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Bookmark this page8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
Director: Tom Schulman
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From Time Out Film Guide
Two identical duffel bags: one belongs to cocky mobster Tommy Spinelli (Pesci), the other to meek medical student Charlie (Comeau). Charlie's bound for a holiday in Mexico with girlfriend Laurie (Swanson) and her parents, smarmy Dick and neurotic Annette (Hamilton and Cannon). Spinelli's bag contains eight human heads, grisly 'proof' of a Mob hit. If Spinelli fails to deliver all the evidence to his boss, his head will roll too. But then the bags get mixed up at the airport, and, worse, some of the heads go missing. The black humour's shovelled on in the first ten minutes, giving the impression that we're in for a swell bit of dark bad-taste comedy. But when Cannon lunges into frame, having discovered the contents of Charlie's bag, all becomes clear: the film's actually several shades lighter than Hamilton's tan and better suited to TV.Author: DA
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- Posted on Jul 15 2008 10:48 A great film for laughs really enjoyed it - comedy of errors good fun
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Cast & crew
Director: Tom Schulman
Producer: Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, John Bertolli
Cast: Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, Todd Louise, George Hamilton, Dyan Cannon full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 95 mins
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