Reservoir Dogs – One Sheet

Reservoir Dogs – One Sheet

A 1992 American crime film and the feature-length debut of writer and director Quentin Tarantino. It features Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney, Tim Roth, Tarantino, and criminal-turned-author Edward Bunker as members of a botched diamond heist. The film depicts the events before and after the heist. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks and Steven Wright also play supporting roles. It incorporates many themes that have become Tarantino’s hallmarks: violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling. It is from the Cannes Film Festival release (from before Miramax agreed to distribute the movie), and it is far more rare than the regular studio release one-sheet. There are reproductions of this poster, but they measure 27″ x 40″, and this is absolutely the original Cannes Film Festival one-sheet!

The film has become regarded as a classic of independent film and a cult film. It was named “Greatest Independent Film of all Time” by Empire. Reservoir Dogs was generally well received, and the cast was praised by many critics. Although it was not given much promotion upon release, the film became a modest success in the United States after grossing $2.8 million against its $1.2 million budget. The film was more successful in the United Kingdom, grossing nearly £6.5 million, and it achieved higher popularity after the success of Tarantino’s next film, Pulp Fiction (1994). A soundtrack was released featuring songs used in the film, which are mostly from the 1970s.