With the passing of Chris Penn (Nice Guy Eddie), its time to take a look back at the film that put Tarantino on the map.

> Christopher Walken was offered the role of Mr. Blonde but turned it down.
> George Clooney read for the role of Mr. Blonde but was turned down.
> Tarantino considered using Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz" during the ear slicing scene.
> Madonna refuted Tarantino's interpretation of "Like a Virgin" saying it was about love, not about dick.
> Samuel L. Jackson originally auditioned for Mr. Orange but was turned away. Tarantino was so impressed he brought him on for Pulp Fiction.
> The word fuck is used 252 times.
> Tarantino originally planned to film Reservoir Dogs on a budget of $30K on a 16MM. Harvey Keitel got involved as producer and helped raise the $1.5 million budget.
> Empire magazine voted it as the best independant film ever as well as the most influential film in the past 15 years.

Source: IMDB

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Source: CNN