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Reservoir Dogs, 1992

Reservoir Dogs

English

USA

Rating:8.4
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Profile of Reservoir Dogs

The mood of Reservoir Dogs is stylized, rough, and tense. The plot centers around a violence spree, crime gone awry, and a heist. It features irreverent humor. Reservoir Dogs is an independent, thriller, and crime movie. Stylistically, it is nonlinear, stars an ensemble cast, and is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. Reservoir Dogs happens in the 1990s. The musical score is pop and rock. The movie is known for being a cult favorite, original, and essential viewing. Reservoir Dogs is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes strong violent content, drugs/alcohol, and sexual content.

Summary of Reservoir Dogs

Former video store clerk Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut, RESERVOIR DOGS, is a brutally funny, supercharged introduction to his supremely distinct cinematic vision, which was later to become one of the most mimicked styles of the 1990s. Mastermind Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) assembles a crew of top-notch criminals to pull off a jewelry store heist. As the film opens it becomes immediately clear that the plan backfired, forcing the survivors, who have gathered at an abandoned warehouse, to figure out if one of them is, in fact, a police informer. The crew--Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), an aged veteran; Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), a wounded newcomer; Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), a psychopathic parolee; Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), a bickering weasel; and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn), Joe's son--begin to unravel as the pressure becomes too much for them to handle. When Joe arrives, the truth becomes clear in a vicious Mexican standoff.

Tarantino takes liberally from Hong Kong action flicks, most notably Ringo Lam's CITY ON FIRE, but his ultra-hip ‘70s soundtrack and hysterical pop culture dialogue make the film seem wholly original and new. Taking a cue from the French New Wave--most notably Jean-Luc Godard--RESERVOIR DOGS remains one of the decade's most influential motion pictures.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 21 January 1992
Runtime: 99 min

Cast and Crew

Harvey Keitel as Mr. White - Larry Dimmick in Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel

as Mr. White - Larry Dimmick

Tim Roth as Mr. Orange - Freddy Newandyke in Reservoir Dogs
Tim Roth

as Mr. Orange - Freddy Newandyke

Chris Penn as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in Reservoir Dogs
Chris Penn

as Nice Guy Eddie Cabot

Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs
Steve Buscemi

as Mr. Pink

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Tim Roth as Mr. Orange and Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Tim Roth as Mr. Orange and Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink and Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink and Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino directs Harvey Keitel on the set of Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino directs Harvey Keitel on the set of Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Harvey Keitel as Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Clips

Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs: Trailer

Critics Reviews

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Reservoir Dogs sizzles - it's dynamite on a short fuse, and you watch it with mesmerized fascination, simultaneously attracted and repelled by the explosion you know will come.
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  • by: Rick Groen
Variety
An intense, bloody, in-your-face crime drama about a botched robbery and its aftermath, colorfully written in vulgar gangster vernacular and well played by a terrific cast.
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  • by: Staff (Not Credited)

Users Reviews

I cannot believe a person would write a review decrying the violence in a Quentin Tarantino movie, which is rated R and clearly explains it received this rating because of STRONG VIOLENCE AND LANGUAGE! The cover description says it is "raw" and...
  • 05.September.2010
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  • by: ColumboFan
  • ColumboFan rated this movie10/10Must See
Tarantino's first film is still the only one I really like. Pulp Fiction is entertaining, but feels too much like an episode of Seinfeld set in the criminal underworld, and Kill Bill is a poorly-acted, cartoonish blood-bath. Reservoir Dogs, despite...
  • 22.March.2009
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  • by: coolerking
  • coolerking rated this movie8/10Great
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