Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American crime film, the debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino.
Every dog has his day. Four perfect killers. One perfect crime.
In 1992, video store clerk and amateur filmmaker Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere to turn Hollywood on its ear with his explosive feature film debut – Reservoir Dogs.
Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, this original take on the robbery gone wrong scenario starred Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney and Michael Madsen.
Reservoir Dogs is at once a “violent, sickeningly funny and utterly compelling (Jeff Dawson, Empire Magazine)” film that is now widely regarded as a modern American classic.
Reservoir Dogs Reviews
“If Quentin Tarantino's gritty, bone-chilling, powerfully violent new film, Reservoir Dogs, doesn't pin your ears back, nothing ever will…[It's] as caustic as battery acid. It's brutal, it's funny and you won't forget it. Guaranteed.” Washington Post
“Undoubtedly one of the best films of the 1990s, and probably one of the best directorial debuts of all time, Reservoir Dogs announced the arrival of one of contemporary cinema's hottest talents – and he came out shooting.” Film4
“A tour de force.” Time Out
“A brutal movie, brutal in all the right ways – brutally stark, brutally funny, brutally brutal.” San Francisco Chronicle
“Grabs you by the throat and digs its claws in deep. From the moment that the unwitting viewer tumbles into the realm of Lawrence Tierney's gang of eight, they are hopelessly trapped there until the final credits roll.” ReelViews
“The hippest crime flick this side of "Goodfellas,” Reservoir Dogs has all the hallmarks of a modern classic." Empire
“No matter how many times you've freeze-framed the bit at the end, it's still up there with Die Hard and Taxi Driver as one of the great once-a-year indulgences.” Total Film
“I can't remember a movie getting me so excited about what you could do with a little bit of money, some fine actors, and lots of beautifully profane rhythmic dialogue.” Film Threat
“All of it is vital and involving, and some of it is hilarious…I've rarely seen a group of people in a darkened theater react as viscerally as they do to Reservoir Dogs.” Film.com