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Eight Million Ways to Die |  | Director: Hal Ashby
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, Alexandra Paul, Randy Brooks, Andy Garcia
Studio: Fox Video
Category: Video
List Price: CDN$ 24.98
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Seller: vidsale
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 9940
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300250113
UPC: 086162611834
EAN: 9786300250116
ASIN: 6300250113
Theatrical Release Date: April 25, 1986
Release Date: February 17, 2003
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
From Amazon.com
Jeff Bridges stars as Matthew Scudder, the flawed hero of Lawrence Block's novel. He's an ex-cop, now a private eye, who constantly battles his own alcoholism. His struggle isn't helped when he becomes involved with a hooker and, in trying to aid her, winds up at the center of a struggle involving pimps and drug dealers. Bridges, who played a similar role in The Morning After, seems to have a bone-deep understanding of this self-loathing substance abuser. But as good as Bridges is, he can't rescue the sluggish Oliver Stone script or Hal Ashby's slack direction. The only energy comes from then-newcomer Andy Garcia, who injects a manic vitality into the role of a high-strung drug dealer. --Marshall Fine
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| Customer Reviews:
buy this movie or ill have mundo here sneeze! February 13, 2002
the 1st time i same this i was truely disappointed.then my friend rented it and i was listening to it in another room.....talk about great lines!i went in with the wrong attitude.i was thinking this was gonna have a high body count(how gullible)!anyway,i ran into the room,made him rewind to the beginning and then realized the mistake i made.its not an action movie though it has its fleeting moments.its more of a drama.but its all about the lines.theres also great back and forth tention between jeff and andy.i highly recommend this with this bit of advise;dont think action,listen to the lines!on a different note,why are there so many great movies NOT available on DVD format!
 A MASTERPIECE OF A THRILLER! March 25, 2000
THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES JEFF BRIDGES WAS FANTASTIC AS WELL AS ANDY GARCIA BEING ANGEL MALDONADO. I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE IN A FREIND'S HOME BACK IN 1990 I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,THEN I IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT IT.
 Gritty not glossy January 4, 2000
Jeff Cordell
I've always found this movie to be very believable. Yes the development of the characters is sparse, but I believe that's the idea. Jeff Bridges plays a private detective who finds himself thrust into a situation in which he dosen't have the answers. As he meets the primary players involved so do you. The dialouge is untidy and sometimes the conversations don't go anywhere - much like real life. Those who inhabit the seamier side of our society do no have B.A's. Events move at what seems to be a sluggish pace, but when events come to the climax they come at you with the pace of a rocket. One needs to watch this movie and let things happen as they will. This is not a Bruce Willis slam bang action fest.And I do agree with one of the reviewers. The climax makes the whole movie worth watching. In my opinion this movie is a modern version of the old 1940's film - noir classics. It's pacing and characters are very faithful. Watch it.
Makes no sense August 24, 1999
Slow, confusing crime drama has no dramatic payoff, but does have some nice touches. Director Hal Ashby creates an authentically seamy atmosphere, and Jeff Bridges plays a down-and-out ex-cop pretty well. Andy Garcia and Rosanna Arquette, however, are pretty much one-note, and their characters don't make any sense. Alexandra Paul, as a doomed call-girl attempting to "get out" of the drug scene is the best thing about the movie. If you like to look at lowlife lifestyles, this is for you.
A Must For Tarantino Fans August 7, 1999
This movie is overlooked. Tarantino virtually lifted the ending of this movie for Resevoir Dogs (Quentin did it a little better in my view). Jeff Bridges' alcoholic portrayal is priceless down to the constant gum chewing. Like other good eighties crime movies (To Live and Die in L.A., Manhunter, etc) it has a very bleak edge. Good movie for crime genre buff's if you haven't seen it since the 80s.
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