8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a 1997 black comedy film starring Joe Pesci, Kristy Swanson and David Spade.

Tommy Spinelli is a wiseguy hired by Benny and Rico, a pair of dimwitted hitmen, to transport a duffel bag full of severed heads across the United States to crime boss "Big Sep" (as proof of the deaths).

While on a commercial flight, his bag is accidentally switched with that of Charlie Pritchett, a friendly, talkative, young American tourist who is going to Mexico to see his girlfriend Laurie and her parents, Dick and Annette.

In April 1993, it was announced Tom Schulman would write an original idea for Caravan Pictures that would serve as his directorial debut.

[3] Will Smith was originally offered the role of Ernie for $10 million, but turned down the project after his manager James Lassiter advised him not to take the deal.

[7] Leonard Klady of Variety wrote: "There's a germ of a very funny idea in "8 Heads in a Duffel Bag" that extends well beyond its offbeat title.

But pic's amusing premise is undone by lackluster direction, a script unwilling to go the limit of its bizarre central idea and some botched casting."

"[9] Entertainment Weekly's Bruce Fretts gave the film a rating of 'F' and further stating that it "aims for dark farce but ends up playing more like Weekend at Bernie's VIII".

[10] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars and praised Pesci's performance, saying "he's funny every moment he's on the screen".