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-== RESERVOIR DOGS ==-
They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless killers realize one of them is a police informer. But which one? Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, it's a brilliant new American gangster movie classic from writer-director Quentin Tarantino! In Reservoir Dogs, his directorial debut, screenwriter Quentin Tarantino staked out the quirky, near-surrealistic world of crime and criminals that he'd later hone to perfection in 1994's Pulp Fiction. The basic plot is simple, and nothing special: a well-planned robbery goes awry because there's an undercover cop in the gang. This premise allows Tarantino the opportunity to indulge in his distinctive cinematic embroiderings. Gang boss Lawrence Tierney interrupts his plan-formulating session in a restaurant to discuss how much he should tip the waiter. The characters are never identified by name, only by the code identities given them by Tierney: Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blonde etc. In the midst of their most heinous acts, the crooks pause to display odd moments of courtesy, compassion and near-childlike naivete; conversely the "good guy" cops sometimes come off even more coarse and brutal than the criminals. In the film's most controversial scene, psychotic crook Michael Madsen, having kidnapped a policeman to ferret out the "fink" in their midst, cuts off his captive's ear while boogieing to the sound of the 1970s tune "Stuck in the Middle With You"--a moment of nearly unwatchable cruelty which director Tarantino and his fans consider tasteful because the actual act of ear-cutting isn't shown. Reservoir Dogs star Harvey Keitel also produced the film, after being apprised of the script by Tarantino's acting coach. Tarantino himself, exercising a Hitchcock-like prerogative, appears in the role of "Mr. Brown," a criminal killed during the botched robbery. -- Hal Erickson, All-Movie Guide PRODUCTION:
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