''Cold Dog Soup'' is a 1990 British comedy film directed by
Alan Metter
Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020) was an American film director whose most notable credits include '' Back to School'' starring Rodney Dangerfield, and ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produc ...
. It is based on the novel ''Cold Dog Soup'' by
Stephen Dobyns
Stephen J. Dobyns (born February 19, 1941) is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey.
Life
Dobyns was born on February 19, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to Lester L., an Episcopal minister, and Barbara Johnston Dobyns. Dobyns was r ...
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Plot
Randy Quaid plays a
Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
taxi driver whose passenger is trying to dispose of his date's dead dog Jasper. The driver is respected by the peculiar groups he interests in the dog's corpse and effects, and the one-gloved heroine becomes more interested in him than in her date.
Reception
In a negative review for the film, timeout.com wrote that "no stone is left unturned by Thomas Pope's horribly repetitive script, or by Alan Metter in his drivelling attempt to create a surreal comic nightmare."
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1990 films
1990 comedy films
American comedy films
Films about dogs
Films based on American novels
Films scored by Michael Kamen
HandMade Films films
Films directed by Alan Metter
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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