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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

99 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   23 October 1992 (USA)
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After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.

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Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary (background radio dialog), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel ...
Tim Roth Tim Roth ...
Michael Madsen Michael Madsen ...
Chris Penn Chris Penn ...
Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi ...
Lawrence Tierney Lawrence Tierney ...
Edward Bunker Edward Bunker ...
Mr. Blue (as Eddie Bunker)
Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino ...
Randy Brooks Randy Brooks ...
Kirk Baltz Kirk Baltz ...
Steven Wright Steven Wright ...
K-Billy DJ (voice)
Rich Turner Rich Turner ...
Sheriff #1
David Steen David Steen ...
Sheriff #2
Tony Cosmo Tony Cosmo ...
Sheriff #3
Stevo Polyi Stevo Polyi ...
Sheriff #4 (as Stevo Poliy)
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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. Written by Soumitra  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Police | Robbery | Diamond | Heist | Flashback  | See more »

Taglines:

Four perfect killers. One perfect crime. Now all they have to fear is each other. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language (certficate #31489) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Perros de la calle See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,111 (Germany) (16 September 1992) (19 Screens)

Gross:

$2,832,029 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The suit Harvey Keitel wears was his own. It had been a specially made gift from French designer Agnès B.. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When firing at the police, the slide on Mr. Pink's pistol locks back, indicating an empty clip, and yet he continues to fire without reloading. See more »

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 fella. That's what "True Blue" is about, now, granted, no argument about that.
Mr. Orange: Which one is 'True Blue'?
Nice Guy Eddie: 'True Blue' was a big ass hit for Madonna. I don't even follow this Tops In Pops shit, and I've at least heard of "True Blue".
Mr. Orange: Look, asshole, I didn't say I ain't heard of it. All I asked was how does it go? Excuse me for not being the world's biggest Madonna fan.
Mr. Blonde: Personally, I can do without her.
Mr. Blue: I like her early stuff. You know, 'Lucky Star', 'Borderline' - but once she got into her 'Papa Don't Preach' phase, I don't know, I tuned out.
Mr. Brown: Hey, you guys are making me lose my... train of thought here. I was saying something, what was it?
Joe: Oh, Toby was this Chinese girl, what was her last name?
Mr. White: What's that?
Joe: I found this old address book in a jacket I ain't worn in a coon's age. What was that name?
Mr. Brown: What the fuck was I talking about?
Mr. Pink: You said 'True Blue' was about a nice girl, a sensitive girl who meets a nice guy, and that 'Like a Virgin' was a metaphor for big dicks.
Mr. Brown: Lemme tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about. It's all about this cooze who's a regular fuck machine, I'm talking morning, day, night, afternoon, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick.
Mr. Blue: How many dicks is that?
Mr. White: A lot.
Mr. Brown: Then one day she meets this John Holmes motherfucker and it's like, whoa baby, I mean this cat is like Charles Bronson in the 'Great Escape', he's digging tunnels. Now, she's gettin' the serious dick action and she's feeling something she ain't felt since forever. Pain. Pain.
Joe: Chew? Toby Chew?
Mr. Brown: It hurts her. It shouldn't hurt her, you know, her pussy should be Bubble Yum by now, but when this cat fucks her it hurts. It hurts just like it did the first time. You see the pain is reminding a fuck machine what it once was like to be a virgin. Hence, 'Like a Virgin'.
Joe: Wong?
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

Referenced in Le petit lieutenant (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"I GOTCHA"
Written and Performed by Joe Tex
Courtesy of Tree Productions See more »