Quentin Tarantino interview (Director/Writer) - Reservoir Dogs (1992)

[@hunkadorygin2752]

"You'll watch this back 4 years from now, 3 years... whatever." Us, here, almost 30 years later.

[@cinemaniak1055]

"They're gonna undervalue my second film" two years later pulp fiction becomes a fucking pop culture sensation

[@chamber20projects]

They did undervalue the third film haha,

[@Jarah]

@@chamber20projects Agreed. Critics really rate Jackie Brown though, it was audience/public that seemed underwhelmed/disappointed.

[@johnd3124]

@@Jarah it still made quite a bit of money tho, not sure what promotion cost was but 39 million earnngs vs 12 million budget, not bad

[@wheresrudeproductions]

I love Pulp Fiction

[@cinemaniak1055]

@@Jarah Jackie Brown is really underrated for sure. The only Tarantino film that isn’t underrated is Death Proof, by far his worst film, even if it was a homage to exploitation flicks

[@angelmanfredy]

I think this guy has a future.

[@kennethrussell1158]

Eric 😄😄😄👍

[@diegostorck808]

This guy wont last a day in Hollywood

[@angelmanfredy]

@@diegostorck808 haha you are right

[@alexanderrmz9701]

20 years later literaly everyone in Hollywood want to work whit him. This kid is the guy how put DiCaprio,Pitt,Robbie,Fanning, Madsen,Roth,Russell,Pacino TOGETHER.

[@imposterblockade1826]

@@diegostorck808 no correction YOU wont last a day in hollywood quintin tarantino did get into Hollywood unlike your fat ass making assumptions sit tf down cupcake u fucking slime

[@muhammad6380]

That was the beginning of a legendary career.

[@Djp2987]

his last good film was inglorious. django was mehhh hateful 8 was wayy to long and once upon a time is fucking garbage LOL

[@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758]

@@Djp2987 then you just don't understand Tarantino movies. "Too long" lol

[@AhmadKH16]

@@Djp2987 wow what a stupid comment

[@johnschexnayder4511]

@@Djp2987 yes hateful eight was to long but I thought his last good movie was django just alone of the acting of dr King and Calvin candy

[@johnschexnayder4511]

@@Djp2987 and once upon a time wasn’t bad a little boaring but it has icionoc moment

[@ironman1000000000]

His energy and excitement is infectious! I think the key to his success is that he has maintained this innocent giddy and glee throughout his career when it comes to filmmaking. No matter how many decades in, Tarantino always treats his movies like they are his first or last, like he has something to prove or he wants something to be remembered by.

[@spacekitt.n]

lol he said at 16:44 that his second film will be undervalued because of the popularity of reservoir dogs .... and then goes on to make quite possibly the best movie ever made, pulp fiction

[@JiZz2Xtreme]

more like they overpriced his 2nd film

[@knurdyob]

funny how the same thing happened but only after his second film

[@YoFonzz]

spacekitt3n he knocked it out of the park with pulp fiction.

[@cometcourse381]

it's definitely one of the best english language films ever made, but not even close to the greatest ever made

[@knurdyob]

@@cometcourse381 films spoken in english are some of the best in the world though. not saying films spoken in another language are worst, but I'd say they're definitly on the same level

[@elvispresley8168]

who would have known at that time that his next film was gonna win him an oscar

[@tamikabatalova]

and a palme d'or!!!

[@kennarajora6532]

Damn elvis, when did you come back? 3 year ago, your autopsy report released 3 months ago.

[@MichaelSkubic]

I love how much he loves movies. True enthusiasm.

[@Zwybischew]

00:00 What is a Reservoire Dog? 01:50 What is the story about? 03:23 Who is the hero and why? 05:17 How did Harvey Keitel become involved? 08:14 How did you Code toll cast Tim Roth? 11:11 What is the reason behind the black suites and the 70s music? 15:26 Did you think it is dangerous having a hit so early in your career? 17:13 How did the film perform at the box office? 20:05 What inspired the idea for the film (experiences of working in a video store) 22:47 How did you start off in the industry? 24:27 What do you do in your personal life?

