These two old pals are great together. Willie, as Executive Producer, gets the fun scalawag part. Kristofferson gets the straight sexy part. Death scam to hide Rip Torn character is a bit far-fetched. Funny scenes abound. Willie fumes as Kristofferson, his stolid, straight-arrow counterpart arrives to pick him up after 30 hours. Why? Because Texas Ranger Kristofferson has been carrying out a hot love scene with FBI agent Severance. Nelson wants to know why the delay. "Business" replies the Ranger. "What kind of business," says Nelson. "None of yours" barks Kristofferson. Leaning close, Nelson detects the aroma of perfume and laughs "I've been shot out of the saddle by a Texas Ranger." to which Kristofferson replies "Don't be ridiculous; you scarcely know her." Nelson repostes "maybe she can improve your 'sunny' disposition." And at the end, when Nelson objects to Kristofferson's intention to take him to the bus station to leave on his forced exile from Texas, Neson snookers him into making another stop. While Kristofferson is distracted, Nelson steals his car, yelling that he'll leave it at a specific lot at the airport with the keys under the mat, and he drives off laughing. Kristofferson has the last resigned lines..."You're a piece of work, Ace."
