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References
Mr. White's line is paraphrased from Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) - "You slap me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize."
Immediately before being shot, Mr. Blonde asks the tortured cop, "How 'bout some fire, scarecrow?," which the Wicked Witch of the West says to the Scarecrow
The fight between White and Pink, with Mr. Blonde looking on; similar to the fight between Scarlett and Ashley with Rhett on the couch.
Joe says Mr. Blue is 'Dead as Dillinger'. Lawrence Tierney, who plays Joe, also starred in this film in the title role.
"he has been 4 years in jail instead of me"
Mr. Brown mentions this film during his 'Like a Virgin' speech.
Nice Guy Eddie says "I don't follow that Top of the Pops shit".
Mentioned when the team tries to remember who played Christie Love; one of them guesses Anne Francis, but another corrects them, "No, that was Honey West".
the cutting ear scene
In Reservoir Dogs Blonde asks the cop whether he likes the music then tortures him while music is playing. In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Angel Eyes asks Tuco whether he likes the music then tortures him while music is playing.
At one point Mr. Blonde says he bets Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) is a Lee Marvin fan; in 'Who's That Knocking at My Door', Harvey Keitel's character is a self-professed Lee Marvin fan.
psycho killer named "Blond"
Mentioned briefly during the K-Billy DJ's announcements at the beginning of the film.
Crime commited by anonymous men with made up names
The torture scene in Tarantino's film references the opening sequence.
Conversation about the difference between white women and black women; Harvey Keitel as mafioso in both.
Is mentioned by several characters when Nice Guy Eddie is telling his 'Lady E' story.
The robbers are identified by colors, also the "let's do it by the books" quote.
Is mentioned by several characters when Nice Guy Eddie is telling his 'Lady E' story.
Mr. White's "taco" quote is taken from 'Freebie and the Bean'.
Freddy says he's "Baretta" when he's convincing himself that the other criminals aren't aware of his double-crossing.
Mr. Orange talks to himself in the mirror.
The scene when Mr. White shoots the policemen through a car windshield is taken directly from 'The Fury'.
The shot of Mr. Blonde pulling a blade from his cowboy boot taken from 'Cruising'.
Undercover cop's name is Freddi who suffers from pain of belly
The opening sequence of criminals eating in a diner before a jewelry heist mirrors a scene from early in 'Q'.
Mr. Blonde's soaking Marvin with gasoline is taken from 'Vigilante'.
The Silver Surfer poster visible in Freddy Newandyke's apartment is intended as an homage to Richard Gere's Silver Surfer-obsessed character in 'Breathless'.
Both the films show the events that occurred before and after a "well planned heist that had gone wrong", omitting whatever happened in between, during the actual crime
Mr. Pink's story about the nature and quality of some pot.
Marvin Nash's severed ear is a reference to this film's plot element.
The K-Billy radio station takes it name and origins from 'My Best Friend's Birthday', Tarantino's unfinished debut effort.
key plot elements, scenes
Mr. Orange's slow death by gunshot mirror's Pvt. Cowboy's slow death by gunshot in 'Full Metal Jacket'.
Mr. Orange mentions watching 'The Lost Boys' in a section of his back story.
An anecdote involving the mispronounciation of 'Goodbye Children''s French title is the inspiration for 'Reservoir Dogs''s title.
The black-and-white suits worn by the team are taken directly from 'A Better Tomorrow II'.
The finger-snap lighter trick Mr. White does is taken from 'Mystery Train'.
the way Gabriel Byrne is beaten up (like Marvin) plus the police arrival ;in the warehouse
Joe calls Vic Vega a "Goodfella".
Referenced in
title reference
The scene where Van Cleaf cuts Randal's ear off with the scissors eerily echoes Mr. Blonde's slicing the ear off the cop in Reservoir Dogs.
Drexl uses the phrase, "from a diddled-eyed Joe to a damned if I know" which was also used by the Mr. Orange's mentor in Reservoir Dogs (1992), also written by Quentin Tarantino.
Character of Jack Scagnetti has the same name.
Title is mentioned during interview.
Matthew re-enacts the ear-slicing scene with a teddy bear
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.
Ted tells Jack hes rented it for him, and it's not as violent as the films he normally likes but he should give it a go anyway.
Title mentioned in "Leg Up"
The costumes
Roger Ebert mentions the film in the segment about Steve Buscemi.
