Out Cold
Seen it?1989 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$294K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
- John LithgowDave
- Teri GarrSunny
- Randy QuaidLester
- Bruce McGillErnie
- Lisa BlountPhyllis
- Alan BlumenfeldLew
- Carole GoldmanMrs. Colby
- Larry MillerPlumber #2
- Barbara RhoadesMrs. Hollander
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