| 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | |
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| Directed by | Tom Schulman |
| Written by | Tom Schulman |
| Produced by | Jeffrey D. Ivers Brad Krevoy Steve Stabler |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Holender |
| Edited by | David Holden |
| Music by | Andrew Gross |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures (United States) Carlton Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $4 million[2] |
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.
The film initially focuses on a wiseguy who has been tasked with transporting a cargo of severed heads to a crime boss. The duffel bag with the heads is switched with that of a young tourist heading for Mexico. The young man and his girlfriend soon look for ways to get rid of the heads, while the wiseguy attempts to find replacement heads at a cryonics lab.