

Writing
Scott Rosenberg's Tarantino-before-Tarantino dialogue.
Acting
Treat Williams unhinged, Christopher Lloyd heartbreaking.
Score
Tom Waits crooning you straight to the funeral.

Director
Gary Fleder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title comes from a Warren Zevon song; Tom Waits recorded his own version for the soundtrack.
This film's commercial failure helped kill the mid-90s indie crime wave that Pulp Fiction started—ironically, it was written before Tarantino's film.