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[edit] Cleanup

The introduction to this article is far too long and definetly needs to be shortened. Your thoughts?

Removing the paragraph about Keitel's involvement as a producer and perhaps moving it down to the Trivia section would be my first recommendation. Of course, that would also entail re-naming the Trivia section once again... Keiran Horn 21:08, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to let you know that the "spoilers start here" is missing.

[edit] The Characters Fates section

Should this section be put in a wikitable?

Is the section even necessary? Keiran Horn 07:03, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mr. Pink (POSSIBLE SPOILER)

I think it's intentionally left open as to whether he survives. In the final 3 minutes of the film, just before the police burst in on White and Orange, you hear a lot of yelling and some (possible) gunshots. I always intepret that as Mr. Pink being killed by the police task force just outside the warehouse.

I agree. After the shooting, Pink goes out the door. White then slowly creeps over to Orange, and we hear sirens all the time, suggesting that the police are still arriving. That'd give Pink time to get away. --Spug 00:53, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm going to disagree, but I'm not brave enough to change the article just yet. According to the IMDb trivia page for this movie, Quentin Tarantino himself has said that Mr. Pink does survive. I know that the IMDb isn't always reliable, but when I watched the ending, I though that I could definitely hear the sound of Mr. Pink surrendering and being arrested. Cswrye 20:38, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

If the audio track of this scene is fiddled with, Mr Pink does say "I give up" after the shots have been fired by the police. Look at the "What happened to Mr. Pink?" link. JustADuck 02:34, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I concur... I've listened to the audio of that scene several times and Mr. Pink's voice can definitely be heard saying something to the effect of "I give up" after the shots have been fire. BinaryTed 16:05, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree that the audio might be tricky but i have found the script on the internet a this adress: http://www.godamongdirectors.com/scripts/reservoir.shtml and it clearly states that Mr.Pink surrenders before the cops start shooting him

I am not a user - 22:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I posted this before, but it got deleted, so here it is again:

One of the posters for the film bears the tagline: "One of these men is a cop. And by the end, all but one will be dead."

So, bearing this in mind, we begin the process of elimiantion for the survivor: Mr. Blue; dies during heist, exact cause unknown(thought it may've been elaborated upon in the game) Mr. Brown; shot in the head, dies(most likely from blood loss) after he crashes the get away car Mr. Blonde; Orange empties an entire clip of ammo into him Marvin Nash; shot by Joe Joe; shot by White Mr. White; shot by Nice Guy Eddie Nice Guy Eddie; shot, but it is not really known who by(however, we all know that Penn's squib and blood pack blew up early)


With that coupled with the evidence that BinaryTed posted, we can logically deduce that Pink lives.Pinkfloydfan 20:13, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why is this film called Reservoir Dogs?

I remember there being a line about dogs, but where does the reservoir come from?

This question is answered directly in the article, just above the table of contents. - Corix 22:05, May 13, 2005 (UTC)
No, it isn't. It appears to have been removed. - AWF

Hmmm. The whole au revoir/straw dogs thing sounds fishy to me. I distinctly remember back when this film came out reading an interview with QT (can't remember where) in which he explained the title: He said that near where he grew up there was a disused/dried up reservoir which was home to a motley pack of stray dogs. As a kid Tarantino used to watch these mean scrappy mean-looking animals hanging out and interacting, foraging, etc - the behaviour of the group of dogs included frequent snarling standoffs and occasional outbursts of violence, sometimes ending with one of the dogs dead at the hands (paws?) of the others. In the interview QT said that when writing the script the group dynamics of the characters reminded him of the pack of dogs he saw as a kid. Made sense to me.SidneyStratton 04:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the reference until a justified answer can be found.Keiran Horn 07:04, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
I have added to the article that the origin and meaning of the film title is unclear. Maikel 13:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] original research

The Analysis section seems to me to be unencyclopedic and in violation of wikipedia's no original research policy. I'd argue it should be removed, maybe with an external link or two in its place (ie source-based research). As it stands, it's mostly one person's interpretation of the film. --Misterwindupbird 18:12, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

  • Since nobody leapt to the defence of the section, I've moved it here. Go ahead and revert if you disagree, but please justify it in terms of the no original research policy. --Misterwindupbird 18:31, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Analysis

As is stated above, the jewel heist itself is not shown; the majority of the film's conflict takes place between the criminals themselves as they attempt to sort out the events of the day, while the tension among them mounts. The jewel heist can be considered a McGuffin. The narration makes extensive use of flashbacks. For instance, at one point, the identity of the undercover cop, or "the rat" as the robbers put it, is revealed to the audience but not the protagonists.

