With jeff bridges, rosanna arquette, alexandra paul, randy brooks. I saved it because i like the helicopter ride and music. Netflix now has this movie available for streaming. One of the more bizarre movies ive seen in a while. The film focuses on matt scudder jeff bridges an alcoholic excop who ends up losing his job, wife, home, etc after shooting a man during a boozefueled drug bust. The original trailer in high definition of 8 millionen wege zu sterben directed by hal ashby and starring jeff bridges, rosanna arquette, alexandra paul, randy brooks and andy garcia. Scudder is a detective with the sheriffs department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. Eventually sobering up, he vows to avenge sunnys death. This was the final film credit for the great hal ashby coming home, shampoo screenplay by oliver stone scarface and r. As transfers of older movies go, this is a rather average one from kino lorber i believe the studio just has to use the transfer provided to them by the studio in this case, 20th century fox. It never ceases to amaze me about how many good movies are only on vhs while crappy films get bluray treatment. While blocks novels are full of dark corners and shadows, jeff.
Considering the major talents involved here, one would expect to find something more than a runofthemill crime thriller. Lance hill road house under pseudonym david lee henry and based on the book. This was the final film credit for the great hal ashby coming home, shampoo. It was ashbys final film, and the first attempt to adapt the matthew scudder detective stories of lawrence block for the screen. Studiocanaltristar picturesproducers sales organization pso. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Its a conventional film, but one must remember that at this stage in his career, ashby had little or no creative control. The original trailer in high definition of 8 millionen wege zu sterben directed by hal ashby and starring jeff bridges, rosanna arquette. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his.
A list of american films released in 1986 platoon won the academy award for best picture. This is an excellent theme composed by james newton howard. This crime thriller follows an excop who befriends a young prostitute. Every jeff bridges movie, ranked worst to best rolling stone. Clearly from a damaged print, not the orginal negative. Alexandra paul, andy garcia, jeff bridges, randy brooks, rosanna arquette, official content from twentieth century fox home. Alexandra paul, andy garcia, jeff bridges, randy brooks, rosanna arquette. Tristar picturesproducers sales organization pso 86. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The best this 1986 release has looked on video, but not by much.
Jeff bridges plays matthew scudder, a burned out cop whose life goes to shambles after a raid goes wrong. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free. Kl studio classics recovering alcoholic excop matt scudder jeff bridges took a fat cash advance from a highend call girl alexandra paul to get her out of the grip of a sleazy gambling club owner randy brooks. 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. This movie might not make much sense, and is full of some wacky improv, but its just so damn watchable. Death comes to all except those who deserve it most scudder is a detective with the sheriffs department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. Everyone in the film has done better work, alas hal ashby would never be given the chance again, the film served as a muddled coda to a great career. When she is found dead, he vows to take down the man responsible.