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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997 · 95 min · Director: Tom Schulman ★ IMDb 5.4 · 11,856 ratings

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Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. When his bag gets accidentally switched at the airport, Tommy must track down his duffel bag and the 8 heads it contains.

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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Disgust 20%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Disgust, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Surprise

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Humor
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then peaks around 53 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension47 %30 %27 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %34 %20 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension45 %35 %15 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor45 %36 %14 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Surprise52 %40 %28 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Surprise61 %45 %44 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor57 %45 %44 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor51 %43 %36 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor54 %43 %32 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension60 %44 %39 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor64 %48 %53 %42 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing64 %49 %59 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor60 %48 %48 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Humor56 %46 %34 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Humor56 %48 %35 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Humor57 %51 %38 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Humor56 %53 %29 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Humor61 %53 %23 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Tension60 %45 %21 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Humor45 %35 %18 %27 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Andy Comeau

Dyan Cannon

Annette

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Anthony Mangano

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Anthony Mangano

Rico

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Joe Basile

JB
Joe Basile

Benny

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Ernestine Mercer

EM
Ernestine Mercer

Fern

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Frank Roman

Paco

HG
Howard George

Big Sep

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Tom Platz

Hugo

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Endre Hules

Marty

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Calvin Levels

Jamal

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John Zurlo

Little Joey

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Roger Cobra

Frank

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Jeff Sanders

Isaiah

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Ric Sarabia

Benito

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Tony Montero

So-So Stu

Details

Directed by
Tom Schulman
Written by
Tom Schulman
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 11,856 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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