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Reservoir Dogs
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Directed by	Quentin Tarantino
Produced by	Lawrence Bender
Written by	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 America Inc. Dog Eat Dog Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	January 21, 1992 (1992-01-21) (Sundance) October 23, 1992 (1992-10-23) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million
Box office	$2.8 million

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Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American crime thriller film and the feature-length debut of writer and director Quentin Tarantino. It features Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney, Tim Roth, Tarantino, and criminal-turned-author Edward Bunker as members of a botched diamond heist which the film depicts the events before and after the heist. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks and Steven Wright also play supporting roles. It incorporates many themes that have become Tarantino's hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling.

The film has become regarded as 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 $2.8 million against 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.