27 Things You Didn't Know About Reservoir Dogs

By Jack Pooley / August 5, 2019

2. Lawrence Tierney Aggravated Everyone On Set

Lawrence Tierney played mob boss Joe Cabot in the movie, and was reportedly a major pain in the ass during the film's already constrained shoot.

For starters, Tierney would frequently goad not only Tarantino but also his fellow cast members, to the extent of almost getting into a fight with Michael Madsen.

In an interview, Steve Buscemi added that Tierney had a habit of forgetting his lines, resulting in countless takes being blown and any scene involving him taking decidedly longer than expected.

It got to the point where Tarantino himself was involved in a physical altercation with the actor and threatened to fire him, resulting in the crew giving the director a round of applause.