Reservoir Dogs was Quentin Tarantino's debut film and was hailed 'The best independent film' of all time by Empire. It became a cult classic, showcasing a group of thieves reacting to the aftermath of a jewellery heist gone wrong and how they suspect one of the group being an undercover cop.
The opening slow-motion sequence became an iconic scene in the history of films, as the film was praised for its glamorous violent nature, and it's references to pop-culture.
As well as this, it also features a stand-off scene like in intend on having in our film.
Reservoir Dogs received a 91% score on RottenTomatoes and a 77/100 score on MetaCrtitic and made just over $14 million.
The Usual Suspects
The usual suspects features a non-linnear story as a survivor of a massacre on a ship is interrogated as to what happened on the boat. The survivor uses a series of flashbacks and narration to explain how the events unfolded.
The budget for the film was $6 million and the film made $23 million at the box office.
After securing initial budgeting problems because most studios thought the non-linnear storyline and large amounts of dialogue would be hard to make, Bryan Singer attempted to cast several actors. Kevin Spacey agreed to be part of the film after seeing Singer's earlier work (his character was also wrote with Spacey in mind). Robert De Niro and Al Pacino both rejected the film and the film's fate was sealed when Chaz Palminteri was casted as Kujan as Palminteri was seen as a high-profile actor after his work in A Bronx Tale.
The Usual Suspect was marketed in a 'word of mouth campaign' relying on consumers to promote the film because of the film's relatively small budget.
The film was met with widespread critical acclaim by critics and its audience and it received a 89% rating on RottenTomatoes and a 77-rated MetaScore.
Memento
Memento was another similar film to our film ideas in that the film uses flashbacks to form a non-linnear story. I feel like this is a good way of entertaining an audience because it makes the film unpredictable.
The film shows a man with short term memory loss try to cope with losing his wife whilst try and find the person who shot her. To get around his disability, he uses a series of 'prompts' to trigger his memory, such as tattoos and photos.
Memento has a $5 million budget and made $40 million at the box office. The film released and received a 92% rating on RottenTomatoes and a 80/100 rating on MetaCritic.
The Town
The Town is also somewhat similar to our film because it contains a heist. I think we could use aspects of the first heist in our film, such as using the CCTV security cameras to make the film more dramatic. Also, during this scene the camera frequently cuts to the clock. This helps to build tension during the heist scene.
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