''Cold Dog Soup'' is a 1990 British comedy film directed by

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. It is based on the novel ''Cold Dog Soup'' by Stephen Dobyns.

Plot

Randy Quaid plays a

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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."

References

External links

* * 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 {{1990s-comedy-film-stub