8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Seen it?1997 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.0 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 15 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$22 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tom Schulman
- Joe PesciTommy
- Andy ComeauCharlie
- Kristy SwansonLaurie
- George HamiltonDick
- Dyan CannonAnnette
- David SpadeErnie
- Todd LouisoSteve
- Anthony ManganoRico
- Joe BasileBenny
- Ernestine MercerFern