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Be Cool is a 2005 American comedy crime film directed by F. Gary Gray and produced by Danny DeVito. The movie stars John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Kenan Thompson, and Christina Milian. It follows the events of Get Shorty and is set in Los Angeles. The production companies involved include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Jersey Films, and Double Feature Films.
The film has a runtime of 119 minutes and was released on March 4, 2005. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The original language is English, with Russian also listed. John Powell composed the music, and Mark Bridges served as costume designer. Jeffrey L. Kimball was the director of photography.
Be Cool has a budget of 53,000,000 and generated 95,200,000 in revenue. It holds a PG-13 rating. Review scores include 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 37/100 on Metacritic, and a 4.6/10 average. IMDb lists a rating of 5.6 from 73,869 votes, while TMDb shows an average of 5.5. The film received one win and 13 nominations in awards.
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5.5Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
Cast
- John Travolta as Chili Palmer
- Uma Thurman as Edie Athens
- Vince Vaughn as Raji
- Cedric the Entertainer as Sin LaSalle
- Dwayne Johnson as Elliot Wilhelm
- André 3000 as Dabu
Themes
- hitman
- bratva (russian mafia)
- nightclub
- recording contract
- recording studio
- los angeles, california
- double cross
- pawnshop
- rappers
- music industry
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
73,869 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29%
Metacritic
37/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 13 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Russian
- Follows
- Get Shorty
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Cast member
- Ashley Roberts
- Composer
- John Powell
- Producer
- Danny DeVito
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 569097
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2005-03-31
- title
- Be Cool
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Mark Bridges
- review score
- 37/100
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