This article is about the film. For the video game, see Reservoir Dogs (video game). For the Bliss n Eso song, see Reservoir Dogs (song).
Reservoir Dogs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Quentin Tarantino
Written by
Quentin Tarantino
Produced by
Lawrence Bender
Starring
Harvey Keitel
Tim Roth
Chris Penn
Steve Buscemi
Lawrence Tierney
Michael Madsen
Cinematography
Andrzej Sekuła
Edited by
Sally Menke
Production companies
Live America Inc.
Dog Eat Dog Productions
Distributed by
Miramax Films
Release dates
January 21, 1992 (1992-01-21) (Sundance)
October 9, 1992 (1992-10-09) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1.2–3 million[1][2][3]
Box office
$2.9 million[1]
Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length debut. It stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Tarantino, and Edward Bunker as diamond thieves whose heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks, and Steven Wright also play supporting roles. The film incorporates many motifs that have become Tarantino's hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling.
The film is regarded as a classic of independent film and a cult film[4] and was named "Greatest Independent Film of All Time" by Empire. Although controversial at first for its depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity, Reservoir Dogs was generally well-received, and the cast was praised by many critics. Despite not being heavily promoted during its theatrical run, the film became a modest success in the United States after grossing $2.8 million against its scant budget. 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.
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