8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a 1997 black comedy film starring Joe Pesci and David Spade. It was the directorial debut of screenwriter Tom Schulman. In 1998 the film won the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film's Silver Raven award. Tommy Spinelli , is a wiseguy hired by a pair of dimwitted hit men to transport a duffel bag full of decapitated heads across the country to a crime boss . While on a commercial flight, his bag is accidentally switched with that of Charlie Pritchett , a friendly, talkative, young American tourist who is going to Mexico to see his girlfriend Laurie and... her parents. The film revolves around Spinelli harassing Charlie's friends Ernie and Steve for information, while Charlie and Laurie attempt to get rid of their rather unfortunate luggage. The film ends with Charlie and Laurie bringing a severed head to the airport, in order to prove her father's innocence. Benny and Rico try to intervene, but end up getting arrested. It is revealed that Tommy and Charlie set them up, as Tommy departs to Hawaii.
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| Release date: | April 18, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Tom Schulman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeffrey D. Ivers, Brad Krevoy |
| Editor: | David Holden, David Holden |
| Music by: | Andrew Gross |
| Cinematography: | Adam Holender |
| Screenplay by: | Tom Schulman |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action |