The film quickly gained notoriety for the amount of profanity in the dialogue, and for the level of violence it contained. However, Tarantino has pointed out that there are actually very few scenes of overt violence shown: for instance, in the infamous "ear torture" scene, the camera focuses away from the actors at the critical point (instead scanning a wall on which the words "Watch Your Head" have been spray-painted).

By the standard of mainstream Hollywood action movies, the body count is quite low: there are 11 fatal shootings in the film. What is perhaps unusual about the violence in the film is the combination of gritty (and gory) realism with quirky touches, such as 1970s pop music, not least during the ear-slicing scene. The film takes place during K-Billy's "Super Sounds of the '70s" week-end radio marathon. Reservoir Dogs has been praised for its extremely creative usage of this during the story telling, using popular but completely context-inappropriate songs such as "Little Green Bag", "Stuck in the Middle With You" and "Coconut" during scenes where they should never have fit, and yet somehow manage to perfectly.

The film is a reversal of the traditional whodunit; instead of focusing on the police trying to figure out who committed a crime, it focuses on criminals who are trying to identify the police informer among them.

Although all of the men are career criminals, each has his own separate set of ethics. We see them debate the importance of tipping waitresses and avoiding civilian casualties, the morality of indiscriminate sex, as well as the ethics of life-and-death situations.

Characters die because they are loyal: either to a friend (White dies because he feels responsible for Orange), to the Cabot gang (Blonde dies because he is about to kill the cop who could have implicated them all if allowed to live, Eddie dies defending his father), or to the police (Orange dies because he refuses to call in assistance for his injuries, placing his orders to get Joe Cabot foremost). Mr. Pink, who believes that loyalty is a liability and that "taking sides" is unprofessional and childish, is the only character that could have possibly survived. However, he does get shot and arrested by the Police just before they burst into the warehouse. This can be heard in the background during the scene of Mr. Orange's confession to Mr. White, although the dialogue between Mr. Pink and the police is very quiet and gets drowned out in places. A full transcript of this off-screen activity can be found here: What Happened To Mr. Pink

[edit] Why is this article so painful to read?

Ie: what's witht he "Flashback:"s every line?

Also, is it really useful to have such a huge plot summary? The thing is about 7 screen long. At this point, it's no longer a summary, it is the plot. --Misterwindupbird 18:35, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
Agreed regarding the excessive synopsis here. I know that people will scream bloody murder if we take information out of an article, but this seems unencyclopedic--what other movie or book around here has this much plot summary dedicated to it? SS451 07:51, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
Maybe they should.
"It is often informative to include plot summaries (and other spoilers) in articles on works of fiction. However, please keep them reasonably short, as the point of Wikipedia is to describe the works, not simply summarize them. It is generally appropriate for a plot summary to remain part of the main article, not a lengthy page of its own." - Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)#Fiction in Wikipedia. -- Jeandré, 2006-02-06t20:12z
I completely re-wrote the plot summary, significantly condensing it and adhering the style to Wikipedia standard. Keiran Horn 22:50, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
There are far too many lines with "it is revealed" (many of which were contractions, that I have since edited). Maybe someone feels like giving this the once over and improving the style a little bit? Steevm 23:27, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
It's still way too long. Irrelevant minor details such as the fact that a character is drinking a soda do not belong in a plot summary. — Paul G 11:06, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


Hey, and "The officer begs him to call in the force in light of both men's serious injuries, but Mr. Orange refuses to call anyone in until Joe arrives." is wrong. Mr Orange does not have any way to call the cops, they are waiting to see Joe coming in.82.230.65.68 13:27, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Background radio play

Someone should explain what the "background radio play" is. Is there a transcript available? Where does it appear in the film? AaronSw 02:48, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nice Guy Eddie

"Tarantino (who had been working as a video store clerk in Los Angeles) was originally going to shoot it with his friends on a budget of $30,000 on 16mm with producer Lawrence Bender playing Nice Guy Eddie." Makes perfect sense to me. Then Keitel put up the money and they were able to hire Chris Penn (R.I.P.) to play the role. No?

