Reservoir Dogs

Released in 1992 as filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's directing debut, Reservoir Dogs is a gangster film about seven criminals who attempt to rob a jewelry store together.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino
2. Director: Quentin Tarantino
3. Box Office Earnings: $2,547,037
4. Distributor: Miramax Films
5. Rated: R
6. Ranked #63 of the IMDb Top 250 films
7. Criminal aliases inspired by The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
8. Swingers (1996) spoofed the slow motion walk scene
9. Vic Vega, is the brother of Pulp Fiction's Vincent Vega (John Travolta)

Plot Summary

Each of the six gangsters takes a code name based on a color: Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), Mr. Blue (Edward Bunker) and Mr. Brown (Quentin Tarantino). As has become one of Tarantino's staple techniques, the film progresses nonlinearly, where we see the events before and after the failed robbery, but not actually during. Most of the film takes place after the robbery at the gangsters' rendezvous point in a warehouse, where they argue over who ratted them out, and how to further proceed with the situation.

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