Reservoir Dogs (1992)

After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary (background radio dialog),

Stars:

Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Top 250 #71 | 10 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harvey Keitel	...	Mr. White - Larry Dimmick
Tim Roth	...	Mr. Orange - Freddy Newandyke
Michael Madsen	...	Mr. Blonde - Vic Vega
Chris Penn	...	Nice Guy Eddie Cabot
Steve Buscemi	...	Mr. Pink
Lawrence Tierney	...	Joe Cabot
Edward Bunker	...	Mr. Blue (as Eddie Bunker)
Quentin Tarantino	...	Mr. Brown
Randy Brooks	...	Holdaway
Kirk Baltz	...	Ofcr. Marvin Nash
Steven Wright	...	K-Billy DJ (voice)
Rich Turner	...	Sheriff #1
David Steen	...	Sheriff #2
Tony Cosmo	...	Sheriff #3
Stevo Polyi	...	Sheriff #4 (as Stevo Poliy)

Storyline

Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with an intention that they won't get too close and concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members and one of them is killed in the subsequent shootout along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.

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Plot Keywords:

police | robbery | diamond | heist | flashback | 

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Taglines:

Let's get the job done

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Perros de la calle

Filming Locations:

5860 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,812,029 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Live Entertainment, Dog Eat Dog Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Voted best independent film ever by Empire Magazine. It also was voted most influential movie in the past 15 years by the same magazine.

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Goofs

When Mr. Blonde is putting gasoline on Nash, he raises his left foot. Before and after that we see that both feet are taped to the chair's legs.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Brown: Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about. It's all about a girl who digs a guy with a big dick. The entire song. It's a metaphor for big dicks.
Mr. Blonde: No, no. It's about a girl who is very vulnerable. She's been fucked over a few times. Then she meets some guy who's really sensitive...
Mr. Brown: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Time out Greenbay. Tell that fucking bullshit to the tourists.
Joe: Toby... Who the fuck is Toby? Toby...
Mr. Brown: 'Like a Virgin' is not about this sensitive girl who meets a nice ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits leave out Writing and Directing credits. They are then shown first during the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in She's So Cold (1995)
The gossiping clerks in "She's So Cold" are dressed in matching dark business suits identical to the dark business suits worn by the "Resevoir Dogs" gangsters gossiping at a diner at the beginning of the film.

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Soundtracks

"COUNTRY'S COOL"
Written by Peter Morris
Courtesy of Ole Georg/Capitol Production Music

User Reviews

A Neo-Violent Joy

This is without a doubt one of the best movies I've ever seen and definately deserves its position on the Top 250. It's an acquired taste, but if you've been desensitised to violence (as i have), then you will want to watch this again from the minute it ends. Every single actor was perfectly fitted for its character. Steve Buscemi as the squirrely Mr. Pink, Harvey Keitel as the veteran Mr. White, and of course, Michael Madsen as the phsycotic Mr. Blonde. The list goes on and on.

Some people said that the violence was unnecessary and didn't move the plot forward as it did with Pulp Fiction. I agree, but the violence was used to develop the character's personalities. It showed their disregard for human life and that our anti-heros saw killing a cop as being as stepping on a cockroach .

I urge future viewers of this movie not to instantly compare it to Pulp Fiction and enjoy it as it's own film. An interesting thrill-ride crime drama from beginning to end, I give this film *****/*****