Reservoir Dogs  

The 1992 film Reservoir Dogs, one of Quentin Tarantino’s first movies, tells the story of diamond thieves whose plan to rob a jewelry store goes all sorts of wrong. While Tarantino movies are known for having great, witty dialogue, the actors he casts often contribute their own share of lines as well. 

One of the more famous and hard-to-watch scenes in the film is when Michael Madsen tortures a guy to the song “Stuck In The Middle With You” and cuts his victim’s ear off. He then holds up the severed ear and talks into it “Can you hear me?” The improv is a funny and dark addition to the ruthlessness of Madsen’s Mr. Blonde.