Warren Oates was one of the greatest actors who ever drew breath. An old school character star who was at home both as a leading man and a supporting actor. He passed away in 1982 at the age of 53.

Damnation (1988) is about a lonely man, Karrer, who tries to break up the marriage of a singer he loves by luring her indebted husband into a smuggling scheme. The plan goes awry, leading to betrayal and Karrer's despair as he becomes increasingly isolated and lost in a tangled web of emotions.