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Be Cool
- Director: F. Gary Gray
- Writer: Elmore Leonard; Peter Steinfeld
- Producer: Danny DeVito; Anson Downes
CGiii Comment
The problem with this film is simple - it doesn't know whether it's a comedy or not.
Well, we can assist - it's not a comedy - not a laugh to be had.
A star-studded cast does the best it can with a convoluted script and some very clumsy and misguided direction.
No surprises...it flopped at the box office.
The lesson: DON'T TAKE YOUR AUDIENCES FOR GRANTED.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Streetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing. From the recording studio to an Aerosmith concert to the MTV Music Awards, he manipulates events to watch them play out the Chili way, using his signature blend of wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics. It's a dangerous business, and everyone's looking for their next big hit.
Cast & Characters
John Travolta as Chili Palmer;
Uma Thurman as Edie Athens;
Vince Vaughn as Raji;
Cedric the Entertainer as Sin LaSalle;
Andre Benjamin as Dabu;
Steven Tyler as Himself;
Robert Pastorelli as Joe Loop;
Christina Milian as Linda Moon;
Paul Adelstein as Hy Gordon;
Debi Mazar as Marla;
Gregory Alan Williams as Darryl;
Harvey Keitel as Nick Carr;
Dwayne Johnson as Elliot Wilhelm;
Danny DeVito as Martin Weir;
James Woods as Tommy Athens