I’m curious, what is the origin of the name of the film Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino?
Supposedly the title came from Tarantino’s inability to pronounce “Au Revoir Les Chiens” during his day as a video store clerk. He called it “the reservoir film” to avoid saying it. He joined this with part of Peckinpah´s “Straw Dogs”.
The French movie in question is Louis Malle’s Au revoir les enfants, not “Au Revoir Les Chiens”.
Here’s what imdb.com has to say:
Figured out that the object in the attache in Pulp Fiction is an Oscar.
Tarantino being cocky about taking best film maybe?
Everyone knows that the briefcase contain’s Marcellus Wallace’s soul. Haven’t you been paying attention?
Well, either that or some U-235. Or was it industrial diamonds?
I heard Michael Madsen being interviewed on the radio about a year ago and he answered the question, however, I don’t remember it. I do remember him saying that a reservoir dog was a term for a large rat.
I heard Michael Madsen being interviewed on the radio about a year ago and he answered the question, however, I don’t remember it. I do remember him saying that a reservoir dog was a term for a large rat.
I’m beginning to think that everything in Quentin Tarantino’s films are McGuffins.
Story I heard is that Tarantino wanted to make the film for a while, and had thought of calling it simply “Dogs”. He changed it into “Reservoir Dogs” after the video incident decribed earlier.
–Patch
Yeah, actually I tend to agree with the Soul in the Briefcase hypothesis.
It goes along with the Joseph Campbell approach some filmmakers are adopting.
I’ll have a McGuffin to go please and hold the denouement !
Lame joke I read in one of his biographies:
“Reservoir Dogs” = “Damned Sons of Bitches”