I'm sorry. I misread the sentence. I suppose it's correct. Tskoge 01:46, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 : I was confused by it too. Perhaps it would better read:

At the time, Tarantino had been working as a video store clerk in Los Angeles. He planned to shoot Reservoir Dogs with his friends on a budget of $30,000 on 16mm, having the film's producer Lawrence Bender playing Nice Guy Eddie.

[edit] Dead as Dillinger

joe says this about one of the other characters...mr blue i believe. i think that should go under misc facts seeing as lawrence tierney played dillinger, if somebody can confirm which character it is -Lordraydens 06:07, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

That's true.

[edit] Is it really a mexican standoff?

There are three men yes, but two are pointing at one. I think in order for it to be a mexican standoff it would have to be eqaul.

So you're saying that it would be a Mexican standoff if it were A>B>C>A? --Averross 16:46, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think so, the Mexican Standoff just says that it's when none of the participants can ensure victory, although there are two of them pointing at one they cannot assure victory. 79.68.170.210 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:36, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Redundent?

If the article on Vic Vega is redundent then the article on Vincent is redundent as well. I'm going to ask user:Rklawton not to leave me messages charging me with vandalism. It is nothing of the sort. The fact that Wikipedia allows an article on Vincent is proof enough! --SacredVisions 00:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New cleanup tag

Someone sure loves going into excruciating plot detail on Tarantino articles. Most of the plot section should be removed, it's practically screenplay-length. Chris Cunningham 15:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

This isn't getting any better. I'm planning on axing a lot of this. Chris Cunningham 13:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Still getting no better. Bah. Chris Cunningham 09:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Names

In the trivia section - where did the real names for Misters Pink, Blue, Brown come from? They certainly don't appear in the film. 96T 16:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

They have none. Billy Bishop 02:55, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Should be cleaned up -- names should consistently be the character's color names and perhaps the actors name to identify the characters in the beginning of the article. Couple more unidentified names in there (Hardaway for one) that are not referenced anywhere else in the article. Larsplaysthefish 23:18, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flashbacks

I saw an interview with QT (either on the resevoir dogs or pulp fiction dvd) where he said that he hates the term 'flashback' being used of his work. The scenes dubbed as 'flashbacks' in this article are more of an example of a broken narrative; Tarantino used the example where if you're reading a novel and a chapter suddenly starts telling of events twenty years in the past, that isnt a flashback, it's just the authors choice of when to relate these particular events. Althopugh the scenes in resevoir dogs are more easy to dub 'flashbacks' than - say - the broken narrrative in Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill, the point remains that they arent, and shouldnt be named as such. Maybe change? Just a thought.

Can you find out which DVD it was on? Dac 23:48, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Not on Reservoir Dogs. Billy Bishop 02:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Soundtrack

There is much mention of individual songs used throught the movie, but I feel that a section the detailing released soundtrack should be included, possibly with reference to the Steven Wright KBILLY Super Sounds of the 70's tracks. I believe additional songs that are not included are also mentioned within these tracks. (I would include it, but I unfortunately do not have the soundtrack.)--RedKnight 15:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

In the 15th anniversary DVD, not a single track is included with the K-Billy feature, but they do have him introducing different tracks and including humourous dialog. Billy Bishop 02:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Influence on Indian cinema?

One movie borrowing the plot of another isn't an influence on Indian cinema as a whole. I'd want a source for that statement, otherwise it should be changed to simply say that Kaante borrows this movie's plot. CarrerCrytharis 09:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infamous?

Is the ear cutting seen really infamouss? I'd call it famous, influencial, or controversial

It caused a lot of controversy at the time it was released. I'd say controversy is often synonomous with infamy. I'm sure there must be a lot of information out there regarding the controversy surrounding this movie, I was surprised to see none of it mentioned in the article. I know the BBFC considered it to be problematic, although they passed it uncut.

