| | | A mindless comedy.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, English, French, Dubbed & Subtitled, Spanish, Subtitled
Ever lost your head over misplaced luggage? Yeah, but have you ever lost 8 heads? Joe Pesci of My Cousin Vinny stars in this "deliciously dark and wildly hilarious" (Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood) black comedy that'll leave you rolling--with laughter! Meet hit man Tommy Spinelli (Pesci). He's got twenty-four hours to deliver a bag of 8 "former associates" to an angry mob boss in San Diego. But when Charlie (Andy Comeau), a fellow passenger on his flight, mistakenly takes the bag, the heads go to Baja...and Tommy just goes ballistic! While the hit man desperately tries to find Charlie, Charlie desperately tries to find a way to get the bag's horrific contents back across the border--despite run-ins with thieves, the police...and a peculiarly headstrong smell. Who's gonna wind up with the heads? And who's just gonna lose his? Only one thing's for sure...they'll both have to use their noggins to get out of this one? Produced by the guys who brought you Dumb And Dumber, and featuring hilarious performances from David Spade, Kristy Swanson, George Hamilton and Dyan Cannon, Eight Heads In A Duffel bag is a raucously funny comedy that'll make you laugh your head off!
"Extremely funny!" San Francisco Examiner
"...deliciously dark and wildly hilarious..." Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood
Editor's Note
When wiseguy Tommy Spinelli is charged with transporting a bag full of heads to his employer in beautiful San Diego, an identical-bag snafu inevitably occurs at the baggage claim. The heads touch down in Mexico in the possession of an overworked, vacationing medical student, and madcap, macabre capital humor ensues. Produced by the creative team behind "Dumb and Dumber" and "Kingpin."
| Features | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TV's | | Audio: English, French | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 11/2/2004 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 1003885 | | UPC: 00027616880055 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Brussels International Festival Of Fantasy Film (1998) |  | Tom Schulman, Winner, Silver Raven Award |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...Consistently inventive....Comeau comes across likably..." 04/18/1997 p.F2San Francisco Examiner 7 of 10
Tom Schulman, who won an Oscar for his Dead Poets Society script, is clearly a capable guy. His work, which includes Medicine Man and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, can be uneven, but he has certain instincts that see him through the rough spots. Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag is the first film he's directed and the effort shows tremendous promise. Parts of this movie are extremely funny. Parts sag into cliche... But the premise is pretty solid... Coyotes, a blind laundress, car thieves, a musical nightmare and an inquisitive dog all play their parts in this cheery comedy. Pesci is wonderful as always. Hamilton and Cannon lay it on a bit thick but they serve the purpose. Especially fine are Spade and Louiso, the latter possessing a quality of injured integrity that is priceless here... - Barbara Shulgasser
James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
8 Heads In A Duffel Bag definitely isn't for everyone. But if you have a twisted sense of humor and can see the comedy in films like Weekend at Bernie's, this movie is right up your alley... Not surprisingly, the most interesting performer in the film is lead actor Joe Pesci. In the midst of all the madcap zaniness, Pesci plays his role mostly straight--a weary hitman who just wants to complete one last job so he can retire. Some of 8 Heads' best moments come as a result of Pesci's even-handed approach to the material...
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