After a jewelry theft comes tragically undone, the survivors suspect that there’s a police informant in their midst. The blood-soaked aftermath is a study in tension, minimalism — and the soon-to-be-discovered directorial talents of a young Quentin Tarantino.
The characters are anonymous. There’s Mr. Orange, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown and, of course, Mr. Pink. The names used by the gang have endured as one of the movie’s memorable features. So too has a torture scene that includes a severed ear and, gulp, a can of gasoline.
An all-star cast featuring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen and Edward Bunker fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, bonded by Tarantino’s witty script.
