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Reservoir dogs - Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

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Movie propaganda

Five total strangers team up for the perfect crime. They don't know each other's name. But they've got each other's number.

Reservoir dogs tells the story of five strangers assembled to carry out a diamond heist. When the police arrive at the scene before they can even make their getaway, it becomes apparent one of them is a rat. Plenty of fast action, blood and gore ensues as the bandits turn on each other in the attempt to save their own lives.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film crime criminal action gone wrong loser violence blood robbery

Persons of interest

Harvey Keitel .... Mr White/Lawrence "Larry" Dimmick
Tim Roth .... Mr Orange/Freddy Newandyke
Michael Madsen .... Mr Blonde/Vic Vega
Chris Penn .... Nice Guy Eddie Cabot
Steve Buscemi .... Mr Pink
Lawrence Tierney .... Joe Cabot
Randy Brooks .... Holdaway
Kirk Baltz .... LAPD Officer Marvin Nash
Edward Bunker .... Mr Blue
Quentin Tarantino .... Mr Brown
Roger Avary .... Background radio dialogue writer
Quentin Tarantino .... Screenwriter
Quentin Tarantino .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

See also Crime novel (Romanzo criminale), Kaante
Studios and distributors:

Magna Pacific

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Reservoir dogs is a classic film in the crime genre, especially in the crime-gone-wrong genre. Where most films concentrate on planning and executing the crime, Reservoir dogs is about what happens after the crime has been committed and gone wrong. Horribly wrong. From there it's a matter of antagonism, paranoia and perseverance.

And shooting. And hitting. And cutting off body parts. And shouting. Lots of shouting. Criminals do a lot of shouting when things go horribly wrong.

And why is this an important film? you ask. The answer is simple: Reservoir dogs encapsulates just about everything you need to know about crime, from the criminals' point of view. The big boss, the psycho, the weasel, the newby, the mentor, the greed, the loyalty, the betrayal, the undercover cop, the danger, the shoot-out... plus they all wear cool suits.