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Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American independent heist film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length directorial debut. The film incorporates many motifs that have become Tarantino's hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling.

It stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Tarantino, and Edward Bunker. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks, and Steven Wright also play supporting roles.

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The story is about diamond thieves whose heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong.

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The film is regarded as a classic independent film and a cult film.  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. It achieved higher popularity after the success of Tarantino's next film, Pulp Fiction (1994).

The film contains multiple homages to other films.[19] In a 1992 interview, Tarantino says he likes the title of Reservoir Dogs because "it sounds like in a film by Alain Delon by Jean-Pierre Melville... I could see Alain Delon in a black suit say: "I'm Mr. Blonde". Moreover,  Le Samouraï is one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite films and influenced him in the creation of the world of Reservoir Dogs and  Pulp Fiction. The idea of the costumes of the films comes from a discussion between Tarantino and the costume designer Betsy Heimann, about French noir films with Alain Delon. Tarantino has said that Reservoir Dogs was influenced by Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film noirThe Killing: "I didn't go out of my way to do a rip-off of The Killing, but I did think of it as my 'Killing', my take on that kind of heist movie."The film's plot was also inspired by the 1952 film Kansas City Confidential. Additionally, Joseph H. Lewis's 1955 film The Big Combo and Sergio Corbucci's 1966 Spaghetti Western Django  inspired the scene where a police officer is tortured in a chair. Having the main characters named after colors (Mr. Pink, White, Brown, etc.) was first seen in the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. The film also contains key elements similar to those found in Ringo Lam's 1987 film City on Fire. Tarantino praised the film City on Fire and mentioned it as a major influence.

To watch something a second time is a different experience. There are no surprises, only hindsight. You search for subtler details, And find every trace of foreshadowing Hidden in background props and throwaway lines.