The original script for Pulp Fiction featured a scene in which Jules killed the diner robbers, according to Samuel L. Jackson.
Pulp Fiction actor Samuel L. Jackson has recently revealed that the original script for the film contained a scene in which his character killed the diner robbers seen at the beginning and end of the movie. Pulp Fiction was the second feature film written and directed by now Hollywood legend Quentin Tarantino. The film tells several interconnected stories, including narratives following two gangsters, a boxer, and a pair of lovebird diner robbers.
Jackson has had a long working relationship with Tarantino. Over the course of the director's career, Jackson has appeared in six of Tarantino's films. However, his role as Jules in Pulp Fiction is perhaps his most iconic and well-remembered outing in a Tarantino film. Jules is a gangster who, after witnessing what he claims to be a minor miracle, decides to change his ways and leave his life of crime.
“In the diner, when Tim Roth asks me to open that briefcase when I do it, I shoot him in the face and shoot Honeybunny off the counter. When I open my eyes, they’re still there, because that’s what I would have done before [Jules] had transitioned.” While this certainly would have been an exciting scene, and have been a clever misdirect, it is likely that many fans will agree with Tarantino that the scene is not necessary. Jackson is a very talented actor and the audience learns everything they need to about why Jules makes the decision he does through Jackson's delivery of his dialogue with no need for gratuitous violence. In the final cut, the scene is more subtle and gives the character a more peaceful ending.
Pulp Fiction was Jackson's first appearance in a Tarantino film, but it's very easy to see why it was not the last. Jackson gives a stellar performance and conveys the character's inner change so well that he made an entire scene obsolete. So far there is no word on when the next time Jackson and Tarantino will reunite, however, Tarantino has often stated that he only plans to make ten films, and he is currently at nine.