Blooper in Reservoir Dogs
Jason Oliver
In the scene of Reservoir Dogs where Mr. Blonde is about to light the
gas trail to the tied-up informer, he flicks his lighter just as he's shot
dead by Mr. Orange. The lighter while still lit falls to the ground where the
gas is, but nothing happens! What was Quentin thinking.
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Jason Andrew Oliver
Carleton University, Public Admin IV
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Out of the blue and into the black.
You pay for this, but they give you that.
And once you're gone, you can't come back.
>>> NEIL YOUNG, circa 1979
aiden riley
Jason Oliver wrote:
>
> In the scene of Reservoir Dogs where Mr. Blonde is about to light the
> gas trail to the tied-up informer, he flicks his lighter just as he's shot
> dead by Mr. Orange. The lighter while still lit falls to the ground where the
> gas is, but nothing happens! What was Quentin thinking.
>
there was a blooper in pulp fiction too.. when vincent shot off marvins
face and they had to pick up brains and skull.. winston fox wrote down
in his black book "one body, no head" well when they threw the garbage
bag in the trunk with the bloody clothes in it, there was marvin's head.
if anyone has the post that told about the soul being in the suitcase
and what everything meant, could they please email it to me at
ear...@sunspot.tiac.net
thanks a bunch
--
earwax
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Space Dog
On Sun, 5 May 1996, aiden riley wrote:
> there was a blooper in pulp fiction too.. when vincent shot off marvins
> face and they had to pick up brains and skull.. winston fox wrote down
> in his black book "one body, no head" well when they threw the garbage
> bag in the trunk with the bloody clothes in it, there was marvin's head.
>
The line "one body, no head" could have meant the body was separated from
the head or that the head was blown off. Or... Marsellus who called Mr.
Wolf got the info wrong!
Jason Garner
Another blooper is a part where Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi are
talking in the bathroom and then Harvey Keitel gives Mr.Pink a smoke and
then he himself pulls one out and puts the flame to it but it doesn't
light, so he pretends it's lit but it isn't.
Joshua
In article <318D6AD1...@c0wfarm.cdsma.com>,
aiden riley <ai...@c0wfarm.cdsma.com> wrote:
>Jason Oliver wrote:
>>
>> In the scene of Reservoir Dogs where Mr. Blonde is about to light the
>> gas trail to the tied-up informer, he flicks his lighter just as he's shot
>> dead by Mr. Orange. The lighter while still lit falls to the ground where
the
>> gas is, but nothing happens! What was Quentin thinking.
>>
>
>
>face and they had to pick up brains and skull.. winston fox wrote down
>in his black book "one body, no head" well when they threw the garbage
>bag in the trunk with the bloody clothes in it, there was marvin's head.
>
>and what everything meant, could they please email it to me at
>ear...@sunspot.tiac.net
>
>thanks a bunch
>
No...that could be an honest mistake. Wolf could have thought that the body
would have no head because Marvin had been shot in the face. The real blooper
is when Jules and Vince are getting hosed down and Jules takes his pants off
twice.
Doug
Space Dog
I noticed this too. At first, I thought, well, maybe Harvey Keitel
doesn't smoke or had quit and didn't want to inhale so he just didn't
light it. Since this was Quentin's first film, perhaps he didn't think
anyone would notice since Mr. Pink was smoking and smoke was coming from
him and most of the shot was from a distance but later Harvey's cigarette
is lit and he does inhale - at least it seemed like he did. So, then I
wondered if the shot was originally a warm-up/practice and was filmed and
the editor put it in in lieu of the real one either accidently or because
there was something wrong with the real one. Either way, it's a small
error and doesn't take anything away from the film in my opinion.
Space Dog
On Mon, 6 May 1996, Joshua wrote:
> No...that could be an honest mistake. Wolf could have thought that the body
> would have no head because Marvin had been shot in the face. The real blooper
> is when Jules and Vince are getting hosed down and Jules takes his pants off
> twice.
>
> Doug
>
>
Most of the bloopers that have been listed past and present seem to be
mistakes of the editor rather than Tarantino... of course, he should have
noticed these things when he viewed it before it was released. Unless, he
left them in on purpose? Any thoughts on that? Perhaps he wanted to see
how closely people would view his films.
Gilad One
Sorry that there is no hidden meaning in this scene or a mistake by the
editor who I believe is Sal Menke. Here it is......
White attempts to light the cigarette but doesn't, after a while during
his conversation with Pink, he goes and washes his hands, face then combs
his hair. After he does this, THEN he lights the cigarette. I guess just
b4 he lit up he realized that he had Orange's blood and sweat on him and
decided to postpone it.
OR, there was a soul in the lighter that wanted to quit smoking.
SERIOUSLY, Quentin said so in an interview. (How many people are
believing this?!)
Wes
On 6 May 1996, Jason Garner wrote:
> Another blooper is a part where Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi are
> talking in the bathroom and then Harvey Keitel gives Mr.Pink a smoke and
> then he himself pulls one out and puts the flame to it but it doesn't
> light, so he pretends it's lit but it isn't.
I thinkg this was meant to be.. in other words, it looks like Mr. White
goes to light the cigarette, then the character (White) decides he doesn't
want to smoke it at that time. I notice that part every time I watch
the movie, and now it seems to make sense. I am positive that he does
light the cigarette later (after he washes his face, and the blood off of
his hands.)
--Wes.
Stiles
Space Dog wrote:
>
> On 6 May 1996, Jason Garner wrote:
>
> > Another blooper is a part where Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi are
> > talking in the bathroom and then Harvey Keitel gives Mr.Pink a smoke and
> > then he himself pulls one out and puts the flame to it but it doesn't
> > light, so he pretends it's lit but it isn't.
> >
> >
> doesn't smoke or had quit and didn't want to inhale so he just didn't
> light it. Since this was Quentin's first film, perhaps he didn't think
> anyone would notice since Mr. Pink was smoking and smoke was coming from
> him and most of the shot was from a distance but later Harvey's cigarette
> is lit and he does inhale - at least it seemed like he did. So, then I
> wondered if the shot was originally a warm-up/practice and was filmed and
> the editor put it in in lieu of the real one either accidently or because
> there was something wrong with the real one. Either way, it's a small
> error and doesn't take anything away from the film in my opinion.
I'm pretty sure Harvey is shown lighting the cigarette. You're right, he doesn't
light it or smoke it then (But it doesn't look like he tried to either, he look slike
he's too deep in thought) but I am almost positive that he lights it after or while he
and Buscemi leave the washroom. He does smoke it later.
As for the lighter and the gas trail, didn't he back up a little from the trail? It's
conceivable that he could drop it and miss the gasoline... (not definite, but
possible)
Stiles...
William The ParrotHead
i thought the same damn thing!!! oh well guess it would have "ruined" it<G>