Quick Facts
DirectorHal Ashby
Runtime1h 55m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Release1986-04-25
Film
8 Million Ways to Die
1986· R· 1h 55m· Action· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“Death comes to all except those who deserve it most.”
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.
1986-04-25
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Key Crew
DirectorHal Ashby
WriterRobert Towne
ScreenplayOliver Stone
ProducerStephen J. Roth
Director of PhotographyStephen H. Burum
Original Music ComposerJames Newton Howard
EditorRobert Lawrence
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1986-04-25
Runtime1h 55m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosPSO
Budget$18M
Box office$1M
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.5/10 · 147 votes
Original languageen
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