8 Million Ways To Die (1985)
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29% of users liked it
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Jeff Bridges plays Matthew Scudder, an LA sheriff who loses his job due to his inability to stay away from booze. While attending an AA meeting, Scudder is invited to attend a party, where he meets the beauteous Sunny (Alexandra Paul). Also at the party is druggie Chance (Randy Brooks), an old enemy… More Jeff Bridges plays Matthew Scudder, an LA sheriff who loses his job due to his inability to stay away from booze. While attending an AA meeting, Scudder is invited to attend a party, where he meets the beauteous Sunny (Alexandra Paul). Also at the party is druggie Chance (Randy Brooks), an old enemy of Scudder's. It doesn't take long for Scudder to figure out that Chance is a pimp and Sunny is one of his hookers. She begs Scudder to help her break away from Chance. Not long afterward, Sunny is killed, and Scudder crawls back into the bottle. Eventually sobering up, he vows to avenge Sunny's death. Much blood is spilled before the killer is revealed; along the way, Scudder gets a new lease on life when he falls in love with ex-hooker Rosanna Arquette. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hal Ashby
- Written By
- Lawrence Block, Oliver Stone, David Lee Henry
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 25, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
An oddly-paced work that is sometimes a thriller and sometimes a love story, succeeding at neither.
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Mark Salisbury, Time Out
What happened? With Ashby, Bridges, Arquette and a script co-written by Oliver Stone, you expect the result to be better than a long drawn-out episode of The Equalizer.
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Walter Goodman, New York Times
How did Eight Million Ways to Die commit suicide? Let us count the ways.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Too bad that the gifted director Hal Ashby (Last Detail, Shampoo) ended his career with such a sleazy thriller that even the reliable and appealing Jeff Bridges can't salvage.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Considering the major talents involved here, one would expect to find something more than a run-of-the-mill crime thriller.
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Cast
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Jeff Bridges
as Matthew Scudder
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Rosanna Arquette
as Sarah
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Alexandra Paul
as Sunny
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Randy Brooks
as Chance
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Andy Garcia
as Angel Maldonado
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Chip Arnold
as Homicide Detective
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Fred Asparagus
as Mundo
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James Avery
as Deputy D.A.
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Loyd Catlett
as Buster
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Danny De La Paz
as Angel Heavy
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Frank Dent
as Boot Salesman
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Christa Denton
as Laurie
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Wilfredo Hernandez
as Hector Lopez
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Jay Ingram
as AA Member
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Zoaunne Le Roy
as Nurse
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Luisa Leschin
as Hector's wife
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Henry Lewis
as Po' Boy's Market Manager
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Nose Guard
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William Marquez
as Tip
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Sue Rihr
as Young Woman
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Victor Rivers
as 3rd Angel Heavy
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Gene Ross
as Slim
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Vyto Ruginis
as Durkin
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Lisa Sloan
as Linda Scudder
- Lynn Stalmaster
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Vance Valencia
as Quintero
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Jack Younger
as Drunk
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Don Edmonds
as Elderly Man
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Art Fransen
as Cop
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Phil Peters
as Rugged Man
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Arthur Ervin
as Waiter
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Mark Oliver Farley
as Ollie
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Michael Galindo
as 2nd Son
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Peter Galindo
as Son
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Elva Garcia
as Daughter
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Arie Gedis
as Gambler
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Lois Gerace
as 2nd AA Speaker
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Rosalind Ingledew
as Tote Lady
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Roberto A. Jimenez
as Jamie Rodriquez
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Robb Madrid
as Victor Padillo
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Richard A. Michels
as Player
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Raegan Newman
as Girl
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Gilbert O. Parra
as Gil
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Miriam E. Schubach
as 1st AA Speaker
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Abigail Shelton
as AA Member
- Victor Podillo