[@mello7535]

Thank you

[@propinion3006]

Thanks

[@mrinmoychakravarty705]

Thanks brother 😍

[@user-ml1mp5cb9q]

thank u

[@maxdembo5242]

The coolest geek ever

[@justinhunt4767]

Big fac

[@connorrichley8581]

30 years later...having a tarantino marathon this week. Just finished reservoir. Best film maker of all time.

[@peterhoare3219]

That would have been FUN!!! I hope you put True Romance in the mix A lot of people do t know he wrote it, but didn't direct cause he was a nobody then

[@peterhoare3219]

Pulp Fiction (along with Life of Pi), holds my record of seeing nine weekends in a rows at the cinema on a Saturday night 😛

[@justinhunt4767]

I think best writer director no school

[@HeisenbergWW69]

I'm doing the exact same thing 😂😂😂 one movie per day, this night i gonna rewatch pulp fiction

[@JiZz2Xtreme]

i could listen to him talk about movies all day

[@imposterblockade1826]

@@gelsen888 how so? I'm not clicking that link go fuck yourself try harder

[@floogandoogan703]

Ginamaria That article has nothing to do with Tarantino

[@robcochran6213]

Reservoir dogs are rapid dogs that live in isolated places like reservoirs who due to their lack contact with humans will easily turn on anyone or anything including each other. for no reason at all.

[@PChamileon97]

rob cochran the characters-are the dogs the fact that there’s a mole in their ranks is the rabies that begins to set in, “he’s the traitor” “no he’s not, he is” “no he’s not” and so on. the ending shows them turning on eachother because the rabies have destroyed any ounce of right and wrong.

[@kaiwilson7290]

Yeah I always thought that reservoir was a metaphor for the warehouse in the movie and the group is like a pack of rabid dogs

[@leepaulturner83]

He heard a customer in a shop ask for a film called resesrvoir dogs . A film that didn’t exist until it did … alright

[@Druffmaul]

@@leepaulturner83 Actually he was recommending a movie called Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987 French film) and the customer interrupted him, "I don't wanna watch some boring 'Reservoir' dog shit, gimme something good!"

[@RighteousBrother]

​@@Druffmaul is the correct answer!

[@jgedutis]

"I don't like sports. Anything with a ball is no good."

[@CJM-rg5rt]

Lol I love that so much, it seems profound.

[@actaccordingly100]

Actually it's a Scorsese's quote.

[@DendyJungle]

He likes Balls of the feet

[@vingasoline5068]

Mo 2k lmao 😂

[@finnanutyo1153]

@@DendyJungle I like this one

[@arnoldsilva1111]

16:45 boy were you wrong, Quentin.

[@scottplaysguitar]

Arnold Silva it’s ok, he knocked on wood!

[@fascinatinglist9654]

Its rather his third film that they undervalued. Jackie Brown was a terrific movie

[@samuraisoul1043]

I remember seeing this when I was 14 it literally blew my mind . He’s a treasure. Eccentric genius .

[@r4h4al]

YES. I had the VHS when I was 14 and this interview appeared at the end of the film.

[@janicemorris6085]

Quentin is a delight to watch and listen to. His all consuming love of every aspect of cinema, stories, actors ...everything is so infectious and uplifting

[@dragospahontu]

yup

[@Joe-ff6tk]

And he's doped up to hell

[@charlie-obrien]

Reservoir Dogs is the precursor to all of Tarantino's subsequent films in that he shows you the wit, style and impact of showing the one thing that all of his films feature. That is the sudden turn of events that lead to an inescapable finality for the characters.

[@oceanboy1014]

Tarantino would be a great film teacher

[@noahjames9457]

he's a 'film teacher' teacher

[@walterwhite1]

He is a living legend

[@justinhunt4767]

He should spike Lee is a professor at a college

[@deondewit3175]

In the 90's I thought this movie maker is a psycho, today I realize he's a genius.

[@denisschulz3814]

Quentin is telling Stories about RD and it's production history, and it feels like a Tarantino Script. Love it 😂❤️

[@ncrtrooper1782]

Wow Reservoir Dogs was so cool, can't wait for his next film.

[@lanceashdown7190]

There is no director whim I enjoy listening to more. He is full of energy, full of ideas, and hilarious.

[@justinhunt4767]

He's great gift to gab

[@atlienn2566]

I really think Tarantino has been the biggest influence on me for wanting to be a writer

[@JonCom3dy]

Same!

