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8 Million Ways to Die
UNITED STATES · 1986

8 Million Ways to Die

Hal Ashby
alcoholism police brutality psychological trauma job loss marital breakdown
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Synopsis

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.

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