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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

"A mindless comedy."

1997

1h 35m

5.0(176 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Adventure

Mystery

Overview

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.

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Orion Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Tommy

Andy Comeau

Andy Comeau

Charlie

Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson

Laurie

George Hamilton

George Hamilton

Dick

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

Annette

David Spade

David Spade

Ernie

Todd Louiso

Todd Louiso

Steve

Anthony Mangano

Anthony Mangano

Rico

Joe Basile

Joe Basile

Benny

Ernestine Mercer

Ernestine Mercer

Fern

Creative team

Directed by: Tom Schulman
Written by: Tom Schulman
Produced by: John Bertolli
Brad Krevoy

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