T10:58:35Z")
It’s probably the Golden Apple of Eris, or at least parts of it. As you know, this artifact shows those who see it their heart’s desire, and since there is only one and several viewers, chaos and discord ensue. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/34 "2003-11-02T12:05:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rainbowthief \* > \*\*I read somewhere that Tarantino spoke at some convention a few months ago and during the Q&A session afterward, several people in the audience told QT what they thought was in the briefcase. He just smiled and told everyone “Yes, that’s EXACTLY what it is!” or “Whatever you think it was, that’s perfect”. \*\* He was interviewed on Howard Stern last week, and got this question from a caller. His answer? “whatever you want it be.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/35 "2003-11-02T16:10:24Z")
I always assumed it was Uma’s Toenail polish…probably a metallic gold color ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/36 "2003-11-02T16:27:45Z")
**HPL** wins the cookie. I read a Tarantino interview where he stated “two batteries and a lightbulb”. He followed up with the thought that he had no actual object in mind, just the greatest thing anyone could personally imagine. ~mixie ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/37 "2003-11-02T16:29:04Z")
Although I like the idea of it being Marcellus Wallace’s soul–you know, the bandaid on the back of the neck and all that. ---
**Author:** ![TheRealJohnPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TheRealJohnPeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheRealJohnPeat)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/38 "2003-11-02T16:36:32Z")
Yeah - I thought the bandaid on the back of the neck had to be there for a reason 🙂 I think it was Tim Roth who gave the “some batteries and a lightbulb” answer tho 🙂 JP ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/39 "2003-11-02T18:45:54Z")
The stuff that dreams are made of. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890/40 "2003-11-02T20:21:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheRealJohnPeat \* > **Yeah - I thought the bandaid on the back of the neck had to be there for a reason 🙂** To identify Macellus Washburn. Look, in the early part of the film, you only see the back of his head. Then, suddenly, Bruce Willis sees Washburn crossing the street. That’s the first time we see his face, and it’s essential to to plot that the audience understand who that man crosssing the street is, otherwise the scene loses all its impact. So you put a band-aid on the back of Marcellus’s neck. The man crossing the street is instantly identified. This is so obvious that I keep wondering why people still continue to ask why. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-in-marsellus-wallaces-briefcase/210890.md?page=3)