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Reservoir Dogs

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 39m
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Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1M
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POPULARITY
277
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    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Quentin Tarantino(background radio dialogue written by)
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  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Tim Roth
    • Michael Madsen
    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Quentin Tarantino(background radio dialogue written by)
    • Roger Avary(background radio dialogue written by)
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Tim Roth
    • Michael Madsen
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    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 216Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #92
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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Mr. White…
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Mr. Orange…
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Mr. Blonde…
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Nice Guy Eddie
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Mr. Pink
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Joe Cabot
    Randy Brooks
    Randy Brooks
    • Holdaway
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Marvin Nash
    Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker
    • Mr. Blue
    • (as Eddie Bunker)
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    • Mr. Brown
    Rich Turner
    • Sheriff #1
    David Steen
    David Steen
    • Sheriff #2
    Tony Cosmo
    • Sheriff #3
    Stevo Polyi
    • Sheriff #4
    • (as Stevo Poliy)
    Michael Sottile
    • Teddy
    Robert Ruth
    • Shot Cop
    Lawrence Bender
    Lawrence Bender
    • Young Cop…
    Linda Kaye
    Linda Kaye
    • Shocked Woman
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    • Trivia
      The film's budget was so low that many of the actors were asked to simply bring their own clothing as wardrobe; most notably Chris Penn's track jacket. The signature black suits were provided for free by the designer, based on her love for the American crime film genre. Steve Buscemi wore his own black jeans instead of suit pants, and Michael Madsen wore a jacket and pants that came from two different suits.
    • Goofs
      (at around 59 mins) When Mr. Blonde is pouring gasoline on Marvin Nash, Nash's legs are taped to the chair. When the angle changes you can see his legs kicking up in the air. And then they go back to being taped up.
    • Quotes

      Nice Guy Eddie: C'mon, throw in a buck!

      Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don't tip.

      Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?

      Mr. Pink: Nah, I don't believe in it.

      Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?

      Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.

      Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, then she can quit.

      Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a fucking Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don't ever tip?

      Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.

      Mr. Blue: Hey, our girl was nice.

      Mr. Pink: She was okay. She wasn't anything special.

      Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?

      Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over twelve percent for that.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits leave out Writing and Directing credits. They are then shown first during the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The ear slicing scene was cut in the Finnish VHS release
    • Connections
      Edited into Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Green Bag
      Performed by George Baker Selection

      Written by Jan Gerbrand Visser and George Baker (as Benjamino Bouwens)

      Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing Inc. O/B/O EMI Music Publishing Holland B.V.

      Courtesy of Rhino Records/Jerry Ross Productions

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    9/10
    For all I know you are the rat; and this might be the best heist homage movie ever?
    Reservoir Dogs is the debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino. It stars Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, and Lawrence Tierney. Tarantino has a minor role, as does criminal-turned-author Eddie Bunker.

    It feels a bit silly to write it now, but there was a time when Reservoir Dogs barely made a ripple in the cinema loving world; in America that is. Upon its release in the States it was moderately successful and comfortably made back its $1.2 million budget. However, upon hitting the British shores it was a big hit and grossed nearly £6.5 million and then Pulp Fiction exploded on the world in 94 and Reservoir Dogs got reappraised in its home country. The rest as they say is history.

    Tarantino, the most enthusiastic of film fans, was once a video store clerk in Redondo Beach. There he dreamed of making his own movies and planned to make Reservoir Dogs with his friends on a relatively small budget. As luck would have it, Keitel got hold of the script and wanted in. With his name attached, and using his contacts, a serious budget was raised and so the Dogs were set loose. At the time of its popularity, Tarantino had to guardedly fend off accusations of plagiarism and a charge of just hacking from older classic heist movies. His argument was that he was making his own homage to the heist caper, but even so, the fact remains that Reservoir Dogs is spliced from The Killing, Kansas City Confidential, The Big Combo, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three and we can definitely throw in The Asphalt Jungle as well.

    Yet Reservoir Dogs is still extraordinarily fresh and vibrant, raising the bar for crime movies in the modern era. Tarantino of course has since gone on to prove his worth with other projects, so in truth his homage movie was merely the foot in the door for the talented son of Knoxville, Tennessee. In terms of its dialogue, tho, and its gleeful use of "ultra-violence," it has few peers. From any decade. It also helps considerably that Tarantino has assembled a quality cast to make his non-linear classic shine. Keitel is a given, but Roth is exceptional, as too is Buscemi, while Madsen is frighteningly convincing as psycho for hire Mr. Blonde. Then there's the 70s soundtrack, a vital part of the narrative as we hear the dulcet tones of Steven Wright Djing on K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies. If you have not seen the film yet? Then I promise you will remember Stealers Wheel-Stuck in the Middle for the rest of your cinema loving days.

    And that's the thing with Reservoir Dogs, it's crammed packed full of memorable things. A quip, a bang, a song or the WTF ending, as homages go; it's one of the very best. 9/10
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1992 (France)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 5860 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Live Entertainment
      • Dog Eat Dog Productions Inc.
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo
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