[@atlienn2566]

@@JonCom3dy idk I come back to this 2 years later and I have the argument for Scorsese both remarkable director/writers

[@daffy2115]

This is a great interview. Great to see QT at a young age.

[@benwasserman8223]

Something tells me this Tarantino guy is going to have one hell of a future.

[@legomoviesstudios8822]

Really? I bet you a million Bucks his next film will destroy any big carrier he could have had

[@benwasserman8223]

Nir Yovel Studios Sounds good. So long as he doesn’t partner up with a disgusting sexual harasser excuse of a movie producer

[@kennethrussell1158]

Ben😄😆😄👍

[@elwinbu5926]

1992 already a legend in the making

[@TomDeLaCruz]

At 16.30... his second film was acually the one that got more recognition and his third a bit less, he killed it with Pulp Fiction, this guy is a master, and his big secret is that he is the most effective remix artist, able to take what already exists and recreate it into something better and more entertaining

[@Ben-xj2rf]

Tom DeLaCruz It’s funny because Jackie Brown’s reputation has grown with time.

[@kidkique]

Remixing is what the 90s were all about

[@TheTuttle99]

This being his first major movie and this interview is just insane. Whatever it is the dude has got it

[@johannagustsson1533]

What a remarkable human being. His genius is not only beautiful but so vibrant and feels contagious for the creativity in me. Inspiring AF!

[@CJM-rg5rt]

I couldn't have said it better! He's a special guy.

[@MrValentineReacts]

this is an artist

[@Sapsche]

I just saw Norm MacDonald's impression of Tarantino and I thought:" There's no way he said 'alright' that often, this must be a caricature." But here I am, it's pretty accurate.

[@karadan100]

He's a really smart dude. I enjoy listening to him.

[@killerinthewoods2963]

This is my favorite interview. I could listen to this guy talk for hours on end!

[@justinhunt4767]

Yes he should do a podcast

[@TTillman3]

Loved Tarantino’s performance in Being John Malkovich.

[@HAL-vm3wn]

What? I can't remember him there

[@snake-oz8nu]

@@HAL-vm3wn it's a joke

[@johnnyrats7083]

HAL 9000 moron

[@DanielReyes-zu8em]

@@johnnyrats7083 - LMAOOO

[@justinhunt4767]

😂😂😂

[@abyss7049]

The coolest self proclaimed movie geek ever

[@MegaMd76]

Brilliant interview. Well done interviewer, just let the man speak.

[@SeaSphynx]

He has an infinite supply of energy holy shit

[@TheSololobo]

I admire the cajones on this guy, he went after what he wanted early on and didn't look back.

[@flexman70]

Whats so cool is his scriptwriting dialogues literally comes from how he talks and thinks! Fkin awesome!

[@dvlarry]

They undervalued his third film. His second film is the stuff of Legends.

[@esem3511]

hes so passionate. I LOVE IT

[@AW-kr9fl]

I love how Tarantino mentions Made In Britain. One of Tim Roth’s best performances

[@Gman941]

You want to know what Reservoir Dogs mean? Nothing, Quentin Tarantino made it up because it sounded cool.

[@CurlyMcNulty]

Thats about as disappointing explanation as what was in the briefcase in pulp fiction

[@PoissonVisageStudios]

The story I heard was that when he worked at the video store, a customer asked him to recommend a film and he recommended a French film called 'Au Revoir [Something, I can't remember]' and the guy replied: "I don't wanna see no Resevoir Dogs".

[@Gman941]

@@PoissonVisageStudios pretty cool, somehow I believe it.

[@TemporaryFamineShip]

@@PoissonVisageStudios The version I heard was slightly different. The film was called 'Au Revoir les Enfants,' and in the video store, Quentin always called it "That Reservoir movie" whenever someone rented it. The "Dogs" part came from 'Straw Dogs.' I believe this version to be more accurate, because there was another story (also in the video store days) about how he would always misspell "Inglorious Bastards" as "Inglourious Basterds."

[@aidanweller8162]

Explod1ngNinja the briefcase just had LED's in it

[@claw320]

THIS is what a very bright mind sounds like! :)

[@420Ruger]

What a great interview

[@JamesPerrone-qq1ph]

You have been chosen. The time of reckoning is now. Make the proper arrangements. PREPARE.

