Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs
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Directed by	Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Lawrence Bender
Written by	Quentin Tarantino Background radio dialogue Roger Avary Quentin Tarantino
Starring	Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Chris Penn Steve Buscemi Lawrence Tierney Michael Madsen
Cinematography	Andrzej Sekuła
Edited by	Sally Menke
Production company	Live Entertainment Dog Eat Dog Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	October 23, 1992 (1992-10-23)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million
Box office	$2.8 million (US)

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Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American crime thriller film that depicts the events before and after a botched diamond heist. The film was the feature-length debut of writer and director Quentin Tarantino, and stars Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney and Tim Roth. Tarantino and criminal-turned-author Edward Bunker have minor roles. It incorporates many themes that have become Tarantino's hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling.

The film has become a classic of independent film and a cult film. It was named "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" by Empire. Reservoir Dogs was generally well received, and the cast was praised by many critics. Although it was not given much promotion upon release, the film became a modest success in the United States after grossing $2,832,029 recouping its $1.2 million budget. The film was more successful in the United Kingdom, grossing nearly £6.5 million, and 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.

Eight men eat breakfast at a Los Angeles diner before carrying out a diamond heist. Six of them use aliases: Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, and Mr. White. The others are mob boss Joe Cabot and his son and underboss "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot, who are responsible for planning the job.

After fleeing the scene of the crime, White drives Orange to the rendezvous in one of Joe's warehouses. Orange, having been shot during the escape, is bleeding severely. Pink arrives agitated; he believes the job was a setup and that the police were waiting for them. White informs him that Brown is dead, Blue and Blonde are missing, and Blonde murdered several civilians during the heist; White is furious that Joe, his old friend, would employ such a "psychopath". Pink reveals that he has hidden the diamonds nearby, but argues with White over whether or not they should get medical attention for Orange. Blonde arrives with a kidnapped policeman, Marvin Nash.