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Be Cool (2005)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Paul Adelstein Hy Gordon
Debi Mazar Marla
Christina Milian Linda Moon
Robert Pastorelli Joe Loop
Uma Thurman Edie Athens
John Travolta Chili Palmer
Vince Vaughn Raji
Steven Tyler Himself
André Benjamin Dabu
Danny DeVito Martin Weir
Harvey Keitel Nick Carr
The Rock Elliot Wilhelm
Cedric The Entertainer Sin LaSalle
Andre Benjamin
Gregory Alan Williams Darryl (as GregAlan Williams)
James Woods Tommy Athens
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Crime
Director F. Gary Gray
Producer Danny DeVito; David Nicksay
Writer Peter Steinfeld; Elmore Leonard
Studio MGM/UA
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Running Time 120 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 5.6
Plot
Be Cool takes its own advice: It's slick, Hollywood entertainment that kills two amusing hours with relative ease and comfort. Better than leftovers but not as tasty as a full-course meal, this sequel to 1995's hit comedy Get Shorty (and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 sequel novel) finds former loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) itching to get out of the movie business, so he hooks up with a newly widowed music executive (Uma Thurman) to launch the career of an up-'n-coming Beyoncé-like singer (newcomer Christina Milian). A mock-black manager (Vince Vaughn), his sleazy boss (Harvey Keitel), and an upscale gangsta-rap executive (Cedric the Entertainer) all have a competing stake in the fast-rising pop diva's future, and this sets the plot rolling in a fun but rather hand-me-down fashion that lacks the savvy panache of Get Shorty but still provides plenty of lightweight humor. The Rock and Outkast's André Benjamin provide the best laughs in supporting roles that effortlessly relieve the movie from the symptoms of sequelitis. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
My Rating 5
Seen It Yes
Index 40
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price $15.99
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
IMDB
Edition Details
Edition Widescreen Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Pan & Scan)
Widescreen (16:9)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Barcode 027616927200
Release Date 6/7/2005
Subtitles Cantonese Chinese; English; French; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
"Be Cool, Very Cool" Making-of Documentary
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Music Video: The Rock as Elliot Wilhelm, "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man"
Close-Up Featurette: Dance Partners
Close-Up Featurette: The Rock
Close-Up Featurette: André 3000
Close-Up Featurette: Cedric the Entertainer
Close-Up Featurette: Christina Milian