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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Where Reservoir Dogs says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Most of the film happens in one warehouse: a real Highland Park mortuary that has since been demolished.
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Scenes and places
The breakfast table before the heist (1992)
Eight men eat breakfast at a diner before a jewelry heist. Most are strangers who go by colour aliases, so the talk is about Madonna and tipping instead of the job.
Set in The diner where the crew eats breakfast — A breakfast table where the crew talks about everything except the job. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A coffee shop in Eagle Rock that still looks much as it did in the film.
Filmed at Pat & Lorraine's Coffee Shop, 4720 Eagle Rock Blvd — Filmed here. This is the opening restaurant scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The alley getaway (1992)
After the alarm trips and the police arrive, White fires on the officers chasing them. He flees with the wounded Orange, and the two take a car where the alley meets the street.
Set in The alley where the heist falls apart — An alley and street where the getaway goes wrong. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A residential alley near Marmion Way in Highland Park, where the street is split down the middle by a railway track.
Filmed at Alley near 5522 1/2 Marmion Way, Highland Park — The alley where Mr. Brown crashes his car and the police arrive. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Corner of the alley and Marmion Way, Highland Park — The spot where White and Orange hijack a car. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The warehouse hideout (1992)
White drives the shot Orange to the hideout, where Pink says the job was a setup. White and Pink argue over getting Orange a doctor and draw guns on each other, until Blonde walks in with a kidnapped policeman.
Set in The warehouse where the survivors gather — The hideout where the survivors meet after the robbery and turn on each other. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A former mortuary at Figueroa Street and Avenue 59 in Highland Park that was damaged by an earthquake and later demolished.
Filmed at Former mortuary, 5860 N Figueroa St, Highland Park (demolished) — The building stood here and was used as the warehouse; the site now has a different building and a parking lot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Pink on the run (1992)
In a cut back to the robbery, Pink runs from the police with a briefcase, then fires on them at an intersection and escapes in a car.
Set in The street where Pink runs from the police — A Highland Park street and corner where Pink runs from police. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Highland Park corner where the gas station seen in the film is now a small park.
Filmed at York Blvd at N Avenue 50, Highland Park — Pink runs along York Blvd and fires on the police at the corner of N Avenue 50. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Joe's office (1992)
In a flashback, Blonde, fresh from a four-year prison sentence, meets Joe Cabot and his son Eddie. They offer him a no-show job, but he says he wants real work, and they recruit him for the heist.
Set in Joe Cabot's office — The office where Joe and his son recruit Blonde. Google Maps · Apple Maps
An upstairs office space at Chapman Market in Koreatown, seen only from the inside in the film.
Filmed at Chapman Market, 3465 W 6th St — Joe's office was an upstairs office space here; the film shows only the interior. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The coffee shop meeting (1992)
Orange sits down in a coffee shop with a contact and talks him through everything he has learned about the crew.
Set in The coffee shop where Orange passes on what he knows — A coffee shop where Orange meets a contact. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Mid-Wilshire coffee shop that closed years ago but is still used for filming, as in The Big Lebowski and American History X.
Filmed at Johnie's Coffee Shop, 6099 Wilshire Blvd — Filmed here. The coffee shop has closed but still works as a filming location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Outside the jewelry store (1992)
White and Orange sit parked outside the jewelry store and go over the plans for the robbery.
Set in The jewelry store the crew plans to rob — The street outside the jewelry store where two of the crew go over the plan.
A stretch of Burbank Boulevard in Burbank, just outside Los Angeles proper.
Orange rehearses the commode story (1992)
Alone on a rooftop, Orange drills an anecdote about a drug deal gone strange in a men's room, repeating it until it comes out like a joke.
Set in The rooftop where Orange practises his story — A Hollywood rooftop where Orange repeats a story until it sounds like his own. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Hollywood Boulevard rooftop with the Hollywood First National Bank Building behind it.
Filmed at Rooftop of 6751 Hollywood Blvd — Orange is first seen rehearsing the story on this rooftop; the roof area has changed a bit since. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The story in front of the wall (1992)
Orange keeps running through the story, now in front of a graffiti-covered wall, as the rehearsal continues.
Set in The graffiti-covered wall — A graffiti-covered old platform where Orange keeps telling his story. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A platform from the city's original metro train line, now in the rear courtyard of the Belmont Station Apartments.
Filmed at Old Metro platform, Belmont Station Apartments, 1304 W 2nd St — Orange continues the story in front of a graffiti-covered wall, part of the original metro line, now in an apartment courtyard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Orange tells the story to Joe and White (1992)
The scene jumps to a club, where Orange tells Joe, Nice Guy Eddie and White the story he has rehearsed: stuck in a men's room with a group of police officers and an aggressive dog while carrying drugs.
Set in The club where Orange tells his story — A club where Orange tells his story to the crew's bosses. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A former club on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood whose interior has since been completely changed; it also appeared in the TV show Pam & Tommy.
Filmed at 4923 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood — Orange tells Joe, Nice Guy Eddie and White the story inside a former club; the interior has been completely changed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The commode story plays out (1992)
Finally the story Orange has rehearsed and told plays out as a scene of its own, inside a men's room.
Set in The men's room where the story happens — The men's room where the rehearsed scenario plays out. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The ground-floor men's room of the former Park Plaza Hotel, now The MacArthur, which hosts film shoots and events.
Filmed at Park Plaza Hotel (now The MacArthur), 607 S Park View St — The scene was filmed in the ground-floor men's bathroom of the former Park Plaza Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Parking lot, 4459 Eagle Rock Blvd — Opening credits Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Mr. White — A career criminal and an old friend of the boss, Joe Cabot.
- Mr. Orange — A member of the crew who is shot in the abdomen during the heist.
- Mr. Pink — A paranoid, neurotic robber who believes the job was a setup.
- Mr. Blonde — A trigger-happy ex-convict recruited by the Cabots.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Reservoir Dogs warehouse really filmed?
- Where were the four places of Orange's commode story filmed?