Reservoir Dogs
1992. Tarantino's debut, a Sundance heist film whose ear-cutting torture scene scandalised audiences and announced a new American director who had clearly watched every Hong Kong, Italian crime, and 1970s exploitation movie ever made.
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- - Django (1966): Sergio Corbucci's Django has its own ear-mutilation scene played for similar shock effect.. 📹 Django (1966) | Breaking Django's wrists | Italian with English subtitles | 2160p Sergio Corbucci's Django has its own ear-mutilation scene played for similar shock effect. Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992). Tarantino has cited the original Django as the direct ear-cutting reference; he'd homage Corbucci again decades later with Django Unchained.
- - City on Fire: Ringo Lam's Hong Kong heist film ends in an identical triangular standoff.. 📹 CITY ON FIRE (1987) - Heist & Escape Ringo Lam's Hong Kong heist film ends in an identical triangular standoff. Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992). Tarantino was sued (informally) by City on Fire fans; he later admitted Reservoir Dogs is largely an Americanised cover version of Lam's 1987 film.
- - Reservoir Dogs: The Mexican-standoff finale - three men point guns at each other in a triangle.. 📹 Reservoir Dogs Mexican Standoff The Mexican-standoff finale, three men point guns at each other in a triangle. Tarantino was sued (informally) by City on Fire fans; he later admitted Reservoir Dogs is largely an Americanised cover version of Lam's 1987 film.
- - Reservoir Dogs: Mr. Blonde dances to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle With You" before cutting off the cop's ear.. 📹 Stuck In The Middle With You | Reservoir Dogs Mr. Blonde dances to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle With You" before cutting off the cop's ear. Tarantino has cited the original Django as the direct ear-cutting reference; he'd homage Corbucci again decades later with Django Unchained.
- - Reservoir Dogs: Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blonde - heisters identified only by color codenames.. 📹 Reservoir Dogs | Naming Mr.Pink Scene Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. Blonde, heisters identified only by color codenames. Tarantino has named Pelham 123 as the direct inspiration for the color codename device.
- - Tarantino on Point Break. Tarantino makes the case for Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 film. Its masked-robber holdups reached cinemas a year before Reservoir Dogs put its own crew in black suits and skinny ties.
