Hateful Eight Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

Kurt Russell accidentally smashed a one of a kind, 145-year-old guitar that was on loan from the Martin Guitar Museum. This is the take they kept in the film, and you can see Jennifer Jason Leigh's genuine reaction, as she knew it wasn't the replica.

Ennio Morricone included some musical cues from one of his earlier scores, The Thing (1982). Both films deal with individuals holed up in a snowbound location becoming increasingly paranoid of each other. Both star Kurt Russell.

The sign for Minnie's Haberdashery is written In Quentin Tarantino's handwriting

A 150yo antique guitar was supposed to be swapped for a replica, but sadly because of a miscommunication, the priceless instrument is smashed to pieces.

The only female characters named after Disney heroines: Daisy and Minnie

Kurt Russell's "One of them fellas" line is a callback to a similar line from The Thing which he also starred in

The coffee scene in The Hateful Eight (2015)

The Hateful Eight Kurt Russel breaks a one-of-a-kind Martin from the 1870s that was on loan from the Martin Guitar Museum. The reaction from Jennifer Jason Leigh was of genuine surprise.

The guitar Kurt Russel smashes wasn't a prop but an antique Martin (circa 1870) that was lent to the crew from the Martin Guitar Museum. Kurt didn't know it was an antique, so he didn't hesitate to destroy it. The museum has since refused to lend out any instruments.

Joe Gage's actions foreshadowed by the colour of his handkerchief (explanation in comments)

When John Root throws his stew in Daisy's face, you see Joe Gage/Grouch Douglas get up ready to fight in the back, briefly breaking his facade and giving himself away. Nobody notices though. (I'm not tech savvy so sorry for substandard video)

When Chris and O.B. are laying guide lines in the blizzard, music from The Thing's soundtrack is played. The genius in this is that the characters in The Thing also use guide lines to navigate a blizzard throughout the movie.

Jody's line "say adios to your huevos" is a nod to Stiglitz's "say auf wiedersehen to your Nazi balls" in Inglorious Basterds (2009)- both directed by Tarantino

General Smithers briefly looks straight into the camera as if he is calling to the audience for help, and foreshadowing the fact that he is being held hostage.

Major Warren is wearing the exact same outfit, while he's telling the story of killing the General's son, as he is on the day he killed him. This would lead the audience to believe that he clearly is telling a lie to make the General draw his gun first, out of rage.

When John Ruth throw stew to Daisy Domergue's face, John Gage, her gangmate, stand up to protect her. This is a sign to implying that her friends there to rescue her.

Upon returning with a refill of stew, Chris Mannix opts for the farther side of the table this time before provoking Marquis Warren

Daisy prevents John Ruth from being shot in the back by Oswaldo as soon as they arrive at Minnie's Haberdashery

Chris Mannix doesn't immediately kill Joe Gage after Warren is de-cocked because he claims to have no gun which further strengthens Chris's claim of being the sheriff of Red Rock because killing an unarmed man isn't something a sheriff would do.

The end credits song in Hateful Eight (2015) goes like "there won't be many coming home... maybe ten out of twenty" at the beginning and sees that number decrease to five then none. 20 is the total number of characters in the movie.

'Joe Gage' waits until Warren is standing on the basement hatch before he speaks up.

Chris Mannix was always the first to follow Warren's commands significantly quicker than the other three. Symbolizing his innocence.

Warren decides not to kill Bob in the stable because Bob knew that Minnie rolled her own cigarettes and didn't smoke a pipe. During Chapter 5, we see Minnie offer the guests hand rolled cigarettes

When dividing the room Oswaldo says that the fireplace area should represent Georgia. This pokes fun at Sherman's March to the Sea that happened during the Civil War.

"English Pete" Hicox goes under the alias Oswaldo Meaubry. This is foreshadowing for the fact that he's evil, as the name is an allusion to Oswald Mosley, leader of British fascism

After losing his gun, Joe Gage immediately sits down at the table he knows there is a stashed pistol in.

Fabricator Warren claims that Minnie used to have a sign saying "No Mexicans or dogs" that she took down when she started allowing dogs. In a flashback Minnie rather is seen allowing cats and receives Mexican Bob in her Haberdashery just as warmly as the others.

When "Oswaldo Mobray" first greets Daisy, you can see her stifling a laugh at the sight of her friend playing such a posh character with such over-exaggerated reactions.

When Chris Mannix is reading the letter from Abraham Lincoln addressed to Major Marquis out loud in the very last scene, Marquis mouths almost the entire letter as Chris reads it.

Z?e bell character (Judy) uses a very similar outfit to her mysterious character in Django Unchained.

When Domergue realizes who the other dwellers at Mimi's Haberdashery are, she lets them know who and how many are traveling with the Hangman

During the conversation with the general, Se?or Bob starts playing the piano slowly and messing up, while he ends the scene playing perfectly, indicating he hasn't played the piano in a very long time and is picking it back up.

You can hear commotion from the haberdashery during the carriage scene.

Jennifer Jason Leigh's reaction to Kurt Russell's character smashing the guitar is genuine. Unbeknownst to Russell, the guitar was never switched when shooting the scene, and he ended up destroying a priceless 145 year old antique.

As soon as John Ruth removes Joe Gage's gun, Joe Gage goes and sits at a table that has a gun stashed under it. Earlier, he stated he felt naked with out it.

When Jody has been hung, there are two snow straw shoes symbolizing wings as if she was an angel

Daisy smiles wide the moment she sees Oswaldo Mulberry. She knows the gang is here to save her.

Major Warren claims that he does not know who John Ruth's bounty is. This is because of John Ruth's consistent mispronunciation of her name. He keeps mispronouncing her name as Dahmer-goo, but he finally recognizes her when she pronounces her own name as Do-ming-grey.

The door is broken throughout the movie because Bob tries to shoot the porter as he escapes.