Be Cool (2005)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Peter Steinfeld (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Everyone is looking for the next big hit

Plot:

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (John Travolta) tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec (Uma Thurman) on the way.

Plot Keywords:

Widow | Sequel | Russian Mafia | Bodyguard | Music Business

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Chili Palmer
Uma Thurman	...	Edie Athens
Vince Vaughn	...	Raji
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Sin LaSalle
André Benjamin	...	Dabu
Steven Tyler	...	Himself
Robert Pastorelli	...	Joe Loop
Christina Milian	...	Linda Moon
Paul Adelstein	...	Hy Gordon
Debi Mazar	...	Marla
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Darryl (as GregAlan Williams)
Harvey Keitel	...	Nick Carr
Dwayne Johnson	...	Elliot Wilhelm (as The Rock)
Danny DeVito	...	Martin Weir
James Woods	...	Tommy Athens
Wyclef Jean	...	Himself
Fred Durst	...	Himself
Sergio Mendes	...	Himself
Gene Simmons	...	Himself
RZA	...	Himself (as The RZA)
Joe Perry	...	Himself
Anna Nicole Smith	...	Herself
Anthony J. Ribustello	...	Fast Freddie
Steve Maye	...	Steve
Alex Kubik	...	Roman Bulkin
Darren Carter	...	Glenn
Carol Duboc	...	Pumpkin
Minae Noji	...	Miss Bangkok
Arielle Kebbel	...	Robin
Kimberly J. Brown	...	Tiffany
Jordan Moseley	...	Deshawn
Margaret Travolta	...	Marge
Scott Adsit	...	Program Director
Brian Christensen	...	Hairy Russian
Nick Loren	...	Assistant Director
Craig Susser	...	Assistant Director
George Fisher	...	Ivan
Frank Lloyd	...	A&R Guy
Sahar Simmons	...	Sin LaSalle's Wife
Serdar Kalsin	...	Bearded Russian
Frank Nyi	...	Coroner (as Dr. Frank Nyi)
Noelle Scaggs	...	Backup Singer
Joyce Tolbert	...	Backup Singer
Tom Hamilton	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Brad Whitford	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Joey Kramer	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Russ Irwin	...	Himself (as Aerosmith Keyboardist)
Will i Am	...	Himself (as The Black Eyed Peas)
Stacy Ferguson	...	Herself (as The Black Eyed Peas)
Apl.de.Ap	...	Himself (as The Black Eyed Peas)
Taboo	...	Himself (as The Black Eyed Peas)
Steve Lucky	...	Himself (as Rhumba Bums)
Carmen Getit	...	Herself (as Rhumba Bums)
Chris Lewis	...	Dub MDs
Daryl Jones	...	Dub MDs
Alex-Andre Watkins	...	Dub MDs
Floyd Tremmel	...	Dub MDs
Quincy Taylor	...	Dub MDs
Will Harris	...	Dub MDs
Kimberly Wyatt	...	Pussycat Doll
Kasey Campbell	...	Pussycat Doll
Ashley Roberts	...	Pussycat Doll
Nicole Scherzinger	...	Pussycat Doll
Leon C. Carswell	...	Music Video Dancer
Jovan Clayton	...	Music Video Dancer
Corinthea Henderson	...	Music Video Dancer
Micah Jenkins	...	Music Video Dancer
Donyelle Jones Denise	...	Music Video Dancer
Clifford McGee	...	Music Video Dancer (as Clifford McGhee)
Rashad Miles	...	Music Video Dancer
Oscar Orosco	...	Music Video Dancer
Quinette Price	...	Music Video Dancer
Jerry 'Flo' Randolph	...	Music Video Dancer (as Jerry Randolph)
Shellee Samuels	...	Music Video Dancer
Roel Suasin	...	Music Video Dancer
Christopher Toler	...	Music Video Dancer
Ceasare Willis	...	Music Video Dancer
Shanell Woodgett	...	Music Video Dancer
Ivan 'Flipz' Velez	...	Music Video Dancer (as Ivan Velez)
Lesa Maiava	...	Samoan Dancer
Mervyn Lilo	...	Samoan Dancer
Ryan Ashley	...	Swing Dancer
Shannon Beach	...	Swing Dancer
Karen Dyer	...	Swing Dancer
Alison Faulk	...	Swing Dancer
Annette Nicole	...	Swing Dancer (as Annette Nichole)
Autum Perry	...	Swing Dancer
Christian Perry	...	Swing Dancer
Nathan Prevost	...	Swing Dancer
Gustavo Vargas	...	Swing Dancer
Vitaly Yasnogorodsky	...	Swing Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Balfour	...	Derek (scenes deleted)
Phil Jackson	...	Himself (scenes deleted)
Patti LaBelle	...	Herself (scenes deleted)
Dan Brown	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Stephen Castello	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Osa Danam	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Tabbert Filler	...	Russian Mobster (uncredited)
Seth Green	...	Shotgun - Music Video Director (uncredited)
Kimo Keoke	...	Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Sean LoGrasso	...	Award Show Audience (uncredited)
Danielle McKee	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Hans Raith	...	Russian Mafia Member (uncredited)
Kelly C. Ryan	...	Hot Babe (uncredited)
Christopher J. Smith	...	Laker Fan (uncredited)
Marina Susan	...	Russian Waitress (uncredited)
Melody Thornton	...	Pussycat Doll (uncredited)
Cassie Townsend	...	Street Atmosphere (uncredited)
Juting Tsang	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Tarita Virtue	...	Beautiful Woman (uncredited)
Rachel Zeskind	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
F. Gary Gray

