Be Cool

"Everyone is looking for the next big hit."

2005 1h 59m EN

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5.5

MID

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29%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 1,011🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 73,869

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Synopsis

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Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

“Everyone is looking for the next big hit.”

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Cast

John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Uma Thurman
Edie Athens
Vince Vaughn
Raji
Cedric the Entertainer
Sin LaSalle
Dwayne Johnson
Elliot Wilhelm
André 3000
Dabu
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Robert Pastorelli
Joe Loop

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Peter Steinfeld
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $53M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Chili Palmer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sheldon Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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John Travolta and Uma Thurman and Vince Vaughn carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

F. Gary Gray directs. Jeffrey L. Kimball behind the camera. John Powell scores. Sheldon Kahn cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $53M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4Part of the "Chili Palmer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sheldon Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8John Travolta and Uma Thurman and Vince Vaughn carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Everyone is looking for the next big hit.".
10IMDB entry: tt0377471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "hitman", "bratva (russian mafia)", "nightclub", "recording contract".