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Overview

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Director:
Hal Ashby
Writers:
Lawrence Block (book)
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Release Date:
25 April 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
Death comes to all except those who deserve it most more
Plot:
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid... more | add synopsis
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8 MILLION WAYS TO SAY THE F WORD more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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 more

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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. more
Quotes:
Angel Moldonado: Sometimes in the course of doing business, it becomes necessary to remind people that they bleed when they die. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004) (V) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
8 MILLION WAYS TO SAY THE F WORD, 16 November 2002
10/10
Author: duke1907 from Hercules, Ca

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.

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