Writing credits (WGA)
Elmore Leonard		(novel)
Peter Steinfeld		(screenplay)

Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	producer
Anson Downes	....	associate producer
Linda Favila	....	associate producer
Andy Gose	....	associate producer
F. Gary Gray	....	executive producer
Elmore Leonard	....	executive producer
David Nicksay	....	producer
Michael Shamberg	....	producer
Stacey Sher	....	producer
Michael Siegel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Powell

Cinematography by
Jeffrey L. Kimball		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sheldon Kahn

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Production Design by
Michael Corenblith

Art Direction by
Lauren E. Polizzi
Dan Webster

Set Decoration by
Denise Pizzini

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
David Babaie	....	hair stylist: Uma Thurman
Michelle Bühler	....	makeup artist: John Travolta
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup department head
Angela Gurule	....	hair stylist
Autumn Moultrie	....	makeup artist
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup artist: Uma Thurman
Charlotte Parker	....	key hair stylist
Rachel Solow	....	hair department head
Laini Thompson	....	key makeup artist
Peter Tothpal	....	hair department head
Yolanda Toussieng	....	hair stylist: John Travolta
Victoria Wood	....	wigs: The Rock
Roxane Griffin	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Louis Lazzara	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Carey Robertson	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Angie Wells	....	makeup artist: day player (uncredited)

Production Management
Stephen Lim	....	unit production manager
David Nicksay	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia	....	second second assistant director
Mindee Clem	....	dga trainee
Mark S. Constance	....	second assistant director
J. Michael Haynie	....	first assistant director
Sean Hobin	....	second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
John Pontrelli	....	second second assistant director
Brian Steward	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kelly Berry	....	assistant set decorator
Tony Buccola	....	art department production assistant
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	set dresser
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Leslie Coogan	....	construction accountant
Jack Cornelius	....	set dresser
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman
Matthew Gilbert	....	set dresser
John Hansen	....	conceptual illustrator
Al Hobbs	....	assistant art director
David James	....	sculptor
Audrey A. Johnson	....	assistant property master
Kent H. Johnson	....	property master
Robert Lucas	....	leadman
Jason Mahakian	....	master model maker
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Joseph Musso	....	storyboard artist
Eric P. Paczkowski	....	set dresser
Drew Pinniger	....	props
Charlotte Raybourn	....	art department coordinator
Darlene Salinas	....	set decoration coordinator
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker
Ely Vegh	....	set dresser
Cale Wilbanks	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold	....	sound mixer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
James Bennett	....	adr recordist
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator
Howard Carle	....	adr mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Victor Ray Ennis	....	supervising sound editor
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital audio assistant
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Laura Harris)
Dean Hurley	....	additional sound
Chris Jenkins	....	supervising sound mixer
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor
Greg LaPlante	....	digital mastering
Anna MacKenzie	....	adr editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	supervising sound mixer (as Frank Montano)
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Jack Rametta	....	adr mixer
Alan Rankin	....	sound effects editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	play back operator
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor (as Fred Stahley)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr supervisor
Tom Williams	....	sound mixer: Boston

