8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writers:

Lawrence Block (book)
Oliver Stone (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 April 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Death comes to all except those who deserve it most

Plot:

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Murder | Female Frontal Nudity | Molotov Cocktail | Female Nudity

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
Rosanna Arquette	...	Sarah
Alexandra Paul	...	Sunny
Randy Brooks	...	Willie 'Chance' Walker
Andy Garcia	...	Angel Moldonado
Lisa Sloan	...	Linda Scudder
Christa Denton	...	Laurie Scudder
Vance Valencia	...	Quintero
Wilfredo Hernández	...	Hector Lopez (as Wilfredo Hernandez)
Luisa Leschin	...	Hector's Wife
Vyto Ruginis	...	Joe Durkin
Chip Arnold	...	Homicide Detective
James Avery	...	Deputy D.A.
Jack Younger	...	Drunk
Zoaunne LeRoy	...	Nurse

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | USA:R (Certificate #28302) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (1986) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

PSO

Trivia:

Director Hal Ashby was fired just after principal photography wrapped, and the studio, PSO Entertainment (whose first major production this was), took over creative control.

Quotes:

Angel Moldonado: Sometimes in the course of doing business, it becomes necessary to remind people that they bleed when they die.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004) (V)

8 MILLION WAYS TO SAY THE F WORD

This movie may have more f-words than any other during the eighties. It's a decent flick with both Jeff Bridges and Rosanna Arquette giving very good performances. There is a sense of danger throughout the entire movie that never lets up. Andy Garcia is also good in one of his earliest roles as the bad guy Angel. The script was written by Oliver Stone before he became famous and isn't bad. The worst part of the movie is probably the direction by Hal Ashby, while a great director it just seems like he wasn't sure about what sort of movie he was making. LA looks sleazy just like it should in this sort of movie. The sun is bright and the sky is gray and cloudy with smog. This is a good movie to rent, but don't try and watch on regular TV because most of the dialogue will have to be cut. It would turn into a silent movie. Still I recommend this to any fans of film noir and detective movies.