FILM · 2015 · USA

The Hateful Eight

Directed by

Quentin Tarantino

Runtime

188 min

Studio

The Weinstein Company, Double Feature Films, FilmColony

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Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

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9 Easter Eggs and References in The Hateful Eight

1. #006

   Writer-director Quentin Tarantino announced at Comic-Con in 2015 that Ennio Morricone would compose the film's score. Tarantino stated that this would be the first western Morricone had scored in forty years. He had previously used Morricone's music in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012). Morricone also wrote a brand-new song, "Ancora Qui," for the last of these. Despite stories of tension between the two, Tarantino decided to bring Morricone on board to compose the film's original score, making this the first Tarantino film to use mostly original music cues. Most of his previous films used mainly source music with only a few original cues.

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2. #013

   There are two subtle references to Django Unchained (2012) in the film. First, when Major Warren is introduced, he is sitting on three corpses and a saddle that previously belonged to Django. Second, Django's green corduroy jacket lies on the floor of Minnie's Haberdashery. Both of these references have been confirmed by Samuel L. Jackson. In fact, Django was planned to appear in this film, but Quentin Tarantino abandoned the idea.

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3. #018

   In the roadshow version, the "n" word is used sixty-five times, slightly more than half its use in the previous film Django Unchained (2012), which reportedly holds Tarantino's record for the most uses of the word. In the general release, a scene between Sheriff Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins) and General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern) in which the word is used seven times was removed, bringing the count down to fifty-eight. Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), one of the main characters, is the only one who does not say it.

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4. #045
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   Although it is not a sequel, it takes place in the same universe as Quentin Tarantino's previous film, Django Unchained (2012). Ironically, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins play villains in that film and good guys in this one.

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5. #055
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   At the end of the film, when Daisy Domergue is hanged by Warren and Mannix, a pair of snowshoes resembling a pair of angel wings can be seen hanging on the wall in the background behind her.

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6. #067
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   When Daisy and John "The Hangman" Ruth first enter Minnie's Haberdashery, General Smithers, nailing the door in the background, looks directly at the camera several times. A subtle wink to remind viewers that not everything in Minnie's house is as it seems.

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7. #090

   A dual lens was used to film Chris (in the foreground, on the left of the screen) and Marquis (in the background, on the right, in the bed), allowing the viewer to see both characters in focus (although for some reason the lens focused on Chris crosses the center of the screen and blurs Marquis's head and right hand). You can easily see this by looking at the goods on the shelves.

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8. #093

   The quote "You gotta hang mean bastards" is a reference to Sonny Chiba's The Street Fighter (1974).

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9. #103
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   There are several foreshadowing moments in the film. After Warren slaps Daisy, causing her and Ruth to fall from the coach, Ruth makes a remark about Daisy tearing his arm off; in the end, Ruth's arm is severed. At one point Ruth also asks Daisy whether she would like a snake bite in her coffee; Joe Gage later poisons the coffee. Mannix then makes a remark about "lighting the place up," which may be a reference to the shootout that occurs later.

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