8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Tom Schulman

Writer (WGA):

Tom Schulman (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Meet Tommy Spinelli. He's got two days to deliver this bag, or more heads are gonna roll.

Plot:

A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof of his latest hit, has been switched.

Plot Keywords:

Head | Mexico | Vacation | Airport | Cryogenics

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kristy Swanson	...	Laurie Bennett
Andy Comeau	...	Charlie
George Hamilton	...	Dick Bennett
Ernestine Mercer	...	Fern
Todd Louiso	...	Steve
Dyan Cannon	...	Annette Bennett
David Spade	...	Ernie
Joe Pesci	...	Tommy
Anthony Mangano	...	Rico
Joe Basile	...	Benny
Frank Roman	...	Paco
Howard George	...	Big Sep
Tom Platz	...	Head of Hugo
Endre Hules	...	Head of Marty
Calvin Levels	...	Head of Jamal

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #35165) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Germany:12

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: Chain latch on hotel door reappears after falling off.

Quotes:

[Laurie hides in the closet]
Charlie: Laurie, you're not in the hallway. You're in the closet.
Laurie: Don't you think I realize that? I'm not coming out!
Charlie: Laurie.
Laurie: I'm not!
Charlie: You have to come out.
Laurie: No.
Charlie: The bodies are in there.
[Laurie runs out screaming]
Charlie: I was just kidding!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Name Is Earl: No Heads and a Duffle Bag (#3.17)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

San Pedro

A crude but funny film

I went in to this film with absolutely no expectation at all and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. It is in some parts so daft that you just can't help but snigger. Joe Pesci is great as a Mafia man assigned to bring back the heads of 8 'hits' he has made on the West coast. Enter a medical student, with a similar looking bag, his girlfriend and her family and you have the recipe for good crude comedy. Worth checking out if you are in the mood for a chuckle.