The spine-chilling scene shows Nash being taken hostage by the gang, who punch and kick him, before tying him to a chair.īravely, the bruised officer utters: 'You can torture me all you want.' 'When you're surrounded by that much talent all at once, it's a picnic.' 'The sense of having to get it right in that moment lifted everyone's performance and energy as after each take the crew would clap at what we did. 'He shot the whole thing in sequence, which made it feel like we were performing a play,' he said. The director decided to have the cast do a read-through of the scene without any physical action beforehand.īaltz felt that decision proved the key to creating on screen magic.Īnd he is proud too of adding his own line, which he says, Tarantino loved. With just a $1.2million budget, Tarantino's first major film saw him write, direct, and even act on the project. The actor carved through a successful career in Hollywood starring in over 60 productions, including blockbusters like Dances with Wolves and Face/Off alongside John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.īut he'll forever be remembered as the unlucky cop in Reservoir Dogs.Įven after a quarter of a century Baltz never gets bored of people asking him about the movie. I am very proud of that.'īaltz shared never-before-seen polaroids from the film (pictured) and revealed he improvised a line during the scene, which he says, Tarantino loved But the way Quentin set up the shoot, it was really fun to do, very liberating for an actor and we had a few laughs too. 'The physical side of things was fun, but trying to step into the shoes of the character with these incredibly talented actors was pretty f***ing terrifying. 'I felt lucky that I was in the movie at all, as I was so green compared to the stars I was acting alongside. It is horrific what the cop endures, but Mr Blonde is actually having the time of his life torturing this guy - no one had ever seen that type of drama on screen before. 'The ear cutting scene was all down to Quentin. 'It is incredible that 25 years on it still stands up so well as a great piece of film. It grew back.'Īnd he recalls how he 'had a blast' on set, laughing and smiling his way through a scene that had most viewers grimacing.īaltz said: 'I think everywhere I go I get asked about that scene - and I am really lucky because not many actors can say that they appeared in a scene that is remembered by so many. The actor now jokes about the role by telling strangers: 'I'm okay. Speaking exclusively to Baltz, 58, admits he loves to make light of the ear slicing scene, as a group of professional gangsters dealt with the fall out of a botched diamond heist in Los Angeles. He also shares never-before-seen Polaroid shots of working on set with the director and co-stars Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, and Harvey Keitel. ![]() Baltz revealed he suffered a real blow to the face after Steve Buscemi, playing Mr Pink, became so engaged in roughing up Nash that he landed a real punchīy Ryan Parry West Coast Correspondent and James Desborough For. ![]()
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