Special Effects by
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician
David Greene	....	pyrotechnician
James Lorimer	....	special effects foreman
Ronald W. Mathews	....	special effects technician (as Ron Matthews)
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects technician
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects technician
Ken Rudell	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Adam Avery	....	visual effects editor
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Steven Fagerquist	....	digital compositor
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Tyler Foell	....	digital effects supervisor
Tyler Foell	....	visual effects producer
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
John Monsour	....	computer graphics engineer
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Mike Ocoboc	....	digital compositor
Liz Radley	....	computer graphics supervisor
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects artist: pacific title digital
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt double: Vince Vaughn (as Joe Bucaro)
Norm Compton	....	stunts
Marc C. Geschwind	....	stunt driver
Bob Herron	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts
Frank Lloyd	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	utility stunts
Michael Owen	....	stunts (as Mike Owen)
J.J. Perry	....	stunt double: John Travolta
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Hans Raith	....	stunt performer
Tanoai Reed	....	stunt double: The Rock
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (as Paul Short)
Garrett Warren	....	martial arts choreographer
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (uncredited)
Claudette James	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cheryl Lewis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Machleit	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carl Milinac	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Austin Priester	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dana Baker	....	best boy grip
Kent Baker	....	key rigging grip
Eric Boyle	....	grip
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Paolo Cascio	....	additional first assistant camera
Robert Clark	....	grip
Vincent Contarino	....	dimmer board operator
Mark Cueto	....	lighting technician
Jose Danner	....	rigging grip
Rusty Davis	....	grip
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer
Carlos DePalma	....	rigging grip
Seong Dilg	....	dolly grip
Tim Driscoll	....	key grip: Boston
Megan Forste	....	additional second assistant camera
Rick Harris	....	best boy rigging grip
Jimmy Harritos	....	electrician
Jimmy Harritos	....	rigging electrician
Michael Herron	....	video assist operator
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Alan Jacoby	....	film loader
Milan Janicin	....	additional second assistant camera
John R. Kaplan	....	grip: Boston
Eric Komar	....	dolly grip: Boston
Charles 'Woody' Lang	....	rigging grip
Al LaVerde	....	key grip
Zach Lazar	....	generator operator: boston
Jonathan Leary	....	b dolly grip
Michael L. Lewin	....	rigging grip
Glen Magers	....	lighting technician
Ken Metz	....	grip
Jody Miller	....	additional camera operator
Luis Moreno	....	chief rigging best boy
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator
Charlie Newberry	....	additional second assistant camera
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Jerry Patton	....	second assistant camera
Michael Peterson	....	rigging grip: Massachusetts crew
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
David Presley	....	video assist operator: Boston
Jim Rose	....	chief rigging electrician
Lieven Van Hulle	....	video assist operator
Scott Whitbread	....	second assistant camera: first unit
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Thomas Wostak	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Vesper Burnett	....	extras casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Trevor P. Jenkins	....	casting assistant
Jesse Jam Miranda	....	casting
Meg Morman	....	casting associate
Vanessa Rodriguez	....	casting assistant
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabela Braga	....	key costumer
Marcy Craig	....	costumer
James P. Cullen	....	costumer: John Travolta (as Jim Cullen)
Ellen Falguiere	....	costumer
Caitlin Falzone	....	costume production assistant
Lori Harris	....	set costumer
Carol Heller	....	wardrobe
Cookie Lopez	....	wardrobe artist: Uma Thurman
Christine Orth	....	key costumer
Gregory B. Peña	....	set costumer
Damien Quinn	....	costumer
Ellen Ryba	....	costume supervisor
Catherine Wall	....	cutter/fitter

