Out Cold

Mar 3, 1989

1h 28m

★ 5.9

They may be murderers, but they mean well.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Hemdale

Braunstein and Hamady Productions

Out Cold Trailers

Cast

Dave

John Lithgow

Sunny

Teri Garr

Lester

Randy Quaid

Ernie

Bruce McGill

Phyllis

Lisa Blount

Lew

Alan Blumenfeld

Mrs. Colby

Carole Goldman

Plumber #2

Larry Miller

Mrs. Hollander

Barbara Rhoades

Arlene

Fran Ryan

Customer #2

Laura Alcalde

Plumber #1

Madison Arnold

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