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City on Fire

1987 · Directed by — · Hong Kong

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Hong Kong · 1987

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Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Quentin Tarantino Film Comment (May-June 1994 issue, article Free on Prime Video

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I steal from every single movie ever made. Great artists steal, they don't do homages. I mean, Reservoir Dogs, I got a lot of stuff from City on Fire. A lot of stuff. I'm not hiding it, I'm celebrating it.

Film Comment (May-June 1994 issue, article

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