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8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

Directed by Hal Ashby

Action | Crime | Drama

Overview

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff’s Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.

Rated R | Length 115 minutes

Actors

Jeff Bridges | Rosanna Arquette | Randy Brooks | Alexandra Paul | Andy Garcia | Tom Lister Jr. | Vyto Ruginis | Gene Ross | Lisa Sloan | Christa Denton | Vance Valencia | Wilfredo Hernández | Luisa Leschin | Henry O. Arnold | James Avery | Zoaunne LeRoy | Abigail Shelton | Jack Younger | Don Edmonds | Phil Peters | Elva García | Miriam E. Schubach | Lois Gerace | Jay Ingram | Sue Rihr | William Marquez | Fred Asparagus | Robb Madrid | Raegan Newman | Richard A. Michels | Arie Gedis | Rosalind Allen | Arthur Ervin | Frank Dent | Henry Lewis | Roberto A. Jimenez | Oliver 'Ollie' Farley | Gilbert O. Parra | Loyd Catlett | Art Fransen | Victor Rivers | Danny De La Paz

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/23/2013TVStreamingVideo on Demand6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This movie is so quintessentially eighties it hurts me to watch it. In particular the garish, lifeless electronic score really grates on the nerves. There’s a hell of a lot of yelling coupled with some seriously hamfisted acting which makes up for the lack of a plot (well, maybe makes up isn’t the correct phrase) and makes one wonder if everyone on set wasn’t sampling a little of the product during shooting.

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