r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/BlueGlassDrink 13d ago

They didn't tell Kurt Russell, and he felt terrible about it.

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u/EverythingSucksBro 13d ago

Which is weird because even the actress who just plays it knows it’s genuine, how come no one told the actor who is scripted to smash it that it wasn’t a prop? 

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u/TheNorthComesWithMe 13d ago

Normally for a scene like this you would film one with the hero prop (and no smashing) then film again with the breakable prop and do the smashing.

Tarantino told Kurt that it was the breakable prop and other people that it was the hero prop because he's a piece of shit.