Cold Feet

Early work from famed television history director Robert Dornhelm delivers some fine southern laughs of the horsing around variety. Tom Waits along with Sally Kirkland and Keith Carradine set up a scam to smuggle gems across the border hidden in a horse. What happens from there is a series of comedic skits verging on true insanity. Though I've never been a fan of Tom Waits' music (though I love his lyrical work) I've always enjoyed his film work and here as the utterly insane and homicidal Kenny he delivers one mighty fine performance. Bill Pulman and Kathleen York, who I think is the most beautiful woman in the world give us the straight men for the comedic trio to work around with satisfactory results. Rip Torn is his usual old self as the sheriff and Vincent Schiavelli has a delightful cameo as a chain smoking veterinarian. Sad he would end up dead years later from lung cancer. Look for Jeff Bridges in an uncredited cameo. As a gun toting bartender he damn near steals the show!