Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn,
Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, and Michael Madsen
A film that opens with eight men
eating breakfast at a diner ends with a bank robbery gone awry. Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Blue (Eddie
Bunker), Mr. Brown (Quentin Tarantino), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. Pink (Steve
Buscemi), and Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) team up at the direction of Los Angeles
gangster Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) to rob a jewelry store. When the police arrive eerily fast at the
jewelry shop, these criminals begin thinking that they’ve been set up by Joe or
that they have a mole in their group.
Their alliance breaks down quickly as they all do what they must to
survive. Reservoir Dogs, one of the most important indie films ever, is also
one of the most visceral and violent flicks ever made. It introduced the world to director Quentin
Tarantino and his signature filmmaking style of nonlinear storytelling and
brought a stellar group of actors together to create a cult classic. As great as the film is, you will undoubtedly
need some hard liquor to watch the famous ear-cutting scene though. Check out Reservoir
Dogs as soon as you can.
