Believe it or not, but there was a time when all the boys had a crush on Jennifer Jason Leigh, having viewed her in Cameron Crowe's Fast Times at Ridgemont High - a movie in which she took off her clothes and attempted to be "Somebody's Baby." She was featured in notable movies such as Single White Female and The Hitcher, but isn't particularly well-known today, having aligned herself with bit parts and TV roles. According to Wikipedia, Leigh "has a reputation for playing characters on society's bottom rung, often prostitutes or junkies," which means that her casting in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming western, The Hateful Eight, makes perfect sense. As notorious outlaw Daisy Domergue, Leigh is certain to ham it up to dynamite levels, cussin' all the way. There's no doubt that Tarantino cast Leigh with a comeback in mind; as the only female lead in the movie, there's a big chance she'll make a huge impact - especially given that she hasn't featured in a main role in a notable movie for a long, long time. Is that the smell of a potential Best Supporting Actress Oscar, perhaps, or is that jumping the gun?
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