[edit] Marcellus Wallace

Hi, I think I've found another reference to Pulp Fiction. While Mr. Orange is telling the "Toilet-Story" to the other guys in the pub, you see a coloured, bald man, back to the camera. He doesn't have a patch on his neck, but it does remind me A LOT to the Pulp fiction scene, where Marcellus Wallace talks to the boxer. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.168.188.121 (talk) 21:59, 4 April 2007 (UTC).

Reservoir Dogs was made before Pulp Fiction. Wikipedia isn't really the place for that kind of thing anyway.

[edit] Dimmick or Dimick?

I have changed all of the spellings of Dimmick in reference to Mr. White to Dimick because it is spelled out and written in one of the deleted scenes. Yet in a shoddily produced profiles section on the 15th anniversary DVD, they spell it Dimmick. I would personally sway towards the deleted scene because of the multiple references to the spelling. Billy Bishop 02:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scagnetti

Isn't Vic Vega's parole officer named "Scagnetti", and not "Koon"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kosmotheoria (talk • contribs) 08:24, 30 April 2007 (UTC).


[edit] Warehouse?

It's actually a mortuary, as can one can tell by the caskets and embalming equipment. However, I'm pretty sure they refer to it as 'the Warehouse' in the film. Maybe no changes to the article are needed, but perhaps a mention?

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Reservoirdog.jpg

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[edit] Plot length

The plot summary in this article is far too long. The problem we have at the moment is that it outlines all the aspects of the movie, pretty much point by point. This could constitute a copyright violation. We need to shorten it considerably - it should be a maximum of 600 - 900 words. I will have a go at doing this at some point, as I did on the xXx article, which suffered from the same problem.-Localzuk(talk) 12:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Commentary Track

Peter Travers' film criticism is usually good and professional, but some of his commentary on the "Reservoir Dogs" anniversary edition DVD is embarrassing and in need of a good editor or fact checker. He seems to believe that the Netherlands is a Scandinavian country (during the scene in which Vinny is telling Jules about Dutch hashish laws). Travers also refers to the band George Baker Selection as Scandinavian (when "Little Green Bag" is heard). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.132.196.76 (talk) 11:12, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

Just a suggestion, try not taking Travers' editing to task when you may have similar issues. No scene with Vinny & Jules appears in Reservoir Dogs. Obviously I know you are referring to the Pulp Fiction DVD, but this is unclear from what you actually wrote. Not that I disagree with your thoughts on Travers either, just found it ironic that in criticizing his editing, you made an error. ROG 19 14:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cast

Why is there no cast table or list, as in many other film pages. T_sastonTALK PAGE —Preceding unsigned comment added by T saston (talk • contribs) 19:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mr. Pink's fate

While Mr. Orange confesses to Mr. White at the end, Mr. Pink can be overheard being ordered to get out of his car. We then hear gun shots and Mr. Pink saying he's been shot. Judging from that and the description in the DVD of the 10th Anniversary edition it seems to indicate that he died also. - Throw 19:38, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mr. Pink shoots Eddie

I've hear that Eddie being shot was a mistake, but not from a reliable source. Regardless, in the interest of canon, I like the idea that Mr. Pink may have shot Eddie from under the ramp where he was hiding. At this point everything has gone awry and knowing Mr. Pink he is probably looking for the best outcome for himself. Everyone has a gun pointed at them except Eddie, and if someone shoots they'll all shoot. The situation is, if Mr. Pink shoots Eddie, they'll all die and Pink can make off with the diamonds before the cops show up. If not, he doesn't know what will happen. And if you'll notice, the bullet hole in Eddie's jacket is on his right side, which was facing Mr. Pink, and Mr. Pink can be seen putting away his gun as he exits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.65.13.62 (talk) 19:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Source?