[@MassimoAni]

Amazing interview. Actually, that was like a film. Where Quentin is the main hero. Love how he's talking. And besides that was really interesting

[@fuferito]

Wow. The randomness of kindly acts. Had Harvey Keitel not flown Quentin Tarantino for a casting session in New York over a weekend, we might not have enjoyed so much of Steve Buscemi's work over the years.

[@mooreel]

15:29 Do you think it is dangerous having a hit so early in your career. Yeah it was really hard for him after that one.

[@vincevirtua]

Damn, Tarantino in his prime at height of his talents.

[@Lama-it6rk]

30 years ago... wow i wasn't even born!

[@hansvon2415]

Wish I love something the way Quentin loves movies

[@andreidoanca4262]

For me the way he answers the question at 03:23 goes to show why he's among the best and at the same time why movies today are shite. movies today, especially the MCU universe tell my what to think, what to believe, who's right and who's wrong. I don't like that and don't need that either. I like to make up my own mind and have a discussion about it. I'm absolutely loving Tarantino's movies

[@funnyapple8389]

I like his impressions of Harvey and Tim.

[@brihiggins]

He's just as excited about his shelves at Video Archives, as he is about Reservoir Dogs performing well in Europe.

[@MrGilRoland]

20:18 I just realized that there is plenty of people out there, very much alive today, that rented videos from Tarantino maybe on a day by day “routine”. Can you imagine?

[@realChewky]

10:20 this would be the most amazing time ever. Getting hammered with Tarantino...

[@devonhayes2209]

Why are a bunch of guys saying he is a bad actor? I thought he was actually pretty good in all of his little roles. The guy studied acting for like 6 years!!!

[@TheTuttle99]

Have you seen Django? 😅

[@craigwilson3532]

3:25 very interesting answer...I disagree but interesting. I could listen to QT talk movies all day

[@aguy2162]

16:50 Goes on to make one of the most popular movies in history as his 2nd film lol

[@-dash]

This was the best interview of a director that I’ve ever heard

[@darthjavo7438]

Amazing Tarantino interview.. , I just want him to talk for hours... too much passion for music, actors, era and movies

[@podunkest]

His answer to the first question, "What is a reservoir dog?" is truly the essence of good art. Always drove me nuts, some people's obsession with trying to know every literal meaning of every song lyric or scene in a movie or whatever. It's all about how you interpret it, 95% of the time - yes, there are some things that have a meaning that is obvious and generally meant to be taken one way, but that's not usually the case, and even then a different interpretation isn't necessarily any less valid than the intended one. I've always thought criticizing or debating on good v. bad art was a monumental waste of time. Telling someone else they're wrong for liking something that you don't always struck me as really shitty and people do it all the time.

[@shwash5284]

I genuinely had no idea Tim Roth was British until I watched this.

[@rabbieburns2501]

Not from Tarantino's impression of his accent i'm guessing? ;0) More like Australian he was doing.

[@MrParkerman6]

Australia is were The British originally sent their convicts, so The Austrailan is a bastardised version of a English accent, just like Americans have bastardised versions of English speak, so a Australian accent IS british!!!!!

[@bunceman4613]

@@MrParkerman6 No not really.

[@MrParkerman6]

Yes really, dumbass. This is a fact, not my opinion, don't argue with me.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@MrParkerman6 No. No British person considers Australian accents British.

[@wethole]

Turns out they undervalued his third film instead

[@kidkique]

Lots of love for Harvey's casting couch

[@jeffphillips1832]

Obsessive Enthusiasm is the cornerstone of genius and disaster.

[@MrGilRoland]

“But why? Why you don’t wanna reply...” “It’s not that I don’t wanna reply. It’s not that I don’t wanna give the answer, I don’t wanna give it TO YOU !” “But why? This way your public will never know...” “Oh don’t worry! My public knows perfectly well where I am on this!”

[@creamcannon825]

Imagine a version of NBK that Quentin got to direct. I wouldn't want to live without Oliver's version, but I just wonder what Quentin saw when he wrote it.

[@mikeface1]

The living dream. Mr.Tarantino your the fucking man!

