In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.
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Wayne Kramer
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William H. Macy | ... | Bernie Lootz | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Shelly Kaplow | |
| Maria Bello | ... | Natalie Belisario | |
| Shawn Hatosy | ... | Mikey | |
| Ron Livingston | ... | Larry Sokolov | |
| Paul Sorvino | ... | Buddy Stafford | |
| Estella Warren | ... | Charlene | |
| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... | Nicky Fingers Bonnatto | |
| Joey Fatone | ... | Johnny Cappella | |
| M.C. Gainey | ... | Highway Officer (as MC Gainey) | |
| Ellen Greene | ... | Doris | |
| Don Scribner | ... | Lou | |
| Tony Longo | ... | Tony | |
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Richard Israel | ... | Marty Goldfarb |
| Timothy Landfield | ... | The Player | |
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Storyline
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance. Written by Anonymous
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casino | sex in bed | girl in panties | public nudity | leg spreading |Taglines:
When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 January 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Cooler See more »Filming Locations:
Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$3,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$128,973, 30 November 2003Gross USA:
$8,291,572Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,464,788Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Casino employee: Where's Bernie, they're killing us. Yeah, we need him right away.
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(1951)
Arranged by Greg Bosler
Written by Frank Loesser (as Frank Losser)
Produced by Bobby Caldwell & Henry Marx
Performed by Bobby Caldwell
Courtesy of Sin-Drome Records, Ltd.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Ron Livingston based his character on guys he knew that worked in the corporate world. Livingston's approach was to make his character exist as if he were the New Vegas taking over Old Vegas. See more »Goofs
In the closing scene, Bernie Lootz pulls open his tie once before getting out of the car, and then after he gets back in again. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Casino employee: Where's Bernie, they're killing us. Yeah, we need him right away.
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Alternate Versions
The film was cut by the MPAA to achieve an R rating. See more »Soundtracks
Luck Be a Lady(1951)
Arranged by Greg Bosler
Written by Frank Loesser (as Frank Losser)
Produced by Bobby Caldwell & Henry Marx
Performed by Bobby Caldwell
Courtesy of Sin-Drome Records, Ltd.
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The Cooler is worth seeing just for Alec Baldwin's performance alone. An old style casino boss, his inability and unwillingness to accept the new Vegas sends his volatile nature over the edge. Baldwin has always been an underrated actor- at the start of his career, the big studios made the mistake of trying to market him as a star, rather than as the quality actor that he is. He is also helped by working alongside another great actor, William H Macy, who can do more with a look than most can do with 6 OR 7 pages of dialogue ( See the scene when he realizes Maria Bello is still in his flat ). See this film for the acting. It's good to see that films like The Cooler and 21 Grams are doing well and being recognised - it is a triumph for acting and strong scripts as opposed to continual FX and CGI in modern cinema.