8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
Front Cover Actor
Joe Pesci Tommy Spinelli
Andy Comeau Charlie Pritchett
Kristy Swanson Laurie Bennett
David Spade Ernie Lipscomb
Todd Louiso Steve
George Hamilton Dick Bennett
Dyan Cannon Annette Bennett
Joe Basile Benny
Howard George Big Sep
Frank Roman Paco
Movie Details
Genre Comedy
Director Tom Schulman
Language English
Running Time 95 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Cross What's up Doc with Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and you get this dark screwball comedy of murder and lost luggage. Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli (Joe Pesci) 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. Medical student Charlie Pritchett (Andy Comeau) is headed to Mexico with his fiancée Laurie Bennett (Kristy Swanson) to meet her parents. Charlie's suitcase is identical to Tommy's, and it's not until Tommy arrives in San Diego that he discovers that there are no heads in his bag, while Charlie realizes his duffel most certainly does not contain his vacation wardrobe. Tommy finds Charlie's address in the bag and heads to the fraternity house he calls home, where he drafts Charlie's friends Ernie (David Spade) and Steve (Todd Louiso) into finding him some replacement heads post-haste. Meanwhile, Laurie's parents (Dyan Cannon and George Hamilton) are a bit miffed to discover that their future son-in-law is travelling with a bag full of rotting heads, while Laurie is ready to give Charlie his walking papers. Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag was the directorial debut of screenwriter Tom Schulman, who won an Academy Award for his script for the movie Dead Poets Society. — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It No
Viewing Date 2004
Index 3
Collection Status In Collection
Links All Movie Guide
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1