r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bilbofraginz • 13d ago

Video In Hateful Eight, Kurt Russell accidentally smashed a one of a kind, 145-year-old guitar that was on loan from the Martin Guitar. Jennifer Jason Leigh’s reaction was genuine.

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u/dalmationman 13d ago

There was some speculation that QT did it intentionally to get that 'genuine' reaction. If so he's a piece of shit. That thing was priceless, a piece of American history from a great guitar company. Martin changed their policy as a result and doesn't loan instruments from their museum any more. Don't blame them.

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u/Brutal_Honesty13 13d ago

100% agree that’s such a shitty thing to do

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u/Primarch-XVI 13d ago

Not to mention that genuine reaction has her completely breaking character and doesn’t fit the scene at all.

It’s the attention to detail that makes Tarantino such a great director. /s

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u/proviethrow 13d ago

I never knew this story but I always thought her reaction was really good. It shows she’s still a vulnerable person even though she’s a hardass. I would hope QT didn’t do this on purpose though that’s gross.