The plot and execution of the film is blatantly copied from Reservoir Dogs
Trevor mentions that he watched "Reservoir Dogs on Laserdisc" on his first date.
Poster in Steven's room.
B&B say that the Lordz of Brooklyn are imitating the Beastie Boys, House of Pain, Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs.
Cutout hanging on wall of Lasse's apartment.
When they are all sitting around talking about movies and teh camera is slowly panning around, this a recreation of the same type of shot in Reservoir Dogs.
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
Later after Stu is stabbed by Billy Loomis, Stu whines "I think I'm fuckin' dyin', man." And in that same whiney tone, Mr. Orange says after being shot sitting in the backseat of a car, "I'm fucking dyin', man!"
Expensive Video box set shown with accessories inside.
While watching the Lordz of Brooklyn video "Saturday Night Fever," B&B say that the group is trying to be "House of Pain, the Beastie Boys, Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs."
Film mentioned by Gary
Straight from Al's Diner is a "Reservoir Ones" poster.
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
The poster is seen
mention in the monologue
There is a poster of this film in Bill's flat.
One of the names you can choose as a porn star is "Mr. Pink"
reference
movie poster on wall
Amy makes reference to the sytle of clothing worn by the conspirators in this film.
poster shown
Val mentions the film.
George Baker refers the fact his song "Little Green Bag" is used in this film.
dual gun scene homage, and later the cast (Buscemi et al.) is discussed
Haukur mentions and acts out a sceen just like in Reservoir Dogs
mentioned in dialogue
A poster for this movie can be seen.
The thief is a reference to the criminals in Reservoir Dogs.
Sam Mendes points out the clear parallel between the scene where the droogs walking in slow motion along the river path and the opening credits sequence in Reserviour Dogs.
Opening Discussion
Shot from a trunk which appears to contain a body
Cordelia says Gunn should act less like Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs
dialogue
poster in house
The same story told from the view-points of different characters. Also, both feature severed appendages (ear and thumb).
for the state of siege
The scene where the gang enters the city hall dressed in suits is a parody of the film poster.
In the scene right before they enter the "Good Will Hunting 2" set, you can obviously see the "Dogs" and Marvin Nash walking down the street.
Kai wants to use the alias "Mr Pink" at the AIDS test because it's a cool character from a movie only few people know.
When Cordy is standing over Billy, holding the crossbow in her hand, the shot closely resembles the famous shot of Mr. White standing over Mr. Pink
short version featuring deaf actors
in the karmacoma video the band is playing thieves, one of them is shot in the gut, much like Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pibbles (who looks like an animate steve buscemi) claims he doesn't like his name and wishes it were cooler
Homage to warehouse stand off in a school gym.
title reference
The second mechanic that the player meets asks the main character if he would drive across town to rescue a friend who had been shot. Once at the site of the bleeding friend, another mans puts the bleeding friend into the car's backseat and tells the player to drive to the hospital. During the drive to the hospital the bleeding man starts yelling in agony and the other man tries to comfort just like the scene in the beginning of Reservoir Dogs with Mr. Orange and Mr. White.
A mock poster is seen in the background
Uses the typical Quentin Tarantino in-the trunk shot. All of his movies are referenced.
The way Vitti's gang is walking up as "actors"
homage
same opening titles music and walking as a band
The film is mentioned in this episode.
The movie is referenced
Makes the countdown and is talked about.
Similarity in scene
Opening and Walk to wait in line is a take on Reservoir Dogs.
mentionned once
Poster in Jarret's room
The slo-motion walking scene was taken from the movie Reservoir Dogs
Video case is shown in a video store.
mentioned once
Straight Blade, Knee-cap pain comment
Michael Blanco and Reservoir Dogs share an identic location shot in the same way: The Belmont Tunnel in downtown LA.
Yeskel mentions her work on the film
poster seen
poster seen on car
Movie poster in Philip's room
poster seen in Max's office
Poster is shown.
Scotty thinks 'Reservoir Dogs' day (at work) would be awesome
First line spoken by Gangster
Several students at the Quentin Tarantino party dress as characters from the film.
Title referenced.
The Nephew's suit
Dialogue
mentioned once
The three thugs discuss the movie they have just seen at the cinema - there's also a big poster of Tarantino's cult film.
There is a film poster hanging on the wall of the police station.
like in "Reservoir Dogs" the song "Stuck in the Middle with You" is played during a human is cut off (in "Reservoir Dogs" ears were cut off, here breasts were cut off), shortly after that the new doctor comes in, his name is Quentin, the director of "Reservoir Dogs" is Quentin Tarantino.
