Out Cold

"They may be murderers, but they mean well."

1989 1h 28m EN

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Synopsis

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Sunny is married to the butcher, Ernie, and their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Thus Sunny hires Lester Atlas as private investigator in order to collect proof for the divorce. One evening drunken Ernie and his partner Dave have a fight in the butcher shop with Ernie getting knocked out in the fridge where he dies during the night. But it was not Dave's fault but intentional murder by Sunny. Only Lester has proof so Sunny kills him, too. Thus she only has to kill Dave to get rid of all witnesses, but he can free himself out of the fridge and wants to take revenge.

“They may be murderers, but they mean well.”

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Cast

John Lithgow
Dave
Teri Garr
Sunny
Randy Quaid
Lester
Bruce McGill
Ernie
Lisa Blount
Phyllis
Alan Blumenfeld
Lew
Carole Goldman
Mrs. Colby
Larry Miller
Plumber #2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Writers: Leonard Glasser, Leonard Glasser, George Malko
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Malcolm Mowbray, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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John Lithgow and Teri Garr and Randy Quaid carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They may be murderers, but they mean well.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Malcolm Mowbray directs. Tony Pierce-Roberts behind the camera. Dennis M. Hill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Malcolm Mowbray, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Dennis M. Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5John Lithgow and Teri Garr and Randy Quaid carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They may be murderers, but they mean well.".
7IMDB entry: tt0098042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.