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer
Mark Fitzgerald	....	first assistant editor
Larry Flynn	....	color timer
Chris Jensen	....	digital colorist assist: Efilm
Robert Malina	....	first assistant editor
Harold Parker	....	assistant editor
Christopher Rouse	....	additional editor
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Al Clay	....	music score mixer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	music contractor
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor (as Carl Kaller)
Carlton Kaller	....	production music editor
T.J. Lindgren	....	additional music programmer
Wendi Morris	....	music coordinator
Paul Pesco	....	musician: guitar
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Gary Raymond	....	music playback operator: ProTools
Cory Rooney	....	music producer: Christina Milian
Curt Sobel	....	music editor
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)
Joe Sublett	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Bruce Callahan	....	driver: Uma Thurman
Audrey A. Conrad	....	transportation office coordinator
Marcelle 'Kitty' Dutton	....	driver
Robert Garcia Jr.	....	driver
Leonard Jefferson	....	picture cars
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation captain
Billy Kane	....	swing driver
Rock LeRoy	....	transportation
Robert Martini	....	transportation coordinator: Boston
Bea S. Rembeczky	....	transportation production assistant
Phil Strauss	....	transportation
Paul E. Stroh	....	picture car coordinator
Miguel Sánchez	....	driver: John Travolta
Tommy Tancharoen	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation co-captain
John H. Whisenant	....	transportation: John Travolta (as John Whisenant)
Tim Whisenant	....	transportation: John Travolta
James Nordberg	....	driver: prop truck (uncredited)

Other crew
Carlos A. Aragon	....	assistant location manager
Saundra Marie Ardito	....	first assistant accountant
Susan Bannout	....	location medic
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Mary Pat Bentel	....	assistant: Stacey Sher
Paul Bloch	....	publicist: John Travolta
Jenifer Bonisteel	....	assistant production coordinator
Michelle D. Camero	....	second assistant accountant
Christopher Campbell	....	key assistant location manager
Elizabeth Cantillon	....	production executive
Kerry Carter	....	production assistant: Boston
Kelly Cronin	....	second script supervisor
Lisa Curtis	....	assistant production office coordinator
Heather I. Denton	....	extras coordinator
Doris Donnenberg	....	production coordinator
Amanda Dragon	....	assistant: Danny DeVito
Peter Evangelatos	....	craft service: John Travolta
Carey Field	....	additional set production assistant
Michael Fuoco	....	assistant to producer: Boston
Jill Gann	....	studio teacher
Peter Graf	....	Stab-C technician
Karin Gutman	....	assistant: Michael Siegel
Monica Harmon	....	assistant: F. Gary Gray
Ian Harrington	....	assistant: Danny DeVito
Ronald M. Haynes	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Steve Hoare	....	production coordinator: concert unit
Emily Hoge	....	production assistant
Ben Jaffe	....	office production assistant
Troye Jenkins	....	electronic press kit
Tom H. Johnson	....	assistant: Michael Shamberg
Aakomon Jones	....	assistant choreographer
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital scanning and recording: EFILM
Ahmed Kirdar	....	set production assistant
Patricia LaMagna	....	assistant: Uma Thurman
Louis A. Lanni	....	set production assistant
Kevin LaRosa	....	pilot (as Kevin La Rosa)
Christopher Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Kimberly Logan	....	assistant: Cedric the Entertainer (as Kim Logan)
Thomas Longo	....	production assistant
Steve Maye	....	personal trainer: John Travolta
Jadi McCurdy	....	set production assistant
Betsy McIntyre	....	photo double
Betsy McIntyre	....	stand-in
Danielle McKee	....	head production assistant
Randy McKenney	....	extras coordinator
Randy McKenney	....	stand-in
Murray Miller	....	location manager
Cameron Pearce	....	graphic advisor
Lisa Pekar	....	assistant to director
Luke Poling	....	production assistant
Carlo Pratto	....	second assistant accountant
Allan Rafael	....	set production assistant
Huey Redwine	....	stand-in
Mike Revell	....	production accountant
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Fatima Robinson	....	choreographer
Josh Rothstein	....	assistant: Stacey Sher
Kevin Roy	....	additional set production assistant
Kevin Thomas Roy	....	additional production assistant (as Kevin Roy)
Jason Salzman	....	production assistant
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Chris Shadley	....	production assistant
Frederick Shear	....	accounting clerk
Akiko Shima	....	adr voice
Peter J. Silbermann	....	publicist
Sahar Simmons	....	assistant: F. Gary Gray
Sue Smith	....	second assistant production coordinator
Claire Smithies	....	body double: Uma Thurman
Claire Smithies	....	stand-in: Uma Thurman - Los Angeles
Rebecca Snavely	....	assistant: David Nicksay
Jonas Spaccarotelli	....	set production assistant
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Anthony Steinhart	....	additional set production assistant
Pavel Sterba	....	scout
Lauren Suarez	....	production assistant
Miguel Sánchez	....	bodyguard: John Travolta
Donna Tegan	....	extras coordinator: on-set
Donna Tegan	....	production assistant
Stephen Traxler	....	production executive
Andrew Trosmans	....	research consultant
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Lora Umphress	....	payroll accountant
Kevin Vargus	....	production assistant
Patrick Walmsley	....	assistant: Michael Shamberg
Garrett Warren	....	martial arts choreographer
Tim Whisenant	....	assistant: John Travolta
Oorala Yamada	....	background coordinator
Claudia Zakem	....	assistant post-production accountant
Kevin Zelman	....	additional set production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Dar Larizadeh	....	balloon light technician (uncredited)
John Pungitore	....	production assistant: Boston (uncredited)

