8 Million Ways to Die
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| Directed by | Hal Ashby |
| Produced by | Stephen J. Roth |
| Written by | Lawrence Block (novel) Oliver Stone David Lee Henry Robert Towne(uncredited) (screenplay) |
| Starring | Jeff Bridges Rosanna Arquette |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Editing by | Robert Lawrence Stuart H. Pappé |
| Distributed by | PSO TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 25, 1986 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,305,114 (sub-total) |
8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 American crime film. This was the final film directed by Hal Ashby, and the first attempt to adapt the popular Matthew Scudder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone and David Lee Henry, with uncredited contributions by Robert Towne. The film starred Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, and Andy García in a leading role for the first time.
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An alcoholic Los Angeles narcotics cop, Matt Scudder, takes part in a drug bust that results in his fatal shooting of a small-time dealer in front of the man's wife and kids. Scudder ends up in a drunk ward, suffering from booze and blackouts, damaging his career and his relationship with daughter and estranged wife.
A prostitute named Sunny comes to him for help. Scudder is introduced to wealthy drug dealer Angel Moldonado and his woman, Sarah, who is a friend of Sunny's and very likely a high-priced hooker herself.
Sunny is found dead and Scudder falls off the wagon. Sarah tries to tempt him with alcohol and sex while Scudder attempts to infiltrate Angel's business, posing as a dirty cop. This results in a San Pedro warehouse shootout involving Angel and a mutual friend, "Chance" Walker. A final confrontation occurs on the tramway of Angel's hillside home.
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- Jeff Bridges as Matthew "Matt" Scudder
- Rosanna Arquette as Sarah
- Alexandra Paul as Sunny
- Randy Brooks as Willie "Chance" Walker
- Andy García as Angel Moldonado
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