14 Facts About Reservoir Dogs

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Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length debut.

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Reservoir Dogs argues with White over whether to get medical attention for Orange, and the pair draw guns at each other.

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Reservoir Dogs prepares to set him on fire, but Orange shoots him dead.

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4.

Reservoir Dogs is about to execute Orange, whom he suspects is the traitor behind the setup, but White intervenes and holds Joe at gunpoint, insisting that Orange is not an undercover cop.

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5.

Reservoir Dogs was named after the sound editor on My Best Friend's Birthday.

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6.

Reservoir Dogs was, according to Tarantino, influenced by Stanley Kubrick's The Killing.

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7.

Reservoir Dogs premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1992.

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8.

Reservoir Dogs is regarded as an important and influential milestone of independent filmmaking.

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9.

Bernard said that Reservoir Dogs had a similar effect and people were not ready for it.

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10.

Reservoir Dogs similarly complimented Tarantino's directing and liked the fact that he did not often use close-ups in the film.

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Reservoir Dogs has often been seen as a prominent film in terms of on-screen violence.

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12.

For its nonlinear storyline, Reservoir Dogs has often been compared to Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon.

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Reservoir Dogs furthermore explored parallels between Reservoir Dogs and Glengarry Glen Ross.

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14.

Reservoir Dogs stated that he wished for the film to have a 1950s feel while using '70s music.

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