Founded in 1978, the Utah-based film-centric event is a cornerstone for some of the biggest, most exemplary indies of the past few decades, and Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut is one of the movies that helped establish this film festival as the place where careers foster and grow and young, up-and-coming filmmakers become some of the biggest names in Hollywood. It's always a great honor to have your independent film premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The First Sundance Screening Was A 'Disaster'
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In the second half, you realize the movie is about other things. For the first half, you wonder if you'll ever see the heist. Although it's not exactly Rashomon, you do get a sense of the characters' different perspectives when they talk about what happened. But I always liked the idea of never seeing it, and I kept that. The heist wasn't shown for budgetary reasons, it would seem, but in Tarantino's eyes, he always felt this decision was much more interesting.Īt one point the reason for not showing the heist might have been budgetary.
For Tarantino, it played in his favor, allowing him to play with his non-conventional storytelling format and character-driven drama. For most filmmakers, especially first-timers, this would be a recipe for disaster. Well, there's a heist, but it happens entirely off-screen.
One of the most noteworthy aspects of Reservoir Dogs is that it's a heist movie without a heist. Especially one filled with hyper-violent beats of action like this one, you need to savor every dollar that's flung your way, which means that Reservoir Dogs needs to make budgetary restrictions. While $1.2 million is certainly a large wad of cash, it's not a whole lot of money to make a movie. The Heist Wasn't Shown For Budgetary Reasons, Though Quentin Tarantino Always Felt This Decision Was More Intriguing
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