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 32 wins & 103 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.
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 | well | 

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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:

Red Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$44,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$54,116,191 (USA) (22 April 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Feature Films, FilmColony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

167 min (general release) 187 min (roadshow)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat DTS 70 mm (70 mm print)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.76 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On December 19, 2015, a week before its limited release, the film--along with fellow Oscar-contenders Brooklyn (2015), Carol (2015), Creed (2015), The Revenant (2015), Room (2015) and Straight Outta Compton (2015)--had a screener copy of the film leaked online. Within the first 24 hours of the leak, the film had attracted 569,153 unique IP addresses.

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Goofs

Major Warren says "May I join you, general ?" and sits in front of him. The general's hands switch from being over and under the blanket between shots.

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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 credit includes "Checkpoint Charlie," the person whose job is to prevent anyone from entering the set with a cellphone.

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Connections

Referenced in The Woodlands (2017)

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Soundtracks

Despair
Composed and Performed by Ennio Morricone
(from the motion picture "The Thing (1982)")
Courtesy of Universal Studios

User Reviews

Go for it. Ignore the haters. Tarantino entertainment to the core!

This is a short review I am forced to write after noticing the critics and the haters. Hateful Eight is another Tarantino masterpiece. It may be similar to his previous movies, but great directors don't come often and in a single life they can make only so many films. Now if Tarantino decides to make another 'Tanrantino' western with all the fine work thrown in as in his other films, I am no one no complain. This guy is a legend and I am privileged to see the handful of movies he will make in his lifetime. Even if he makes similar movies a dozen times, I would still watch it, cause this guy knows filmmaking at its finest. Hateful Eight is a blizzard of fine acting, fine dialogue, humor, darkness, snow and that incredible eye for perfection and storytelling.

Go damn watch it and be prepared to be a told a western story Tarantino style.