Nachdem ein einfacher Juwelendiebstahl gründlich schiefgelaufen ist, hegen die überlebenden Verbrecher den Verdacht, dass einer unter ihren ein Polizeispitzel ist.Nachdem ein einfacher Juwelendiebstahl gründlich schiefgelaufen ist, hegen die überlebenden Verbrecher den Verdacht, dass einer unter ihren ein Polizeispitzel ist.Nachdem ein einfacher Juwelendiebstahl gründlich schiefgelaufen ist, hegen die überlebenden Verbrecher den Verdacht, dass einer unter ihren ein Polizeispitzel ist.
- Auszeichnungen
- 13 Gewinne & 23 Nominierungen insgesamt
- Mr. Blue
- (as Eddie Bunker)
- Sheriff #4
- (as Stevo Poliy)
Zusammenfassung
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It is great nonlinear storytelling. You first meet these guys in a diner having breakfast. And you learn lots about their characters just from this very mundane setting and some arguing about the philosophy of tipping. And you wonder why they are wearing suits and thin lapels with white shirts and skinny ties, like they borrowed the Beatles' 1964 wardrobe. It is never explained. And there is all of this 70s music, again, never explained.
Storywise it has been done a hundred times, maybe more. A heist gone wrong. But the gimmick is, you never SEE the heist. Most of the time I like for movie makers to show me not tell me, but this works brilliantly. You see this gang of people who do not know each other talk about the heist beforehand. You see the aftermath of the heist. You see the descriptions of the heist between this band of criminals not exactly matching up. And all of the scenes are mixed up chronologically. Where it shines is the crazy dialogue that happens between these hooligans. Their banter is ludicrous, villainous, and totally engaging. It's like Diner meets Dillinger.
And speaking of Dillinger, a really great touch is having Lawrence Tierney in a supporting role as Joe, mastermind of the heist. Tierney was an actual star of film noirs in the 1940s, and he lost that career because in real life he was somebody who would probably have been quite at home with the characters in this film. He got into lots of bar fights and altercations with the police to the point that no studio wanted to deal with him anymore.
I'd highly recommend this one, but you must pay attention to get the most out of it.
This is one of the movies I don't get bored watching time and time again. I still watch it at least once a year, because its not the kind of movie you watch to unwind or to pass the time. You simply watch it for the sheer quality and originality of the movie. The one liners are classic: "Are you gonna bark all day...", "I'll make you my dog's bitch". Mr.Blonde is totally believable as a psycho. I mean who stops to get fries and soda just after committing a robbery? The fact that everything is ludicrous, but you don't know this because these guys, and the way they talk is so impossibly cool that you just accept it. This movie is all about the dialog. The violence is used sparingly, and to better effect. The way the film is edited is genius. Its almost like you forget the whole movie after you watch it, and the next time you watch it, there's a whole scene that you forgot was there. The storyline is unpredictable and thrilling. This is better that Pulp Fiction and in my opinion definitely Tarintino's best movie. I didn't care much for the "Kill Bill" movies, but who cares, I'm not reviewing them.
If you haven't seen Reservoir Dogs, just rent it, buy it or steal it right now.
Simply brilliant cinema, and a modern classic. This is absolutely essential viewing!
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- WissenswertesThe film's budget was so low that many of the actors were asked to simply bring their own clothing as wardrobe; most notably Chris Penn's track jacket. The signature black suits were provided for free by the designer, based on her love for the American crime film genre. Steve Buscemi wore his own black jeans instead of suit pants, and Michael Madsen wore a jacket and pants that came from two different suits.
- Patzer(at around 59 mins) When Mr. Blonde is pouring gasoline on Marvin Nash, Nash's legs are taped to the chair. When the angle changes you can see his legs kicking up in the air. And then they go back to being taped up.
- Zitate
Nice Guy Eddie: C'mon, throw in a buck!
Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don't tip.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?
Mr. Pink: No, I don't believe in it.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?
Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.
Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money that she can quit.
Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a fucking Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don't ever tip?
Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.
Mr. Blue: Hey, our girl was nice.
Mr. Pink: She was okay. She wasn't anything special.
Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?
Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over twelve percent for that.
- Crazy CreditsThe opening credits leave out Writing and Directing credits. They are then shown first during the end credits.
- Alternative VersionenThe ear slicing scene was cut in the Finnish VHS release
- VerbindungenEdited into Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
- SoundtracksLittle Green Bag
Performed by George Baker Selection
Written by Jan Gerbrand Visser and George Baker (as Benjamino Bouwens)
Published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing Inc. O/B/O EMI Music Publishing Holland B.V.
Courtesy of Rhino Records/Jerry Ross Productions
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizieller Standort
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- Perros de reserva
- Drehorte
- 5860 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA(interiors: mortuary warehouse & Mr. Orange's second floor apartment)
- Produktionsfirmen
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Box Office
- Budget
- 1.200.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 2.832.029 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 147.839 $
- 25. Okt. 1992
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 2.932.006 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 39 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1