In February 2012 , as part of an ongoing series of live dramatic readings of film scripts being staged with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( LACMA ) , director Jason Reitman cast black actors in the originally white cast : Laurence Fishburne as Mr. White ; Terrence Howard as Mr. Blonde ; Anthony Mackie as Mr. Pink ; Cuba Gooding Jr. as Mr. Orange ; Chi McBride as Joe Cabot ; Anthony Anderson as Nice Guy Eddie ( Joe Cabot 's son ) ; Common as both Mr. Brown and Officer Nash ( the torture victim of Mr. Blonde ) , and Patton Oswalt as Holdaway ( the mentor cop who was originally played by Randy Brooks , the only black actor in the film ) . Critic Elvis Mitchell suggested that Reitman 's version of the script was taking the source material back to its roots since the characters " all sound like black dudes . " The film was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . It won the Critic 's Award at the 4th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1993 which Tarantino attended . The film was also nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics . Steve Buscemi won the 1992 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male . '' Reservoir Dogs '' ranks at 97 in '' Empire '' magazine 's list of the 500 Greatest Films of All Time
1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Reservoir Dogs