Be Cool Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Everyone is looking for the next big hit

Oct. 8, 2005

Be Cool

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2005

Dwayne Johnson, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, Christina Milian, Cedric the Entertainer, Vince Vaughn, Joe Pesci, Andre Benjamin, F. Gary Gray, Stacey Sher, Michael Shamberg, Peter Stienfeld

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 54 m

2.9

56% WILL SEE

44% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in "Be Cool", a sequel to the comedy smash "Get Shorty". This time, Chili becomes a different kind of "hit" man—he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics to the music business. When a friend is offed while they're at lunch, Chili takes the opportunity to visit the guy's wife, Edie (Uma Thurman), and pitch himself as her new business partner at an independent record label. With a promising young pop-star-in-training as his protégé (Christina Milian), Chili has to juggle her faux-urban manager (Vince Vaughn), his gay, wannabe-actor bodyguard (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), Russian mobsters, and an eloquent gangsta music producer (Cedric the Entertainer,) to save the label and land a hit—and keep from getting popped himself.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Be Cool.

John Travolta
Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride, Cash Out
Danny DeVito
Jumanji: The Next Level, Haunted Mansion
Uma Thurman
Bel Ami, King of Kings
Vince Vaughn
IF, Hacksaw Ridge
C
Cedric the Entertainer
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Christina Milian
Meet Me Next Christmas, Resort To Love
Joe Pesci
The Irishman, Love Ranch
Harvey Keitel
Paradox Effect, The Baker
A
Andre Benjamin
Charlotte's Web, Four Brothers
Dwayne Johnson
Red One, Moana 2

Crew Behind the Film

The Be Cool behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director F. Gary Gray last directed Lift and Men in Black: International.

Director: F. Gary Gray
Screenwriter: Peter Stienfeld
Producers: Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence, sensuality, and language, including sexual references
Runtime: 1 hr, 54 m
Tagline: Everyone is looking for the next big hit
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Be Cool movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Be Cool movie production.

Key Facts

The role for OutKast's Andre 3000, who is fast becoming a hot commodity in the music-to-film crossover world, was tailored specifically for the hip-hop star, sources said.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Be Cool was released in on Friday, March 4, 2005. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Pacifier, The Jacket and Gunner Palace.

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