1. Reservoir Dogs
Now we have finally arrived at what is perhaps the king of all nonsensical titles, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. It brings us full circle from out very first entry, City On Fire, the movie Tarantino allegedly copied as the basis of his famous film debut. There are no dogs in this movie, nor are there reservoirs. It is never mentioned in dialogue or as a throwaway line, and has no significance what so ever to the story of a jewel heist gone wrong. The film made such an impact, however, that hardly anyone noticed that the title had nothing to do with the movie, and now is name dropped everywhere there is a crime film reference. Legend has it that the name came from Tarantino's days working in a video rental store. A customer apparently asked for the movie "Au Revoir Les Enfants," and Tarantino misheard and thought he had said "Reservoir Dogs." He liked the sound of that, and decided to use it in his movie. Some say the customer asked for a different movie, while others say the title came about from a different chain of events. Whatever the case, Reservoir Dogs is one of the most iconic and successful films of the 90s with a title that had nothing to do with the plot.