8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)

A mindless comedy.

Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. When his bag gets accidentally switched at the airport, Tommy must track down his duffel bag and the 8 heads it contains.

Date of release
1997-04-18
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (185)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Mystery
Director
Tom Schulman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Jersey and California

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a 1997 black comedy film starring Joe Pesci, Kristy Swanson and David Spade. It was the directorial debut of screenwriter Tom Schulman. The film was a box office disappointment and received negative reviews from critics.

Production

In April 1993, it was announced Tom Schulman would write an original idea for Caravan Pictures that would serve as his directorial debut. Will Smith was originally offered the role of Ernie for $10 million, but turned down the project after his manager James Lassiter advised him not to take the deal. The role was later given to David Spade.

Part of the finance came from the Rank Organisation.

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