Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Directed by

Quentin Tarantino

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, independent film, heist film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 15,570 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of diamond thieves realize their heist was a setup and turn on each other. The film jumps between their planning and the bloody aftermath.

tensestylishgrittydarkly comicunpredictablesharpnonlinearclaustrophobic

What happens

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American heist film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Tarantino, and Edward Bunker as diamond thieves whose heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks, and Steven Wright also play supporting roles. The film incorporates many motifs that have become Tarantino's hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling. The film is regarded as a classic independent film and a cult film. Although controversial at first for its depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity, Reservoir Dogs was generally well received, and the cast was praised by many critics. Despite not being heavily promoted during its theatrical run, the film became a modest success in the United States after grossing $2.9 million against its scant budget. It achieved higher popularity after the success of Tarantino's next film, Pulp Fiction (1994). A soundtrack was released featuring songs used in the film, which are mostly from the 1970s. It was named "Greatest Independent Film of All Time" by the British film magazine Empire, which in 2008 also named it the 97th-greatest film ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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