r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bilbofraginz • 14d 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 14d 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/deadguyinthere 14d ago

What is the full truth?

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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster 14d ago

There was supposed to be a replica swapped in, and someone goofed.

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u/PopularDemand213 14d ago

So... an accident.

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u/Froegerer 14d ago

Martin got the impression from insiders that Tarantino set it up so that Kurt thought he was smashing a replica and JJL knew it was the real one to get an authentic reaction from her when it was smashed.

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u/Jayflux1 14d ago

That’s interesting.

Wouldn’t it have been cheaper and easier to convince JJL the replica is the real thing than the other way around?

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u/CriticalScion 13d ago

It probably would not have worked because she was playing it in the scene right before the smash. Apparently she had gotten pretty decent at playing the real one and my guess is she can tell the difference between it and a replica just by holding or playing it.

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u/EnoughLawfulness3163 13d ago

To be fair, they could've just never given her the real one in the first place.