The Hateful Eight (2015)

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Won 1 Oscar. Another 28 wins & 96 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Major Marquis Warren
Kurt Russell	...	John Ruth
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Daisy Domergue
Walton Goggins	...	Sheriff Chris Mannix
Demián Bichir	...	Bob (as Demian Bichir)
Tim Roth	...	Oswaldo Mobray
Michael Madsen	...	Joe Gage
Bruce Dern	...	General Sandy Smithers
James Parks	...	O.B Jackson
Dana Gourrier	...	Minnie Mink
Zoë Bell	...	Six-Horse Judy
Lee Horsley	...	Ed
Gene Jones	...	Sweet Dave
Keith Jefferson	...	Charly
Craig Stark	...	Chester Charles Smithers

Storyline

Some time after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive captive Daisy Domergue race towards the town of Red Rock, where Ruth will bring Daisy to justice. Along the road, they encounter Major Marquis Warren (an infamous bounty hunter) and Chris Mannix (a man who claims to be Red Rock's new sheriff). Lost in a blizzard, the bunch seeks refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery. When they arrive they are greeted by unfamiliar faces: Bob, who claims to be taking care of the place while Minnie is gone; Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock; Joe Gage, a cow puncher; and confederate general Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside, the eight travelers come to learn that they might not make it to Red Rock after all...

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Plot Keywords:

murder | bounty hunter | blizzard | blood vomiting | coffee | 

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Taglines:

The 8th film by Quentin Tarantino

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual content, language and some graphic nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The H8ful Eight

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$62,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,610,676 (USA) (25 December 2015)

Gross:

$54,000,119 (USA) (25 March 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Feature Films, FilmColony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

167 min (digital) 187 min (70 mm)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat DTS 70 mm (70 mm print)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.76 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Kurt Russell and Michael Madsen have played an Earp brother. Russell as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone (1993) and Madsen as Virgil Earp in Wyatt Earp (1994).

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Goofs

Both blockhouses, the station and the stables have clearly visible interstices between individual logs but in spite of the blizzard outside, snow flakes inside the buildings sink down almost perpendicular from the roof down to the floor.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Major Marquis Warren: [looks up coolly as a stagecoach pulled by horses approaches] Got room for one more?

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Crazy Credits

The roadshow version of the film opens with a faux-vintage Weinstein Company logo, in flat white-on-blue with a very 70s font along with a "Cinerama" logo. The first few credits appear in the same font as the logo's before switching to Tarantino's usual Friz Quadrata. The standard release opens with only the normal Weinstein Company logo before going directly into the sweeping Panavision shots.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Ridiculous 6/The Hateful Eight (2015)

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Soundtracks

Jim Jones At Botany Bay
Traditional
Performed by Jennifer Jason Leigh

User Reviews

Horrible Shat

Worst piece of garbage I have seen in many years. I cannot fathom why anyone would rate this movie higher than 1. Note - I have loved most of Tarantino's work. I believe people like this move because it allows them to vicariously live through these characters. The movie is infused with socially taboo/raw elements: racism, misogyny, torture, anti-social behavior, psychotic behavior etc. Hateful Eight is aptly named...these folks are evil or self-serving at best, with no respect for life. As the story goes, it is a collage of epithets, brute force actions, and stereotyping. Lacking is a coherent message...it is really in the end, shock porn. Avoid at all costs.