Reservoir Dogs At 30: Tarantino's Feature-length Debut And A Cinematic Milestone
Whilst Reservoir Dogs didn't even reach the top ten highest-grossing films in 1992, it certainly cemented itself as a breath of fresh air in cinema and a new style of story-telling from the now-renowned director, Quentin Tarantino. From its cast of old and new talent, low indie film budget, and blending of a love for classic radio, there are many factors that make Reservoir Dogs a memorable title 30 years on.
Reservoir Dogs captured many elements of cinema that weren't often used together, but Tarantino's love for the arts certainly provided a well-focused approach for all things thought-provoking, entertaining and gritty. For a film that centered around a diamond heist going sour and featuring unknown characters working under aliases, Tarantino's writing and the cast's performances made for a varied group of intriguing characters, even though very little was known about who they were.
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Starring a cast of established actors such as Harvey Keitel, Lawrence Tierney, Chris Penn, and Tim Roth along with up-and-coming actors Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, and Tarantino himself, the movie as a whole featured a variety of attitudes from these dangerous men where the overall uneasy feeling presented the concept that anything could go wrong at any minute. The great amount of that subject matter that the film achieved came from the claustrophobic use of primarily filming in one setting. The setting of an old mortuary warehouse is the perfect setting for presenting death as a concept, but add in the stylish and fun flare of Tarantino and it's easily forgotten because fans are hooked on the content unfolding. Whilst it may not the be first crime film to be bloody and by no means
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