[@ENigma-um8zw]

That hair rocks, I love 1992

[@genechung9444]

Reservoir Dogs meant soldiers in a group who sniff out rats in the Sewers, at least to me. P.S. I liked Quentin as a person more when he was young and humble at the beginning of his career than now but he still makes amazing movies .

[@arjunsekhar3891]

I love you, Quentin.

[@creamcannon825]

Reservoir Dogs is just a hardcore game of Clue

[@eliotstevenson2041]

14:31 The INFAMOUS TORTURE SCENE.

[@LittleMissGrosser]

I love him marking out over Harvey Keitel and his impression of Tim Roth!

[@jorisw_]

LOL the last bit is the best. "I can buy almost anything I want and it's ALL written off at the end of the year!"

[@RokerSMisisipi]

Roger Federrer before tennis

[@lm7582]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@user-de7yt1mo5l]

“Charlie don’t surf!” ..what a movie cannibal!

[@mabboyz4lyf]

Any possible question one would have for Quentin about his films, he would have an answer ready to go. No one thinks about their craft like he does.

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@SuperColonel91]

Boy look how young he was here

[@georgebryant7721]

The whole co-conspirator thing cracked me up hahaha

[@dudermam]

I respect you're decision...you have had enough. some of my favorite actors came SNL old school... 1970's What's funny is I really recognize everything you're talking about.

[@chance_ooo5663]

i almost don't even want to finish this interview bc of the creativity thing, i want to talk to people about the movie

[@fuferito]

And, 30 years on (just about), "as K-Billy's Super Sounds of the '70s Weekend just keeps on...truckin'."

[@urwholefamilydied]

7:43 quentin would have made it big eventually... but what I'm taking from this story is: Harvey Keitel made res. dogs go from some kids making an indie movie, to some kids making an actual movie. Steve fucking Busciemi wouldn't have been in the film if keitel didn't fly them to new york. They apparently had ZERO money. And Lawrence Bender was just a dude quentin knew from acting class?? The whole tale is pretty crazy. (quentin did have true romance which he had sold, so there was that... but Keitel seems pretty important in Tarantino's career.)

[@pradeepoutofbox]

I love this guy.

[@extremetee]

I heard that the name "Reservoir dogs" comes from a client at his old video store asking for a french film. "Aurevoir les anfants" and mis pronouncing it so much it sounded like Reservoir dogs and him liking that, not sure if that is true.

[@breadfan262]

I think I’ve heard that too. It doesn’t have a specific meaning but he knew he was going to use it as a title some time.

[@nekitamol1k242]

Quentin recommended the movie to the guy and the guy said "Man, I don't wanna watch no Reservoir Dogs", that's the real story.

[@Druffmaul]

@@nekitamol1k242 That's the version I heard.

[@olubukonla7352]

@@nekitamol1k242 .

[@dudermam]

I love your creatively and the fact that in most of your movies...like Stephen King. You play a small roll.

[@dragonsoul897]

Harvey Keitel had role in both Scorsese (lead) and Tarantino's first feature films.

[@jackwalsh7956]

And Ridley Scott

[@abbasakbar6597]

Looks like a young Roger Federer

[@verbalwright3887]

Quentin is such I happy guy. It would be awesome to just have him in a room.

[@leedummett4412]

genius. i actually prefer RD to pulp fiction.

[@geekhut6296]

There was a time when I watched Clerks and I was into indie films and I was debating between that. But yeah, I now believe Pulp Fiction is better.

[@ihaveasmalldickbut1399]

Watch the rest of his films. These are cult classics they're good films but however the build up and dialogue of the hateful eight and inglorious bastards are just as good as the senseless violence

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

It’s such a smart, clever and well rounded story, especially when it gets to Tim Roth’s back story

[@emile5921]

I like thin Tarantino. He is cute

[@GingerDrums]

Thirantino? ...I'll get my coat.

[@ChristopherFontes]

Great answers. In the beginning he is just a tad more psyched about movies. Just a tad.

[@mrsupertash]

Quentin! In case you're wondering. History watcher here. 's all good, man. No one undervalued your second film.

[@janciSchell]

King of the cinematic world ❤️🎈

[@Jared_Wignall]

Quentin forgot to mention Eddie Bunker in the beginning when saying what a Reservoir Dog is when he lists those involved in the heist.

[@mbayatab4326]

It’s his best film