Álex Pina has named Tarantino as a major inspiration. Like Reservoir Dogs' crew known only by colours, the robbers of La casa de papel know each other only by city names, and long tense conversations end in sudden gunfire.
TV Series· 2017· Action
by Álex Pina
La casa de papel (Money Heist): it draws on 2 recorded sources.
The works this one is recorded as drawing on.
Álex Pina has named Tarantino as a major inspiration. Like Reservoir Dogs' crew known only by colours, the robbers of La casa de papel know each other only by city names, and long tense conversations end in sudden gunfire.
A critics' reading, not the creator's statement. The heist borrows Inside Man's method: robbers and hostages dressed identically in jumpsuits and masks, a long siege, and a mastermind negotiating with a police inspector from outside.