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Cast
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| Randy Quaid | ... | Jack Cloud | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Michael Latchmer | |
| Christine Harnos | ... | Sarah Hughes (as Kristina Harnos) | |
| Sheree North | ... | Mrs. Hughes | |
| Nancy Kwan | ... | Madame Chang | |
| Dante Basco | ... | Chinese Boy | |
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Peter Pan | ... | Chinese Chef |
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Pierre Epstein | ... | Marty |
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Jeff Chayette | ... | Hershel the Guard |
| Allan Trautman | ... | Joseph | |
| Allen Bloomfield | ... | Irving | |
| Evi Quaid | ... | Girl on Guard (as Evi Motolanez) | |
| Nick LaTour | ... | The Bokor | |
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Clifford Shegog | ... | Voodoo Doorman |
| Brent Hinkley | ... | Benny | |
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Randy Quaid as the taxi driver drives Zen parables (Is time money - Is time the root of all evil?) into his passenger/protegee in a high-speed, idiosyncratic tour of their city's ethnic coteries. All the boy wants is to dispose of his date's dead dog Jasper and get back to the babe who's so hot she mutters darkly about being a Pressure Cooker: his conventional efforts are continually thwarted. Quaid is respected by the peculiar groups he interests in the dog's corpse and effects, and our one-gloved heroine is much keener on him than on her rather lackluster date. Written by Tanaqui Weaver <cen@ecs.ox.ac.uk>
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dog | lingerie slip | black comedy | independent film | based on book |Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 September 1990 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Cold Dog - Zur Hölle mit dem Himmelhund See more »Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
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$7,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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[the Bokur is floating a bathtub]
Jack Cloud: Special effects!
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The character of Jack Cloud was originally scripted as a black Caribbean man and Little Richard was suggested for the role. Whoopi Goldberg was then slated to play Jack before withdrawing from the role. See more »Quotes
Michael Latchmer: How does he do that?[the Bokur is floating a bathtub]
Jack Cloud: Special effects!
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Cold Dog Soup is the epitome of an indie film: adventurous, low (low!) budget, and well-acted. At least, it was the epitome in 1990, before indie became "Indie" and conceited self-congratulatory productions became the norm. The crucial element to the films success is the acting of its principals and supporters; Frank Whalley and Randy Quaid play off each other magnificently, and the various savoury and unsavoury characters who make an appearance offer multi-toned performances with very little screen time to spare. Bottom line: this movie will be enjoyed by those who love great dialogue, great acting, and a twisted sense of humour.