Production note Reservoir Dogs was originally planned on a $30,000 budget in black and white.
Production note Harvey Keitel signed on as co-producer after receiving the script through an acting-teacher connection.
Production note The film cost about $1.2 million and made about $2.8 million in the U.S.
Production note The hosts say the film was a much bigger home-video phenomenon than theatrical hit.
Production note Tarantino wanted to do a prequel called Double V Vega.
Production note The soundtrack budget was largely spent on securing Stuck in the Middle with You.
Production note The film’s title came from a customer mishearing Au revoir, les enfants.
Production note A 2006 video game adaptation existed and was considered a failure.
Production note The movie’s cast and wardrobe were partly self-supplied because of the low budget.
Production note Mr. Pink is said to survive the ending.
The Killing Cited by Tarantino as an influence on Reservoir Dogs.
Big Combo Listed as another influence on the torture-chair scene.
Django Named as an influence on the torture scene and later connected to Django Unchained.
Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 Referenced as an influence on the color-coded character names.
City on Fire Discussed as a major source of Reservoir Dogs’ plot elements.
Swingers Referenced as a film that copied Reservoir Dogs’ opening-credit style.
Goodfellas Cited when discussing great violence/music combinations and tracking shots.
Pulp Fiction Used to show how quickly Tarantino’s career accelerated after Reservoir Dogs.
True Romance Referenced in discussions of Tarantino’s early run and casting overlaps.
Natural Born Killers Mentioned as another Tarantino-era project and a Sizemore showcase.
Jackie Brown Used in discussion of Tarantino, Robert Forster, and the use of race in later films.
The Professional Referenced when comparing Gary Oldman’s energy to Mr. Orange-like criminal characters.
Westworld Used as a quick correction when a quote is misremembered as from the movie rather than the TV/book source.
Django Unchained Used to explain Tarantino’s later relationship to Django and Corbucci influences.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Mentioned as another Tarantino film with similar thematic flourishes and title style.