"I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don't like that, then tough tills, don't go and see it, all right? I steal from everything. Great artists steal, they don't do homages." I find it really hard to believe that he actually said that, I think we should either find a source or immediately delete it.--Dominik92 (talk) 23:42, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Since nobody stood up for the section, I'm going to delete it.--Dominik92 02:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mr White shoots Mr Orange

Despite me being unable to hear Mr White pull the trigger as the article currently states (I can hear the report of what may be Mr White's gun as it fires but I don't hear the trigger being pulled) the claim that Mr Orange is dead is unsubstantiated by the film. Mr White's gun looks like it would fire through Mr Orange's brain but the shot is tight on Mr White's face and viewers cannot definitively see Mr White's gun fire. Waerloeg (talk) 06:09, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

No, the movie could technically be interpreted as Mr. Orange not dying, it is widely accepted and has been confirmed by Tarantino, and besides isn't it really proof enough that the cops shot Mr. White right after we heard his gun fire?--Dominik92 (talk) 04:17, 28 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Categories

The amount of categories listed for this movie is just a joke. The most recent one , 'Films set in California' says it all. I suggest a major clean up of these categories Paul210 (talk) 08:48, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural References

The section is absolutely ridiculous, I've already deleted about half of it and plan to reduce it to nothing but direct references in major movies. Then either find a source and integrate or delete it.--The Dominator (talk) 23:58, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey,its not my foult it was such a great film,what do you care if its big,its an enciclopedia its soposed to be big —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.24.105 (talk) 02:05, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I never said it's not a great film. The cultural references section was unsourced. As per Wikipedia policy, encyclopedic content must be verifiable. I edited the section down from around thirty references to about eight or ten. I know it's fun looking up trivial details, but just because it's an online encyclopedia, doesn't mean that it should include everything, read some of the wikipedia guideline articles and you'll see that according to policy the entire section would be removed a long time ago.--The Dominator (talk) 02:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Who kills who?

In the mexican stand off two guns are being pointed at one party. There is a single similtaneous gun shot, but all three die. White shoots Joe, Eddie shoots White. Either mr pink gets involved or eddie shoots himself? Therefore unnoticed by white pink shoots Eddie. Wolfmankurd (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what all the debate is about? It's pretty obvious, I saw it clearly the first time watching and confirmed in scene by scene, you know it is possible to fire an automatic gun more than once in 2 seconds, in fact I believe that Mr. White might have even got three shots of hitting Eddie twice, but what's significant is that Joe shoots Orange, White shoots Joe, Eddie shoots White, and White shoots again hitting Eddie, this has been confirmed. The Dominator (talk) 00:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Three shots are heard but not far apart enough for Mr White to be shot drop turn his gun and shoot again, this is why the debate exists. Whilst there is enough time for Pink to realise that he could just shoot Eddie. Wolfmankurd (talk) 00:22, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Maybe there is a slight choreography error, but it's in the script that White shoots Eddie and I've examined it scene by scene and it happens. The Dominator (talk) 00:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Filming locations

Can somebody adding where in LA it has been filmed? --Arthur 2045 (talk) 00:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DVD Menu

Does anyone know thte name of the song playing in the DVD menu on the 10 year anniversary 1st DVD?Trusko (talk) 14:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GAN review

This is hands down my favorite Tarantino film and one of my favorite films of all time, so of course I've been eying this article at GAN for a while. :) Overall it's very well done; the prose is well written and formatted correctly for the most part; the info seems verifiable and the article itself is stable and neutral. I have suggestions for improvement before I'm ready to promote it to Good Article status, but I have faith that this can be taken care of easily enough:

Images:

  • Y DoneImage:Blonde-dogs2.jpg does not have a fair use rationale.I have deleted the separate images from the article because they are unnecesary. I will add a more iconic image, possibly one of Mr. Blonde dancing around to "Stuck in the Middle With You" The DominatorTalkEdits 03:42, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Y DoneImage:Reservoir Dogs soundtrack.jpg only includes Reservoir Dogs (soundtrack) in its rationale, but that currently exists as a redirect to this article.I merged the content, forget to create rationale The DominatorTalkEdits 03:42, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

The lead:

