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Cool World

  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
26K
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Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger in Cool World (1992)
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When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human f... Read allWhen Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.

  • Director
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Writers
    • Michael Grais
    • Mark Victor
  • Stars
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Kim Basinger
    • Janni Brenn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,168
    1,599
    • Director
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Writers
      • Michael Grais
      • Mark Victor
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • Kim Basinger
      • Janni Brenn
    • 124User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Jack Deebs
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Holli Would
    Janni Brenn
    • Mom Harris
    • (as Janni Brenn-Lowen)
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Frank Harris
    William Frankfather
    William Frankfather
    • Cop
    Greg Collins
    Greg Collins
    • Cop
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Interrogator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joey Camen
    Joey Camen
    • Interrogator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael David Lally
    Michael David Lally
    • Sparks
    • (voice)
    Michele Abrams
    Michele Abrams
    • Jennifer Malley
    Carrie Hamilton
    Carrie Hamilton
    • Comic Bookstore Cashier
    Stephen Worth
    • Store Patron…
    Murray Podwal
    • Store Patron
    Jenine Jennings
    • Craps Bunny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gregory Snegoff
    Gregory Snegoff
    • Bash
    • (voice)
    Candi Milo
    Candi Milo
    • Bob
    • (voice)
    • …
    Charlie Adler
    Charlie Adler
    • Nails
    • (voice)
    • (as Charles Adler)
    Patrick Pinney
    • Bouncer
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Writers
      • Michael Grais
      • Mark Victor
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      As a publicity stunt, Paramount Pictures put a huge cut-out of Holli Would on the D of the Hollywood sign. The studio donated $27,000 to the sign's maintenance fund, another $27,000 to the Rebuild L.A. fund (it was just after the L.A. riots), and paid for 2 park rangers to guard the sign 24 hours a day. The stunt angered local residents, who picketed and demanded that the cut-out be taken down.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, as he gets off the plane, Brad Pitt's character is wearing the twenty-ninth division patch. Later, when he first shows his mother his motorcycle, he asserts that he won it in Italy. The twenty-ninth division was never in Italy.
    • Quotes

      Frank Harris: Baby, you and me, I can't have that in the real world. I can't live without you. But I can't be with you. What do you do, huh? What do you do?

      Lonette: Well, we're just going to have to pretend, then, aren't we?

    • Alternate versions
      When shown on the sci-fi channel, the following scenes have been cut:
      • When Sparks encounters doodle children in the alley he releases little coins with fangs that attack them, but they only show him say "I hate it when she meets guys without telling me".
      • While being chased by the popper police, Slash (the baby-like doodle) urinates on them: they only show the popper police get hit by the train
      • While waiting for the doodle telephone to get to Frank, Nails bites into his desk
      • The sex scene between Holli Would and Jack Deebs has been altered and some footage has been deleted
      • After Nails was "penned' by Holli, Frank encounters Sparks and knocks his French fries out of his hand, Sparks responded with "now you can buy me more fries, dick-head", but it was changed to "now you can buy me more fries, pinhead"
      • At the end, Holli's "pencil-dick" remark is deleted.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: A Stranger Among Us/Man Trouble/Honey, I Blew Up the Kid/Cool World/The Hours and Times (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Play with Me
      Written, Performed and Produced by Thompson Twins

      Thompson Twins perform courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

    User reviews124

    Featured review
    8/10

    So creative and fearless

    I love this movie. It's so incredibly creative and interesting, and I love how fearless it is. Sure, it could be better, but I'm not going to complain because I know it already took so much thought and creativity as it is to get to where it got. Not surprising that most people didn't like it, it takes a very mature mind to be able to see what's actually really cool, interesting, and fun about it. No wonder it's a cult classic.
    • AmandaMichelleTenney
    • Sep 27, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mundo Cool
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Bakshi Animation
      • Bakshi Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,110,589
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,556,451
      • Jul 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,110,589
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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