A poster can be seen in one of the rooms.
"Is it bad?" "As opposed to good?"
Winston Rothschild mentions the film during his Septic Sucking Service ad
Magruder cuts off Reverend Reed's ear off just like Mr. Blonde cuts off Marvin Nash's ear. Even the camera pulling away from the actual cutting and you can only hear the person getting their ear off screaming. Also they both use a shaving knife.
''lets go to work.''
correct response in "Take This Category Last!!" category
the poster to this movie is in jeromes dorm room
when looking at himself in the mirror, wearing a suit, Moz says he looks "like a 'Reservoir Dogs' balloon."
robbery notes mention Mr. Black/title mentioned
Quotes the "tip"-conversation
When you enter the theatre during the mission, "Death of a Showman", a gangster is interogating/torturing a bound and gagged lawyer. If you wait long enough to kill the gangster, the lawyer is burned alive. If you kill the gangster before he torches the lawyer, you will see the lawyer's right ear has been hacked off.
correct response in "The Indie 5" category
A panelist comments that Nathan Brown's hairstyle makes him look like someone from Reservoir Dogs.
movie poster visible in background at Dan's apartment
poster in Zack's room
Sabrina references it.
In a tense scene, a man is tied to a chair and "Stuck in the Middle" a la Resevoir Dogs and is tortured as homage to Tarantino
A character getting an ear sliced off is described by another character as "ripped off from Tarantino"
The part where Nick Angel is in the trunk. The trunk is then opened and it is shown from Angel's view, then looks down on Angel from the openers point of view. In Reservoir Dogs when the trunk is opened with the cop in it, the camera is shown from the cops point of view, then looking at the cop. They are also both in the same position in the trunk.
Not only is one of the downed officers named Tarantino but there's several shots influenced by the film.
When Daniel takes Claire to a hotel room, Claire mentions she 'may as well be tied to a chair having her ear cut off'
Lila mentions the film.
Opening titles mimiced in last scene complete with instrumental version of 'Little Green Bag'
The camera circles the girls at the table like in the opening of "Reservoir Dogs"
The diner conversation in the film's second half is a direct mirror of the opening scenes from Tarantino's debut film.
Martin Brundle mentions the film while talking to Quentin Tarantino on the grid
"was she all pissed off?"
stills shown from the set, mentioned a couple of times
Poster is seen hanging in the police station near Mitch's desk
Poster is seen near Mitch's desk in the police station
Poster is seen in the police station
Poster is seen in the police station
Poster is seen in the police station
Poster is seen at the police station
The three guys immitate the gang members
Referenced by name
At the end of the episode Kam Fong makes a phone call to a ''Mr. Pink''
When an officer is shot they'll lie on the floor and sometimes they moan similar words to the what Mr. White says to Mr. Orange in a scene from this.
One of the characters says lines from this film and the sequence refers to the action in the original
In the title sequence, a tag team undercard features the team of Mr. White and Mr. Pink.
Tarantino trademark shot from inside the trunk of the car when Charlie kidnaps the writer.
mentioned by the felon calling himself Virgo
Included in a $4,000 question
Listed as containing a Wilhelm Scream.
Subject of a $1,000 question
In Gulaal there are several homages to the Tarantino movie e.g. a kidnapped person being shot suddenly by someone not in the frame, the fictional brands of beers (Democratic & Republic), then someone getting shot in abdomen and surviving for quite a long time, etc.
References iconic car trunk shot.
The scene where Don Ready pretends to be an autolister on the phone, he tells the customer they will ride around with her in the trunk and go up to the reservoir. In Reservoir Dogs, Officer Marvin Nash is put in a similar situation.
Mentioned by Sonia Kruger in the opening segment.
mentioned by character
Subject of an $800 clue in the category "How Singers Got Their Names"
Shawn asks Garth, "What do I call you? Mr. Blond? Mr. Pink?"
A man on the streets says his favorite dance scene comes from this movie
"I'm fuckin' dying here! I can't believe that bitch killed me!"
Jeremy mentions it while tied to a chair
Snob mentions it.
poster in the leading man's bedroom
Mentioned by DiNozzo when they meet the CGIS Agents."Looks a little like Reservoir Dogs -- except you're cuter than Harvey Keitel"
Chris Addison suggests that a clip of the Conservative cabinet walking down Whitehall looks like a bad remake of Reservoir Dogs.
