YEAR: 1992
DIRECTOR: Quentin Tarantino
SCREENPLAY: Quentin Tarantino
| CAST | |
Harvey Keitel | as | Mr. White/Larry |
Tim Roth | as | Mr. Orange/Freddy |
Michael Madsen | as | Mr. Blonde/Vic |
Chris Penn | as | Nice Guy Eddie |
Steve Buscemi | as | Mr. Pink |
Lawrence Tierney | as | Joe Cabot |
Randy Brooks | as | Holdaway |
Kirk Baltz | as | Marvin Nash |
Edward Bunker | as | Mr. Blue |
Quentin Tarantino | as | Mr. Brown |
Suzanne Celeste | as | Shot Woman |
Steven Wright (I) | as | K-Billy DJ |
Harvey Keitel | as | Mr. White/Larry |
| CAMEOS | |
Lawrence Bender | as | Young Cop |
(Producer) | | |
Quentin Tarantino burst onto the scene with his debut cult classic
of a jewelry heist gone awry. Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve
Buscemi and Tim Roth head the ensemble cast that helped create a
new genre in independent filmmaking.
Washington Post Review
Trivia:
- The criminals in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) all used colors to identify each other.
- The actress who plays the lady that Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) shoots was Roth's dialog coach. Roth insisted that she
take the role, as she was very hard on him.
- Director Quentin Tarantino was going to shoot the film in black and white, with his friends as actors. A friend of
his was in an acting class given by Harvey Keitel's wife. Keitel saw the script, and was so impressed that he
immediately signed on and helped raise funds.
- Tarantino wanted James Woods to play a role in the film, and made him five different cash offers. Woods' agent
refused the offers without ever mentioning it to Woods as the sums offered were well below what Woods would
usually receive. When Tarantino and Woods later met for the first time, Woods learned of the offer and was
annoyed enough to get a new agent. Tarantino avoided telling Woods which role he was offered ``because the
actor who played the role was magnificent anyway''. (It is widely accepted that the role that Tarantino was
referring to was Mr. Orange.)
- While Nice Guy Eddie is on the phone trying to find out who the ``rat'' is, an orange balloon is visible in the back
of his car.
Who shot Nice Guy Eddie?
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