8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 film, the last to be directed by Hal Ashby. The film was the first attempt to adapt the popular Matt Scuder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen and Block also wrote the screenplay with Oliver Stone. The film starred Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette and Andy Garcia in a leading role for the first time. The story was switched from New York to Los Angeles that changed the tone of the book for many fans. Ashby was fired during the shooting and the studio edited the film poorly and then buried it with a limited release. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series, about recovering-alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively. ... Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946 in New York City) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. ... Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor born in Los Angeles, California. ... Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. ... Andy Garcia Andy García (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor. ...