Tom Waits Week: Tom Onscreen

See, Will Arnett (Arrested Development) plays Kneller’s rival, The Messiah. That’s right. The best part is that he plays The Messiah as a variation on his AD character, GOB. You know, an arrogant and only moderately talented magician. And here’s what I love. Kneller is searching for his lost dog, who turns out to be in the custody of The Messiah. So there is a very short scene, only a couple of seconds, where Tom Waits and Will Arnett are both trying to win over a friendly dog. This scene makes me laugh so hard, and it’s just a brief little throwaway.