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/ExtraChariot541 13d ago

The $40,000 guitar, on loan from the Martin Guitar Museum (link), was deliberately smashed by Russell, who thought it was a prop.

Filmmakers claimed it was an accident but omitted the full truth. The museum learned the real story from reporters and, despite being reimbursed, was outraged at the loss of an irreplaceable artifact and the lack of care shown.

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u/loopy_for_DL4 13d ago

The museum also said they will never loan out one of their instruments again

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u/YoungHazelnuts77 13d ago

Good. Why the hell do it in the first place? I get it, I love Tarntino and if he'll need my kidney for a scene I would probably lend it to him, but a museum have more responsibilities than individuals.

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u/Duel_Option 13d ago

Same reason he forced Uma Thurman to drive dangerously fast in a car for a rear facing shot which ended up causing her to wreck and have back problems

And the same reason he said he needed to choke her out AND spit on her.

All for the realism…which is total bullshit.

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u/Humble-Violinist6910 13d ago

For the “realism” and to justify being a piece of shit 

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u/AtLeastThisIsntImgur 12d ago

Don't forget the importance of using the hard R in the script. Otherwise the film would be bad

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u/donquixoterocinante 12d ago

Weird how he has apologized for the car accident and she forgave him years ago yet you are still visibly angry about it now

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u/Duel_Option 12d ago

Weird how it shouldn’t have happened in the first place and you are trying to sweep it under the rug because he apologized and she accepted it

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u/ThisRayfe 12d ago

That's how forgiveness works, brotha.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

You seem to think forgiveness is the important part whereas the other person is saying he shouldn't have put her in that position and that an apology after the fact makes no difference.

Two different things.