Released the same year as Ranch Deluxe adapts his book and directs, which is the best decision he made. Warren Oates is wonderful, as usual.

full of great american character actors, whose performances are really all that save an anemic script poorly executed by a one-time director. if you're a fan of warren oates and joe spinnell, however, this is a must-see, as it's the only film i'm aware of in which they shared the frame, if only for one fleeting scene. this never saw the light of day on dvd; thankfully, at least one vhs rip is making the rounds.

A great cast produces somewhat disappointing results... after scoring huge with RACE WITH THE DEVIL & THE HIRED HAND, my expectations were sky high for this third Peter Fonda/Warren Oates effort.

A confused, uneven mess. A great cast wasted on material that may have been quirky on paper, but here, it's drab.

Genuinely offbeat character study that richly deserves to be rediscovered on DVD. Get on it, Criterion!