Why is it called Reservoir Dogs?

The title for the film first came to Quentin Tarantino while visiting a production company and noticing that they had a pile of unsolicited scripts under the label "Reservoir dogs". All those scripts were fighting with each other for attention as dogs trapped in a reservoir tank. The name got stuck in his mind.
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What is the meaning of Reservoir Dog?

Slang term for one who snitches to the police, or is an undercover police officer themselves. Origin comes from the great size of rats living in and around reservoirs.
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What is the point of Reservoir Dogs?

The story in Reservoir Dogs revolves around a jewelry heist. When the robbery is bungled, the “colored men” endeavor to find out who the “rat” is. The robbers want their cut of the diamond heist and to escape capture by the police; the undercover cop, Mr. Orange, wants to apprehend the criminals and recover the loot.
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How did Quentin Tarantino make Reservoir Dogs?

Tarantino literally left a video store, made 1 movie that had poor ratings and bad recognition, and then he goes on to making reservoir dogs with a 1.2 million budget.
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Who gets their ear cut off in Reservoir Dogs?

Blonde, aka Vic Vega, is a psychopath in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. Michael Madsen made cinematic history during a particularly brutal scene where he tortures a victim by cutting off his ear, among other things.
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Reservoir Dogs: "Colors"



Is Vic Vega a psychopath?

Victor "Vic" Vega, better known as Mr. Blonde, is a major antagonist of Quentin Tarantino's 1992 directorial debut film, Reservoir Dogs. He is a psychopathic insane mobster and professional who works for and with the Cabot crime family.
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How did they do the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs?

It turns out this was the original plan, and Tarantino filmed two other takes of the ear-slicing scene for Reservoir Dogs; one in which Mr. Blonde is shown slicing off the ear but the actual severing is concealed and a graphic close-up of the ear.
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Is Pulp Fiction a sequel to Reservoir Dogs?

Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs ARE Connected

First off, it's important to remember that Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are connected, without them being set on the same day nor one being the secret sequel to the other. The main link between them are the Vega brothers, Vincent and Vic a.k.a. Mr.
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How old was Tarantino during Reservoir Dogs?

Tarantino's first major release, Reservoir Dogs, premiered at Sundance on January 21, 1992. Tarantino was born on March 27, 1963, making him just 28 years old when the movie was premiered.
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Who was the rat in Reservoir Dogs?

Mr Orange (real name Freddy Newandyke) is the deuteragonist film Reservoir Dogs. He is portrayed by Tim Roth.
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Are Reservoir Dogs boring?

8 It's One Of The Most Boring Movies Ever Made

But the most outlandish statement the user says is that the dialogue in the movie is boring, and if there's one thing above all else that the movie is praised the most for, it's the dialogue.
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What happened to Mr. Pink at the end of Reservoir Dogs?

Pink At The End Of Reservoir Dogs. Reservoir Dogs ends with Mr. Pink's escape. He survives because of his intellect, and manages to secure the diamonds.
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What's in the suitcase in Pulp Fiction?

In Pulp Fiction's original screenplay, the briefcase contained diamonds. Run-of-the-mill diamonds. Just like in Reservoir Dogs. But hang on: diamonds don't glow.
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Why is it called Pulp Fiction?

Pulp fiction gets its name from the paper it was printed on. Magazines featuring such stories were typically published using cheap, ragged-edged paper made from wood pulp. These magazines were sometimes called pulps. Pulp fiction created a breeding ground for new and exciting genres.
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Why is Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs?

Blue is a minor character in the 1992 Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. He was a member of the heist crew that mob boss Joe Cabot and his right-hand son Eddie Cabot formed to do a bank robbery; Mr. Blue ends up getting killed by police off-screen during the heist.
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What Pulp Fiction means?

/ˌpʌlp ˈfɪk.ʃən/ books about imaginary characters and events, produced in large quantities and intended to be read by many people but not considered to be of very good quality: She was reading a pulp fiction thriller with a lurid cover. Books: kinds of books. abridgment.
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Who was Mr Brown in Reservoir Dogs?

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Quentin Tarantino as Mr. Brown - IMDb.
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Who shot Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs?

Penn said that Keitel was supposed to shoot Tierney and then him, but the squib on Keitel went right off after shooting Tierney, so he went down before he shot Penn, whose squib went off anyway, so he had to fall too.
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Who is Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs?

Vic Vega, a.k.a., Mr. Blonde, is a major character in the film Reservoir Dogs, portrayed by Michael Madsen. He is the brother of Vincent Vega of Pulp Fiction.
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Does Tim Roth play the same character in Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs?

Characters That Connect Pulp Fiction And Reservoir Dogs

Orange/Freddy Newandyke (Tim Roth), Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), Mr. Blue (Edward Bunker), and Mr. Brown (Tarantino), whose only relation was that of being professional thieves working for Joe Cabot.
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Why was the Gimp in Pulp Fiction?

The Gimp is revealed to be a prisoner kept in their basement. Speaking to Empire, Tarantino revealed his line of thought in relation to the Gimp's origins. “It doesn't quite play this way in the movie, but in my mind when I wrote it, the Gimp's dead. Butch knocked him out and then when he passed out, he hung himself.
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Is Jack Rabbit Slim's real?

Jack Rabbit Slim's is a fictional eatery featured in the 1994 crime/action film Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is a key setting in one of the more famous scenes in the movie.
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Are Vic and Vincent Related?

Victor "Vic" Vega, also known as "Toothpick Vic" or "Mr. Blonde", is Vincent Vega's brother. He is not in Pulp Fiction, but in Reservoir Dogs, another Tarantino movie. Just as Richard Gecko is the madman of the Gecko brothers, Vic is the the madman of the Vega brothers.
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Who is the villain in Reservoir Dogs?

Type of Villain

Joseph "Joe" Cabot is the main antagonist of the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs.
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Was Vincent Vega in Reservoir Dogs?

White. Victor "Vic" Vega, better known as Mr. Blonde, was a major antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 directorial debut film, Reservoir Dogs. He was a sadistic mobster and professional thief who worked for and with the Cabot crime family.
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