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Reservoir Dogs

  • 19921992
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
996K
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Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
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
996K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
621
90
  • Director
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Writers
    • Quentin Tarantino(background radio dialogue written by)
    • Roger Avary(background radio dialogue written by)
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Tim Roth
    • Michael Madsen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Writers
    • Quentin Tarantino(background radio dialogue written by)
    • Roger Avary(background radio dialogue written by)
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Tim Roth
    • Michael Madsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #91
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos7

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    Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Harvey Keitel and Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen, Edward Bunker, and Lawrence Tierney in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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    Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Edward Bunker, and Lawrence Tierney in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Quentin Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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    Harvey Keitel in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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    Top cast

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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Mr. Whiteas Mr. White…
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Mr. Orangeas Mr. Orange…
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Mr. Blondeas Mr. Blonde…
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Nice Guy Eddieas Nice Guy Eddie
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Mr. Pinkas Mr. Pink
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Joe Cabotas Joe Cabot
    Randy Brooks
    Randy Brooks
    • Holdawayas Holdaway
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Marvin Nashas Marvin Nash
    Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker
    • Mr. Blueas Mr. Blue
    • (as Eddie Bunker)
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    • Mr. Brownas Mr. Brown
    Rich Turner
    • Sheriff #1as Sheriff #1
    David Steen
    David Steen
    • Sheriff #2as Sheriff #2
    Tony Cosmo
    • Sheriff #3as Sheriff #3
    Stevo Polyi
    • Sheriff #4as Sheriff #4
    • (as Stevo Poliy)
    Michael Sottile
    • Teddyas Teddy
    Robert Ruth
    • Shot Copas Shot Cop
    Lawrence Bender
    Lawrence Bender
    • Young Copas Young Cop…
    Linda Kaye
    Linda Kaye
    • Shocked Womanas Shocked Woman
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Quentin Tarantino(background radio dialogue written by)
      • Roger Avary(background radio dialogue written by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 that 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

    User reviews1.2K

    Review
    Top review
    Ten years on - still brilliant!
    It's hard to get your head around the fact that 'Reservoir Dogs' has been around for ten years. It's almost difficult to remember a time before Tarantino made such an enormous impact (good and bad) on movies, but I saw this movie first time round before the hype. All I knew was that, like another "dog" movie from the same era that I saw, 'Man Bites Dog', that it was supposed to be violent, funny and disturbing, and that it starred a long time favourite of mine Harvey Keitel, and Tim Roth, who I mainly knew from Greenaway's 'The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover'. Okay, I hope it's good I thought as I waited in the cinema listening to some half remembered 70s A.M. pop and a strange conversation about Madonna's sex life (the cinema was playing the soundtrack album before the main feature, but what did we know). Then the movie itself, electrifying and fascinating from the word go. It's impossible to describe the impact of seeing this for the first time without knowing what to expect! Still one of my greatest movie memories. Ten years later I've seen it countless times so the surprise has obviously worn off, but it is still a brilliant movie because beneath the violence and wise-cracks of Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi - 'In The Soup'), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen - 'Thelma & Louise'), and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn - 'At Close Range'), there is a lot of depth, that being the very human relationship between Mr. White (Keitel) and Mr.Orange (Roth). To me that is one of the things that elevates this above the many lame and unoriginal "Tarantinoesque" movies we've had to endure since 'Pulp Fiction'. His imitators just simply don't have a clue!

    Simply brilliant cinema, and a modern classic. This is absolutely essential viewing!
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    • Jun 5, 2002

    FAQ24

    • How much time elapses between the guys initially arriving at the warehouse and the end of the movie?
    • Did Mr. White accidentally not light his cigarette when talking to Mr. Pink?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1992 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quturgan itlar
    • Filming locations
      • 5860 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Live Entertainment
      • Dog Eat Dog Productions Inc.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,832,029
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $147,839
      • Oct 25, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,913,644
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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