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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997 · 95 min

A silly, macabre farce that bounces from one absurd mishap to the next, never taking its grisly premise seriously.

Directed by
Tom Schulman
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Tagline
A mindless comedy.
Overview
Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. When his bag gets accidentally switched at the airport, Tommy must track down his duffel bag and the 8 heads it contains.

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Directed by
Tom Schulman
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • family
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, crime, adventure, mystery
Directed by
Tom Schulman
Written by
Tom Schulman
Starring
Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, George Hamilton, Dyan Cannon, David Spade, Todd Louiso, Anthony Mangano
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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