  • Y DoneThe lead should be expanded a little per WP:LEAD. The soundtrack and video game, for example, are not mentioned.
  • Y DoneThe film has become a classic of independent film and was named "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" by Empire. Two things: independent film should be linked and "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" should not be italicized. Later on it's referred to as 'Greatest Independent Film ever made', which should be fixed to double-quotation marks per consistency.
  • Y DoneReservoir Dogs was generally well received and the cast was praised by many critics, though it never became a major box office success, becoming mostly popular after the success of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. This should be cut into two separate sentences to reflect two separate thought processes. Maybe something like, "Although Reservoir Dogs was generally well received and the cast was praised by many critics, it did not become a major box office success, grossing only etc., etc. It became a cult hit (?) mainly after the success of Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction." The question mark is there because the word itself isn't mentioned in the article, but I always thought it was considered one; this should be explained. Ref four's title even states: "Cover Story; A Chat with Mr. Mayhem; Quentin Tarantino Quickly Acquired Quite the Reputation for Violence; His 1992 Film, 'Reservoir Dogs', was a Cult Hit, Now Comes 'Pulp Fiction'."
  • Y DoneIt is also often criticized for its amount of violence, and audience members reportedly walked out during the "ear-cutting scene". Some adjectives would help set the mood here; "high level of violence"? "infamous 'ear-cutting scene'"? Also, "ear-cutting scene" is written both with and without the quotation marks; pick one style and stick with it.Chose no quotation marks, not really a direct quote of anything

Plot:

  • Y DoneMr. Brown discusses his comparative analysis on Madonna's "Like a Virgin"; Mr. Pink expresses his anti-tipping policy until Joe forces him to leave a tip. Incorrect use of the semi-colon; replace with an "and".
  • Y DoneMr. Brown has been killed by the police; the whereabouts of Mr. Blonde and Mr. Blue are unknown to Mr. White and Mr. Pink. Same as above.
  • Y DoneJoe hands out the thieves' aliases (to which Mr. Pink and Mr. Brown object): this is a great scene in the film, but as it would take too much time to explain why they object ("Mr. Brown sounds like Mr. Shit"), the parenthetical aside is too ambiguous and off-topic in regards to the plotline, which is moving at a nice clip. I recommend removing it.
  • Y DoneThe remainder of the heist group (those still alive) return to the warehouse... "those still alive" goes without saying, I should think. :)
  • Y DoneMr. Pink, who stayed out of the shootout, takes the diamonds and flees, there is still confusion as to what his fate was, but some barely audible dialogue suggests he was subdued by the police. The tense discrepancies are confusing here: "he takes the diamonds and flees, but there is confusion as to what his fate is; some barely audible dialogue suggests he is later subdued by the police"?
  • Y DoneMr. White cradles Mr. Orange, who reveals that he is a cop, devastating him. add "in his arms" for specificity, and perhaps reword as "As Mr. White cradles Mr. Orange in his arms. Mr. Orange reveals that he is a cop, devastating the other man"?
  • Y DoneMr. White shoots him and is shot by the police, right before the end credits roll. In the video game he is voiced by Jack McGee: missing ending period.

Cast and Characters:

  • Y DoneIs it necessary to note who each character is voiced by in the video game? The game has its own article and this is a list of characters included in the film.Included as a result of an AfD on the character pages that resulted in the content being merged here. The DominatorTalkEdits 14:02, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Y DoneI'm okay with not having any references in the Plot section, but "Cast and characters" could use a few citations, especially in regards to the connections with other Tarantino films: "a possible connection to Jimmy Dimmick of Pulp Fiction" and "brother of Vincent Vega of Pulp Fiction", for example, need refs. Don't forget to italicize Pulp Fiction in that last example.
  • Y DoneHe also tortured a policeman for his own pleasure -- slashing the young officer's face, cutting off his ear and dousing him with gasoline -- only to be stopped from burning him alive by Mr. Orange, who kills him first. Per WP:DASH, those "--" thingies must be replaced by unspaced em dashes (—) or spaced en dashes (–).
  • Y DoneEddie did not take part in the heist and ...the only major character whose real name was never revealed... Present tense: "does not" and "is".
  • Y Done"metaphor for big dicks." Period goes outside the quotation mark.
  • Y Done"K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies," Same with the comma.

