Coldblooded (film)

1995 American film

Jason Priestley
Peter Riegert
Kimberly Williams
Janeane Garofalo
Robert Loggia

CinematographyRobert D. YeomanEdited byCraig BassettMusic bySteve Bartek

Production
companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Propaganda Films

Distributed by

IRS Media (North America)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (international)

Release dates

September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15) (United States)
November 2, 1995 (1995-11-02) (Germany)
May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05) (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Running time

92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$16,198^[1]

Coldblooded is a 1995 American black comedy thriller film about hitmen directed by Wallace Wolodarsky and starring Jason Priestley, Peter Riegert, Robert Loggia, Kimberly Williams and Janeane Garofalo.

Plot

Cosmo Reif, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman against his will. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer, and proves to be a natural marksman despite having no experience with firearms. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob so they can be together.

Cast

Jason Priestley as Cosmo Reif
Kimberly Williams as Jasmine
Peter Riegert as Steve
Robert Loggia as Gordon
Jay Kogen as John
Janeane Garofalo as Honey
Josh Charles as Randy
David Anthony Higgins as Lance
Doris Grau as Rose
Anne Carroll as Receptionist
Buck McDancer as Fleeing Man
Marcos A. Ferraez as Man w/Uzi
Gilbert Rosales ax Man w/Briefcase
Jim Turner as Doctor
Michael J. Fox as Tim Alexander
Talia Balsam as Jean Alexander

Reception

The movie received mixed reviews.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Coldblooded". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Shulgasser, Barbara (September 15, 1995). "This 'Coldblooded' hit man will kill you". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ Kronke, David (September 15, 1995). "Movie Review: 'Coldblooded' Shoots for Laughs With Off-the-Cuff Surrealism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ LaSalle, Mick (September 15, 1995). "FILM REVIEW -- Hit-Man Comedy Misses / 'Coldblooded' overworks its joke". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ Caro, Mark (October 27, 1995). "'Coldblooded' Aims For Satire But Misfires". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2012.