Thanks
Mark Lenin Andrade	....	special thanks
Alicia Keys	....	thanks
John Legend	....	thanks
Kasey Truman	....	special thanks: soundtrack

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Jersey Films
• Double Feature Films
• Nina Saxon Film Design

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Australia (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Continental Film (2005) (Croatia) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• CW Television Network (2010) (USA) (TV)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Veronica (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (visual effects)
• Lund Background Pictures (translite backgrounds)

Other Companies

• Alfred Hitchcock Theatre, The  sound mixed at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes, dollies and remote camera systems
• Corbis  stills provided by
• Crowd In A Box  inflatable extras
• Crowd In A Box  inflatable mannequins
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Executive Assurance  security
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies (as J.L. Fisher)
• Jellybean Music Publishing  music published by
• Jumping Bean Songs LLC  music published by
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design (as Nina Saxon Design)
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• TM Equipment Rentals  grip and lighting equipment
• TVT Soundtrax  soundtrack released by
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  sound re-recording services (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Widget Post Production  post-production facilities

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, and language including sexual references

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40804) | Iceland:14 | Taiwan:R-12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Jennifer Connelly, Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts and Halle Berry were considered for the role of Edie Athens.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Raji is talking to Nick Carr his silver chain is repeatedly in/out of his shirt between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chili Palmer:I hate sequels.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.109" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Wild Out

Somewhat entertaining even if it's not very memorable

John Travolta reprises his role as Chili Palmer, Hollywood gangster, who now turns his eye to the music business. Using his "negotiation skills," he tries to run an independent record label with the wife of a murdered friend, played by Uma Thurman, and try to get his young singer (Christina Milian) a hit record.

Before I saw this sequel, I had heard that it was a terrible film. However, Be Cool is still an enjoyable comedy even if it's not as good as the original. The movie focuses on the music industry this time around instead of the movie industry. The music business is portrayed very poorly in the movie and they use a bunch of lame stereotypes. I can't tell if this was the intention or not since Get Shorty did a nice job of spoofing the movie industry. The same can't be said for the sequel and the attempts just come as lazy.

An impressive cast is what saves the movie from sinking. The best performance is given by The Rock and it's nice to see him in a different type of role. Vince Vaughn also gives a funny performance though he started to get annoying before the end. Surprisingly, Uma Thurman gives an average performance and I was expecting more from her. John Travolta returns as Chili and he does an okay job. His performance is kind of dull though. Christina Milian gives a horrible performance and she's also not that good of a singer. Cedric the Entertainer gives a good performance though he isn't in the film for very long. There are also a bunch of cameos including Steven Tyler and James Wood.

F. Gary Gray directs and he does a poor job. He just doesn't handle the film very well and the movie is kind of a mess. There was also a ton of product placement and it got annoying after awhile. Also at 118 minutes, the film is too long and there are a lot of slow spots. The film needed to be edited badly and it clearly wasn't. Fortunately for the film, the actors are able to rise above the weak direction and script and they deliver some funny scenes. Sometimes, the film tried too hard while other times it was actually pretty funny. Compared to the original, the sequel doesn't measure up well. However, Be Cool is a fairly harmless and forgettable comedy. In the end, Be Cool is worth a rental and that's it. Rating 6/10