Production:

  • Y DoneHowever, when actor Harvey Keitel became involved he agreed to act in the film and co-produce.[2] Harvey Keitel was then cast as Mr. White. With Keitel's assistance, the filmmakers were able to raise $1.5 million to make the film. Keitel doesn't need to be wikilinked here since he was already linked twice in both the plot and the cast list.
  • Y DoneI suggest combining everything from "Reservoir Dogs was, according to Tarantino..." to "...instead claiming that he does homages" into one paragraph, removing the blockquote formatting and integrating the quote into the rest of the prose. Blockquotes are usually only for quotes with more than three lines.
  • Y DoneHe has said that lets the viewer realize that the movie is "about other things". The "that" is ambiguous here; "He said the technique lets the viewer realize..." perhaps?
  • Y DoneAnother feature of the film was the choice of the soundtrack. The film uses music from the 1970s. Tarantino has said that he feels the music to be a counterpoint to the on-screen violence and action.[6] He also stated that he wished for the film to have a '50s feel while using '70s music.[6] A prominent instance of this is the torture scene to the tune of "Stuck in the Middle With You".[7] This could theoretically be moved to the "Soundtrack" section, since it's not technically part of the production.

Reception:

  • Y DoneReservoir Dogs opened in 19 theaters with a first week total of $147,839 domestically.[8] The film was never released to more than 61 theaters and totaled $2,832,029 at the box office domestically.[8] The film gained most of its success after the popularity of Pulp Fiction. However, in Britain: I'm assuming that the first part of the paragraph is referring to its domestic gross in America, yes? Make this explicit: Reservoir Dogs opened in the United States in 19 theaters.... The film was never released to more than 61 theaters in the country and totaled.... The film gained most of its success in America after the popularity..." etc.
  • Y DoneHowever, in Britain, the film was a success and gained recognition from its fans, hence the big push to put it into the Sundance Film Festival. This is confusing. What "big push"? By whom? Did it make it to Sundance after it had already premiered domestically?
  • Y DoneReservoir Dogs has also inspired many other independent films and is considered key in the development of independent cinema: no need for the "also" here.
  • Y DoneFilm critic Jami Bernard of the New York Daily News compared it at the film's release at the Sundance Film Festival: needs clarification and/or explanation. "Bernard compared Reservoir Dogs at its showing at Sundance to the 1895 French black-and-white film L'Arrivée d'un Train en Gare de la Ciotat..."?
  • Y DoneHe also complimented Tarantino's directing and liked the fact that he didn't often use close-ups in the film. I have a tendency to overuse "also" as well; it just takes a trained eye to fish them out. "He similarly complimented..."?
  • Y DoneKenneth Turan of the LA Times also enjoyed the film and the acting, particularly that of Buscemi, Tierney and Madsen, he said... change "he" to "and" for transition.
  • Y DoneRoger Ebert was less enthusiastic, he felt that the script could: switch comma with semi-colon.
  • Y DoneHe also stated that "[Tarantino] has an idea, and trusts the idea to drive the plot. Ebert...: missing ending quotation mark.
  • Y DoneOne particular scene that viewers found unnerving was Michael Madsen's ear-cutting scene, and Madsen himself reportedly had a great deal of difficulty finishing the scene especially after Kirk Baltz ad-libbed the desperate plea "I've got a little kid at home".[17] Many people have left theaters and Tarantino has said...: confusing tenses. We're speaking of initial viewers here, so let's make that explicit. "Many audience members left the theater during the film and Tarantino commented at the time", perhaps?
  • Y Donefifteen people walked out including, renowned Horror film Director, Wes Craven and Special Effects artist Rick Baker. Comma misplacement, move the first one to after "out" and remove the second one entirely.
  • Y DoneBaker later told Tarantino, to take the walk out as a "compliment"... remove this comma as well.
  • Y DoneHe, furthermore, explored parallels... no commas.
  • Y DoneCritic James Berardinelli was of a similar opinion. He complimented both the cast and Tarantino's dialogue writing abilities. Combine sentences with semi-colon; it's a continuation of thought (see what I did there? :))
  • Y DoneHal Hinson of The Washington Post was also enthusiastic about the cast also complimenting the film on its "deadpan sense of humor". Two "also"s. "similarly enthusiastic", perhaps, and just remove the second one: "...was similarly enthusiastic about the cast, complimenting the film..." etc.
  • Y DoneTodd McCarthy called the film "undeniably impressive" and is of the opinion... was of the opinion. Start with past tense, end with past tense.

