Reservoir Dogs

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Awards

Avignon Film Festival 1992 - Won - Prix Tournage

Fantasporto Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best Film

Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best First Feature

Avignon Film Festival 1992 - Won - Prix Tournage

Fantasporto Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best Film

Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Nominated - Best First Feature

Independent Spirit Awards 1993 - Won - Best Supporting Male

London Critics Circle Film Awards 1994 - Won - Newcomer of the Year

Sant Jordi Awards 1993 - Won - Best Foreign Actor

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 1992 - Won - Best Director

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 1992 - Won - Best Screenplay

Stockholm Film Festival 1992 - Won - Bronze Horse

Sundance Film Festival 1992 - Nominated - Grand Jury Prize

Toronto International Film Festival 1992 - Won - FIPRESCI Award

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Reservoir Dogs

Director:
Quentin Tarantino
R, 99 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

Reservoir Dogs looks at what happens before and after (but not during) a botched jewelry store robbery organized by Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney). Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) is a career criminal who takes a liking to newcomer Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) and enjoys showing him the ropes. Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) is a weaselly loner obsessed with professionalism. Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) has just gotten out of jail after taking the rap on a job for Cabot; he's grateful for the work but isn't the same person he used to be. While Mr. Blonde goes nuts during the heist, the thieves are surprised by the sudden arrival of the police, and Mr. Pink is convinced one of their team is a cop. So who's the rat? What do they do about Mr. Blonde? And what do they do with Mr. Orange, who took a bullet in the gut and is slowly bleeding to death?

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Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:
99 min.

Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Tagline

• Five Total Strangers Team Up For The Perfect Crime. They Don't Know Each Other's Name. But They've Got Each Other's Color

 

Memorable Quotes

Nice Guy Eddie: Okay, first things fuckin' last!

Nice Guy Eddie: We got places all over the place.

Joe: So, you guys like to tell jokes, huh? Gigglin' and laughin' like a bunch of young broads sittin' in a schoolyard. Well, let me tell a joke. Five guys, sittin' in a bullpen, in San Quentin. All wondering how the fuck they got there. What should we have done, what didn't we do, who's fault is it, is it my fault, your fault, his fault, all that bullshit. Then one of them says, hey. Wait a minute. When we were planning this caper, all we did was sit around tellin' fuckin' jokes! Get the message? Boys, I don't mean to holler at ya. When this caper's over - and I'm sure it'll be a successful one - we'll get down to the Hawaiian Islands, hell, I'll roll and laugh with all of ya. You'll find me a different character down there. Right now, it's a matter of business.

 

 

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