A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof of his gang's latest hit, has been switched.
Director:
Tom SchulmanWriter:
Tom Schulman
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| Joe Pesci | ... | Tommy | |
| Andy Comeau | ... | Charlie | |
| Kristy Swanson | ... | Laurie Bennett | |
| George Hamilton | ... | Dick Bennett | |
| Dyan Cannon | ... | Annette Bennett | |
| David Spade | ... | Ernie | |
| Todd Louiso | ... | Steve | |
| Anthony Mangano | ... | Rico | |
| Joe Basile | ... | Benny | |
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Ernestine Mercer | ... | Fern |
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Frank Roman | ... | Paco |
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Howard George | ... | Big Sep |
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Tom Platz | ... | Head of Hugo |
| Endre Hules | ... | Head of Marty | |
| Calvin Levels | ... | Head of Jamal | |
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This is a very black comedy. A mob courier is hired to transport the heads of eight murder victims to a mob boss. However, the duffel bag gets mixed up with the bag of a college student who is off on a vacation in Mexico with his girlfriend and her parents. However, the mother is a recovering alcoholic whom everyone believes is delusional when she claims to have found heads. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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head | duffel bag | switched luggage | disembodied head | nude pantyhose |Taglines:
Meet Tommy Spinelli. He's got two days to deliver this bag, or more heads are gonna roll. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
18 April 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
8 têtes dans un sac See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Ana, California, USAEdit
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Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,024,516, 20 April 1997, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$3,559,990, 4 May 1997Company Credits
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Performed by Toxic Pets
Written by Lee Scott, Eric Zerkel
Courtesy of Lobe Current Music
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Tom Schulman's directorial debut. See more »Goofs
When the mother enters the hotel room and threatens to call the police on Charlie, she picks up the phone on the night stand but you can clearly see there is no line attached to the phone. It's more noticeable when she begins pacing in the room with the phone to her ear. See more »Quotes
Tommy Spinelli: Look, I don't want to have to put you kids through hell so let me tell you what's going to happen. First I'm gonna hurt you. Then you're gonna try to be brave. Then I'm gonna hurt you again, then you're gonna tell me everything.See more »
Crazy Credits
Tommy DeVito is mentioned as being a bodyguard for Tommy Spinelli (Joe Pesci). It's in fact a gag credit referring to Pesci's role of Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas (1990). See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Hillary Clinton/Terry Crews/Ariana Grande (2016) See more »Soundtracks
(I'd Rather Be Killing) Communist BabiesPerformed by Toxic Pets
Written by Lee Scott, Eric Zerkel
Courtesy of Lobe Current Music
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The rest of the IMDb reviewers have got it about right. This is a good film. Nothing special or brilliant, but it does what it sets out to do which is to make you laugh - and it does so much better than most films of its kind.
I started watching this expecting to change channels quite quickly. I only gave it a chance at all because Joe Pesci was in it - which is never a bad asset for a film. What happened was I found myself smiling quite a lot, and then laughing quite a lot. Not uproariously or uncontrollably. But out loud, and more than once.
Pesci is good - but so is just about everyone else. And the script is wickedly funny too. It's much less predictable than most of its kind, There are twists which are genuinely surprising and interesting, and the film stays pretty fresh (even though in truth it's probably 20 minutes too long).
I'm quite a harsh marker, so a 6 from me is quite a compliment for a film like this. Well-written, nicely-paced, silly without being annoying, and containing some funny performances and a lot of good moments, you will like this one if you give it a chance.