As The Guardian reported back in January 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed a disturbing moment on the set of Reservoir Dogs in an interview on Bafta Life in Pictures. Included The argument apparently even became violent and Tarantino has nothing good to say about the actor.
Fists were flying on the set of Reservoir Dogs
The interview was originally about Tarantino’s legacy as a filmmaker. The reason for this was his film Inglourious Basterds, which was released at the time. During the conversation, the director discussed a difficult experience on the set of his first film, Reservoir Dogs.
It was about an argument between Quentin Tarantino and actor Lawrence Tierneyin the movie Joe Cabot:
Tierney was completely insane at this point – he simply had to be calmed down. We had decided to shoot his scenes first, so my first week as director consisted of talking to this damn madman.
According to the director, it wasn’t just talking. Let it be one “personal challenge” been for him. Also for the others:
By the end of the week, everyone on set hated Tierney – not just me. And in the last 20 minutes of the first week there was a scandal and a fight. I fired him and the whole crew applauded.Tarantino seemed downright desperate afterwards:
And I thought, OK, now I’m going to get fired. That’s it. This was my chance to become a director after a week.
But things were to turn out differently. Because Tarantino received support on set
by another actor.
Tarantino was allowed to continue making films, Tierney ended up behind bars
Harvey Keitel, who plays one of the main characters in Reservoir Dogs with Mr. White, was already considered a successful Hollywood actor in 1992 and was apparently able to work for the then unknown director Quentin Tarantino put in a good word for the studio. This is how Tarantino was able to finish his film.
Tierney, on the other hand also demonstrated his unpredictable temperament outside of the setby pointing a gun at his own nephew at home during the production of Reservoir Dogs and ending up in prison for this act. It wasn’t his first time in prison. He died in Los Angeles in 2002.
Tarantino, on the other hand, began a long and successful career with films like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds with Reservoir Dogs.