Critical analysis and rest:

  • Y DoneA notable motif in Tarantino's films has been accidents that move the plot further. "has been" seems unnecessary here. "A notable motif in Tarantino's films is the use of accidents to move the plot forward"?
  • Y DoneIn Reservoir Dogs, as Fred Botting and Scott Wilson said, the major plot event is also moved by an accidental occurrence; in this case the robbery going awry. Weird. No need to quote Botting and Wilson directly as it's cited to them, and again an unnecessary "also" used. "In Reservoir Dogs, the accidental occurrence is a robbery gone awry" or something to that effect? Then Botting and Wilson can be quoted for further points in the paragraph, but who are they, exactly? Critics? Best to tag them so they are known to be reputable.
  • Y DoneThey also compared the plot to various plot points in Pulp Fiction... and then in the next paragraph, A frequently cited comparison has been to Tarantino's second and more successful film Pulp Fiction... I suggest removing the first example and sticking with the strength of the second one; it seems repetitive to have both.
  • Y DoneAlso, the prominent theme of racism plays a big part in the films, specifically the relationship between whites and blacks. This is the first mention of this and little context is given to explain it. Any additional information available? Examples?
  • Y DoneThe "DVD release" section could use another ref later in the paragraph.
  • Y DoneThe "Soundtrack" section could also use a couple references.

Phew. Okay, that looks like a lot, but most of it is picky, grammatical stuff that takes more time to explain than actually fix. Overall this article is in good shape; concentrate on copy-editing and plumping up the lead and it'll be even better. I'll be happy to promote the article once my concerns have been addressed, but for now I'll put it on hold to give the main contributors time to work. If you have any questions or concerns, or need further clarification about any of my comments, please do let me know. Best of luck, María (habla conmigo) 14:57, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, I will get to work on it shortly. The DominatorTalkEdits 22:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
So far I have completed the edits that you have listed under the plot section, is it better? The DominatorTalkEdits 05:06, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it is. It may be easier for me to keep track of your progress, and for you to know what else needs doing, if you strike out the comments and add {{done}} under the bullet points. Like I said, most of it is pretty minor copy-editing. María (habla conmigo) 12:01, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
About your last two suggestions in the "Cast and characters" section, this is from the article Quotation mark: The traditional convention in American English is for commas and periods to be included inside the quotation marks, regardless of whether they are part of the quoted sentence and since this is an American film we follow American spelling and grammar. The DominatorTalkEdits 05:26, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, Dominik, I should have explained that during the review. Wikipedia's Manual of Style unfortunately doesn't always meet up with what is readily accepted in the world of academia. In any other circumstance you'd be perfectly correct. Wikipedia, however, follows a system called "logical quotation", which is explained at WP:PUNC: "Punctuation marks are placed inside the quotation marks only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the quotation". Song titles, for example, do not typically include periods or commas at the end, so the punctuation goes outside the quotation mark. María (habla conmigo) 12:11, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, I like that style better anyway, but I always thought that Wikipedia used both, just like with American/British spelling, OK. The DominatorTalkEdits 13:31, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm having some computerntroubles this week and I might not be able to complete everything in the 7 days. You think you could do some of the simpler grammar fixes? Please? I'll let you know if I get my computer running, thanks. The DominatorTalkEdits 14:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, never mind. I should be done by tuesday. The DominatorTalkEdits 17:11, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
So sorry for not responding sooner, but my RL has been a little hectic as of late. Take as long as you need, absolutely no rush. I don't like to enforce a strict seven day On Hold period, so if you need further time, just let me know. Great work so far! María (habla conmigo) 17:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
I think I'm done, does it look better? Let me know if you have more concerns. The DominatorTalkEdits 21:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
It looks great; I believe you addressed all of my concerns, so I'm very happy to promote this to GA-status. Congrats! Do let me know if you need help with it in the future, say, if FAC is on the horizon. :) María (habla conmigo) 21:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)