The Hateful Eight - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[kim]

Quentin Tarantino explained in interviews, only after the film was released, that the very earliest concept of what became this story, was a sequel to Django Unchained (2012), he began as a novel called "Django in White Hell". However, he did not get far with the novel, before he realized that it didn't work to have a character whose morals were known to the audience beforehand, nor a character you felt was fairly sure to survive. Tarantino withheld this trivia from interviews, until after the film's release, because he was already contesting false reports that the movie would be a sequel to "Django Unchained", and didn't want to further muddle early public expectations. This is also why, in the wake of the script's leaking on-line, he was considering taking the story back to novel form, when he considered cancelling production.

[kristina]

All of the main events in this film take place in less than one day.

[ruby]

Composer Ennio Morricone was quoted as saying he would never work with Quentin Tarantino, after how his music was handled on Django Unchained (2012). He ultimately changed his mind and he agreed to score this film.

[ella]

Somewhat atypical of a Quentin Tarantino film, there isn't any on-screen killing until one hour and thirty-five minutes into the movie. In the roadshow (70mm) screenings of the movie, the intermission took place immediately after this moment.

[mathew]

Takes place in the same universe as Quentin Tarantino's previous film, Django Unchained (2012), even though it is not a sequel. Ironically, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins play villains in that movie, and are the good guys in this one.

[scarlett]

Quentin Tarantino: [long take] The opening credit sequence, which begins with a close-up of a crucifix and ends after the producer's credit, is one unbroken shot lasting around three minutes and forty seconds.

[toni]

Viggo Mortensen was in talks for the character of Jody Domergue, but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts. Josh Brolin was rumored to have been up for a major role, but nothing came of it.

[kyle]

Quentin Tarantino cites the The Thing (1982) as the primary cinematic influence for this film. That movie also starred Kurt Russell, who is in this film, and was scored by Ennio Morricone, who is also the composer for this film. Furthermore, The Thing (1982) was also about a group of men who can no longer trust one another, while being trapped inside a building during fierce snowstorms. Both films also contain scenes of Kurt Russell disarming the other men out of distrust and paranoia.

[ella]

"Mexican Bob" was also a character name in True Grit (1969). He is a member of the Ned Pepper gang.

[duane]

According to details written in the script, Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and John "Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) were in their late fifties or early sixties. Additionally, Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is around thirty-five to forty, and Sheriff Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins) was written to be in his early thirties.

[scarlett]

There are three subtle references to Django Unchained (2012) in the film. First, when Major Warren is introduced, he is sitting on top of three corpses and a saddle that was previously owned by Django. The second is Django's green corduroy jacket, which is sitting on the floor of the Minnie's Haberdashery. Both of these references have been confirmed by Samuel L. Jackson. Third, Walton Goggins' character is called a "hillbilly" in both films. In fact, this film was going to feature Django, but Quentin Tarantino scrapped the idea.

[lena]

The full trailer was released on October 22, 2015.

[camila]

The song sung by Daisy was performed by Jennifer Jason Leigh live on-set. The soundtrack for the film features the song, along with the sounds of the wood being hammered into the door, and dialogue by Kurt Russell.

[caroline]

The song "Now You're All Alone" used in the film, is from the soundtrack of The Last House on the Left (1972).

[morris]

Early test screenings had a runtime of over three hours, and included an intermission.

[frederick]

The plot is very similar to Rawhide (1951), in which outlaws take over a stagecoach way station. In that movie, however, they are waiting for a gold shipment, instead of trying to free a prisoner.

[alyssa]

John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) was mistakenly called "Bob" by another character in this movie and Death Proof (2007).

[claude]

In the revised script, Jody's (Channing Tatum's) demise was less violent, and more sadistic than what happens in the film. In the script, he's shot once in the arm by Sheriff Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins) during the gun battle, and once in the back by Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), after coming out of the basement to see Daisy. He then falls back into the basement and is left by Warren and Mannix to be eaten to death by rats taking shelter from the blizzard.

[camila]

According to the first draft of the script, the character of Jody Domergue was originally written to be an older man with a huskier build, dark hair, and gritty features; a major contrast from the more slender-framed, youthful-looking, blue-eyed, and light-haired Channing Tatum.