Be Cool Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 8, 2005

Be Cool

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2005

Director: F. Gary Gray

Starring: John Travolta • Danny DeVito • Uma Thurman • Vince Vaughn • Cedric the Entertainer

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 54 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: 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
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Danny DeVito
Migration, Haunted Mansion
Uma Thurman
The King of Kings, Movie 43
Vince Vaughn
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Cedric the Entertainer
A Haunted House, Outlaw Posse
Christina Milian
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Joe Pesci
The Good Shepherd, The Irishman
Harvey Keitel
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Andre Benjamin
Golden, Charlotte's Web
Dwayne Johnson
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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: —

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 for Be Cool

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent 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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Release Dates

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

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