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This week we are joined by actor and voice impersonator Sebastian Knapp to discuss the influences behind Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs (1992) - SPOILER WARNING. First up is the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), a solid, no nonsense, authentic Sunday afternoon watch with Robert Shaw’s gang sparring against transit cop Walter Matthau. Next, John Carpenter’s under-appreciated (at the time) exercise in blending empty agoraphobia and paranoid claustrophobia The Thing (1982) puts eight guys in a room and gives them a reason to chop each other up. We finish with the one film that is less of an influence and more like a template, Ringo Lam’s City on Fire (1987), with direct plot and scene lifts. Also: Dee starts with a Pat Roach apology. The Canadian TV remake beats the all-star remake. New York isn’t just a place, it’s an attitude. Playing ping pong. Rob Bottin and Stan Winston team up to make you sick. Swedish ≠ Norwegian. The DFA fade. Joe mistakes the matte painting work of Albert Whitlock for Mike Pangrazio. The Thing video game. “Tracking’s touchy”. Shot for shot copies. Toby. Toby. Toby? We’re looking for a Buscemi type. Joe’s dog might be a Thing. Doesthedogdie.com. We play a game of “Tarantin-oh-that’s-where-I-recognise-it-from!” We fall down a Die Hard tangent.