Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)

A comparison of the films Reservoir Dogs and City on Fire, claiming Quentin Tarantino borrowed many elements of City on Fire without giving proper credit.

Director:

Mike White

Writer:

Mike White

Stars:

Harvey Keitel, Yun-Fat Chow, Tim Roth

Cast

Cast overview:
Harvey Keitel	...	Mr. White / Fu (archive footage)
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Chow / Mr. Orange (archive footage) (as Chow Yun-Fat)
Tim Roth	...	Mr. Orange / Chow (archive footage)
Danny Lee	...	Fu / Mr. White (archive footage)

Storyline

A comparison of the films Reservoir Dogs and City on Fire, claiming Quentin Tarantino borrowed many elements of City on Fire without giving proper credit.

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Plot Keywords:

plagiarism | film criticism | film clip

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Taglines:

The Story Of A Robbery

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Genres:

Crime | Short | Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

The Anti-Tarantino Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Directed by Ringo Lam and again by Quentin Tarantino

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Connections

References The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

User Reviews

From someone who finds some of Tarantino's work interesting...

I don't like Reservoir Dogs. Matter of taste. Call me an ignorant film aficionado if you must, but I simply don't see what all the fuss is about with that film. I've later enjoyed several of Quentin's films, though. Anyway, when I heard of this 10+ minute long(or should I say, short) documentary comparing it to another movie, I was intrigued. I must say, it's hard to deny that White has a point. There are frighteningly obvious and clear similarities between the two films(though there is no doubt; even from someone who doesn't care in the least for the film - such as yours truly - Tarantino definitely improves on the original), and I'm not certain that Mr. T acknowledges his source. If he does, there is no grounds for the allegations put forth here... if not, Mike is a man who goes against the herd, one that is not afraid to stand up and tell the rest of us(though a few have made similar claims, few, if any, have gone this far with it) that the emperor has no clothes(or, at the very least, he's embarrassingly under-dressed). I recommend this documentary to anyone who's seen Reservoir Dogs... regardless of whether they love it or not. Keep an open mind. You might be surprised. 6/10