Tychus during missions will sometimes say "are you going to bark all day?" referencing Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs
The scene where 187 tortures Dragonetti while dancing and listening to music
The suit & tie Tim Roth wear are the same color and style as Reservior Dogs.
Frankie tells Brick how Mike took her to see "Reservoir Dogs" when they started dating and that she hated the movie.
Short film is inspired by this movie.
A still of Steve Buscemi in "Reservoir Dogs" is shown.
mentioned in dialogue
Duke: "Are you gonna Bark all Day little doggy? Or are you gonna bite?"
they talk about the ear-cutting scene
In the opening segment, after Geoffrey Rush jokingly suggests that he and Kate have gagged Margaret and David and gaffered them to a couple of chairs in the dressing room, he compares it to Reservoir Dogs.
Jerry Powell makes a comment that he and his fellow thieves should know little of each other like in Reservoir Dogs.
Tarantino-style shot from inside the car trunk
"...your re-enactment of Reservoir Dogs looks a little trashy."
Re-enacts ear-cutting scene.
executive produced by Monte Hellman
The two protagonists are "Mr. Blue" & "Mr. Orange"
Poster featured prominently in background
"And because the director wanted to do"
Lucy dresses and acts like characters from the movie, including the ear cutting scene
Kathy Griffin says she dated Quentin Tarantino after the film came out
Featured in
a clip from this film is shown
Clips are shown.
Footage of this movie is shown.
During the shootout in the street, you can hear very briefly a soundbite of Tim Roth's wailing early in 'Reservoir Dogs.'
clip shown
A clip from each of Tarantino's films to date are shown.
Clips are shown.
Foootage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
Clip included; editing analysed.
Clips of "Reservoir Dogs" appear throughout.
Shown in a cinema in scene one.
excerpt
a clip is shown when Michael Madsen is mentioned
Talked about, clips used.
Clips of mistakes shown
"Homage or Stealing" segment.
#8
A clip of the diner scene used as an example of an attempt to use a Denny's in a movie.
clip shown
Clips shown
Spoofed in
Itchy and Scratchy episode "directed" by Quentin Tarantino spoofs the ear cutting scene from Reservoir Dogs
Level entitled "Reservoir Frogs"
Spoofs the ear-cutting scene from this film.
The gang walk to the song "Little Green Bag"
The gun stand-off scene is spoofed.
slow motion walking down street before funeral
Spoof of "Reservoir Dogs" with Sign Language
Slow motion walk at Aapo' house.
In one scene, many of the principle characters are walking outside wearing sunglasses walking to the same music from the credit sequence to Reservoir Dogs. Seth Green even mimics Quentin Tarantino's face.
the segment features all-female characters
The presenters spoof the diner scene from Reservoir Dogs
Mexican standout between Bugilanca-Sal Cabone- Freud and Ninjas.
The movie is spoofed
The iconic point-of-view shot from inside the car trunk is recreated in a scene.
endfight
Warehouse beating, torture
The scene where they walk to the car is a parody of the opening credits scene of Reservoir Dogs
Scene re-enacted
The film features a spoof of the beginning of Reservoir Dogs
The scene in the warehouse with all the characters with the guns is a spoof of Reservoir Dogs
"Reservoir Dregs" is written on a movie theater.
They spoof the part where all the guys are walking out of the cafe and to their cars with the cool music playing.
the record producer and his group walk in slow-motion down the street together except for the fat guy in the back who can't get in front
during slow-motion walk down hallway, someone trips and makes everyone else fall
The gangsters are directly inspired by the opening breakfast diner scene from the famous Tarantino movie.
Lisa and the animals walking down the street while "Little Green Bag" plays in the background
four guys walk down the middle of the aisle in slow-motion, one of them can't see where he's going and starts to turn the wrong way
Sequence from 'Some Like It Krunked' is an almost exact replication of a scene from this film.
Man set to torture kill you says "You like K Sanchez Mega Mariachi Sounds? It's my personal favorite!" presses play, and proceeds to dance "Mr. Blonde" style until you kill him
when the girls slo-mo walk together
'Quentin Tarantino's The Social Network' is a direct parody of Reservoir Dogs.
the slow-mo walk
when the women slo-mo walk onto the plane
Porn spoof of the movie.
The "Plastic Cup Boyz" segment is a parody of Reservoir Dogs
bob takes the food critic hostage and re-enacts scenes from Reservoir Dogs