''Cold Around the Heart'' is a 1997 American

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written and directed by

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. The film stars

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, John Spencer and

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. The film was released on November 7, 1997, by

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Plot

Two criminals who are also lovers, Ned and Jude, kill three people in a jewelry store robbery. Ned is caught but escapes and vows revenge on Jude, who pushed him out of the getaway car. Ned is joined in his hunt for Jude by a woman hitchhiker named Bec.

Cast

as Ned Tash *

as Jude Law *

as Bec Rosenberg *

as "T" * John Spencer as Uncle Mike *

as Johnny "Cokebottles" Costello *

Richard Kind Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include '' Carol & Company'' (1990–1991), Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in '' Spin City'' (1996–20 ...

as Attorney Nabbish *

Kirk Baltz William Kirk Baltz (born September 14, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role as police officer Marvin Nash in American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Life and career Baltz was born in New York City, New ...

as Detective Logan *

Jennifer Jostyn Jennifer Jostyn is an American former actress. Career She has appeared in many movies since the early 1990s, including ''House of 1000 Corpses'', ''The Brothers McMullen'', ''Milo'', '' Omega Cop'', ''Focus'', ''Dr. Benny'', '' A Perfect Little ...

as Inez, The Waitress *

Tom McGowan Thomas McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He first became known for his stage career both on and off Broadway. In 1991, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor i ...

as Gun Store Clerk *

Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'' (2016-2017), and film roles ...

as Angry Man * Jack Orend as Motel Clerk *

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as Nurse Woman * Gareth Williams as Car Dealer * Richmond Arquette as Gas Station Man * Jack Wallace as Police Captain * Viggis Knittridge as himself

References

External links

* * 1997 films American crime thriller films 1997 crime thriller films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by John Ridley Films with screenplays by John Ridley Films scored by Mason Daring 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1997 directorial debut films English-language crime films {{1990s-US-film-stub