Reservoir Dogs/YMMV

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Some suspect that Mr. Pink is obsessed with appearing professional because he actually has no idea what he's doing.

Pink: This is bad, this is bad, this is bad..."
Pink looks at the injured Orange, then at White: Is it bad?

• • Also, you could argue that the reason why Mr Orange was so upset at first was not only because of his wound, but also that He just injured a civilian and witnessed a lot of people (mostly other cops) being shot while pretending he didn't care about them. Just pay attention to his face during the flashbacks. The dialogue would certainly back this up. as White drags him into the warehouse, Orange says something like "She had a baby, man, she had a baby" - which suggests that he's more than a little rattled about having killed that woman
• Complete Monster: Mr. Blonde.
• Crosses the Line Twice: Gruesome torture set to "Stuck In The Middle With You" is funnier than it should be.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: There's a divide between "Little Green Bag" and "Stuck In The Middle With You."
• Draco in Leather Pants: Mr. Blonde.
• Evil Is Sexy: Mr. Blonde. The fact that he's played by Michael Madsen certainly helps.
• Fanon: One theory is that the events of both this and Pulp Fiction occur on roughly the same day, with the lack of police response to the criminal activities of the characters in the later movie being because the police are occupied with the botched heist in this movie. Note that IF you believe in the first Fanon theory which is that the briefcase contains the diamonds, then the second Fanon theory becomes impossible as the diamonds could not be in two places at once.
• Ho Yay: Mr. Orange and Mr. White, and also Mr. Blonde and Nice Guy Eddie.
• Memetic Mutation: The "world's smallest violin" scene.
• Moral Event Horizon: The characters talk plenty about how bad it is to leave someone alone with Mr. Blonde, but you have no idea how much they mean it.
• Nightmare Fuel: After watching this movie, you will never be able to hear "Stuck In The Middle With You" the same way again.
• Tear Jerker: The final scene between Mr. White and Mr. Orange.
• Wham! Line: "Listen, Marvin Nash. I'm a cop."
• The Woobie: Mr. Orange, at first, but he Takes A Level In Badass when he shoots Mr. Blonde and reveals he is an undercover cop.
  • Iron Woobie: The tortured cop apparently DID know who the mole was and never revealed who it was despite it all.
  • Jerkass Woobie: Mr. White, Marvin Nash and Mr. Orange. Are they to be pitied during their sympathetic moments? Yes. Does it excuses their actions and constant swearing? No.