Rotten
An oddly-paced work that is sometimes a thriller and sometimes a love story, succeeding at neither.
Variety Staff, Variety
8 Million Ways to Die
Death comes to all except those who deserve it most.
1986 · 1h 55m · R
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Hal Ashby
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8 Million Ways to Die
Overview
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
Director and cast
- Hal Ashby Director
- Jeff Bridges as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
- Rosanna Arquette as Sarah
- Randy Brooks as Willie 'Chance' Walker
- Alexandra Paul as Sunny
- Andy Garcia as Angel Moldonado
- Tommy Lister Jr. as Nose Guard
- Vyto Ruginis as Durkin
- Gene Ross as Slim
- Lisa Sloan as Linda Scudder
- Christa Denton as Laurie Scudder
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
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.
Mark Salisbury, Time Out
Rotten
How did Eight Million Ways to Die commit suicide? Let us count the ways.
Walter Goodman, New York Times
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