History WMG / ReservoirDogs

Winston Wolfe from ''Pulp'' is Larry's identical twin adopted by a different family, hence why they both look like Creator/HarveyKeitel but have different surnames.

From the beginning of the film, Mr. Pink demonstrates that he's immune to the social disapproval of the others. The other guys spend the entire film playing games to show how more or less macho they are: Mr. Pink isn't interested, and only worries about who ratted them out, and how or whether he's going to be able to get away. When he asks why he's been called "Mr. Pink", Joe barks at him "Because you're a faggot!" and he doesn't even seem ''offended'', just annoyed that he has the least cool name of any of them: he doesn't object to "Mr. Pink" because it makes him sound gay, but because "it's a little too close to Mr. Pussy", which suggests that Mr. Pink is more offended to be compared to a woman than to be called gay. He even offers to be called "Mr. Purple", which is a colour associated with decadence and LGBTQ themes, whereas Joe points out that most guys want to be called "Mr. Black". When Joe basically bullies him into accepting his codename, he backs down, unafraid to seem less macho, because his ego is completely invested in being professional. In the final stand-off, he doesn't hesitate to hide (risking the wrath of anyone who might have survived it) and when it's over, he grabs the diamonds and runs off. Mr. Pink is the only one of the gang who doesn't play the same social games of masculine dominance as the rest of them, because he's actually StraightGay.

*** Then there are a few times where he's ''too'' professional. He mentions that he found a spot in the army of cops, which very well could be a planned escape route for Pink & Orange from the gunfight. Then, when firing at the cops, notice that he never actually hits any of them, he just sort of fires around them. And then, when finally at the warehouse, there's the whole back-and-forth between when the cops actually moved in, which was when Blonde started shooting everybody, a part of the police plan the informants would be keyed into (the likes of "Only actually move in if anyone starts firing, otherwise, we move in when they run out").

From the beginning of the film, Mr. Pink demonstrates that he's immune to the social disapproval of the others. The other guys spend the entire film playing games to show how more or less macho they are: Mr. Pink isn't interested, and only worries about who ratted them out, and how or whether he's going to be able to get away. When he asks why he's been called "Mr. Pink", Joe barks at him "Because you're a faggot!" and he doesn't even seem ''offended'', just annoyed that he has the least cool name of any of them. He even offers to be called "Mr. Purple", which is a colour associated with decadence, whereas Joe points out that most guys want to be called "Mr. Black". When Joe basically bullies him into accepting his codename, he backs down, unafraid to seem less macho, because his ego is completely invested in being professional. In the final stand-off, he doesn't hesitate to hide (risking the wrath of anyone who might have survived it) and when it's over, he grabs the diamonds and runs off. Mr. Pink is the only one of the gang who doesn't play the same social games of masculine dominance as the rest of them, because he's actually StraightGay.

** Pink *is* shot. If you split out the various surround channels, you can actually hear very clearly what happens to him. After he leaves the warehouse he gets into a car but has trouble getting it to start (he has to key the starter 15 times before the engine fires - yes, I counted), and just as he does, you can hear the sirens as the cops arrive. He tries to drive off, but there's a short burst of gunfire and then he's forced out of the car and arrested, which includes his line "Don't shoot, I've been shot, goddammit!". There's little point in Pink lying about being shot at that point, so it's fair to assume that he was.

** Pink *is* shot. If you split out the various surround channels, you can actually hear very clearly what happens to him. After he leaves the warehouse he has trouble getting a car to start (he has to key the starter 15 times before the engine fires - yes, I counted), and just as he does, you can hear the sirens as the cops arrive. He tries to drive off, but there's a short burst of gunfire and then he's forced out of the car and arrested, which includes his line "Don't shoot, I've been shot, goddammit!". There's little point in Pink lying about being shot at that point, so it's fair to assume that he was.

* This is unlikely. His professional behaviour suggests experience or just a way of behaving that fits this situation. He most likely didn't know that the police were outside when he ran out with the diamonds. His lack of backstory just indicates that he's an outsider compared to Blonde or White. Finally, if he was an undercover cop, then he most likely wouldn't be so gung ho about shooting at other cops in his escape. There are definitely good hints towards this theory, but I think it can be discredited as well.

Pink is the only one of the 4 guys actually focused on who never has his name revealed. He has no backstory, insists on acting professional at all times (as if he's somewhat new to the whole heist thing and doesn't treat it with the same aloofness as the others), and says that he's been shot after he runs outside the warehouse, despite not actually doing so. He grabs the diamonds before running out, where he... immediately surrenders. What would be the point of taking the bag with him if he just surrenders unless he's working with the cops to safely retrieve the case and just says he's been shot so he doesn't get shot by the rookies who aren't in on the plan. Also, his insistence on moving the whole ordeal to a new location could have been a ruse to lure the others directly into a trap and have one of the then-missing guys call Joe Cabot to the warehouse & have the cops move in.