Be Cool Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Everyone is looking for the next big hit

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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

2.9 / 5

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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
High Rollers, Savages
Danny DeVito
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Dumbo
Uma Thurman
The King of Kings, The Old Guard 2
Vince Vaughn
Animal Friends, IF
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Cedric the Entertainer
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, A Haunted House
Christina Milian
Baggage Claim, Resort To Love
Joe Pesci
The Good Shepherd, The Irishman
Harvey Keitel
Fatima, Laws of Man
A
Andre Benjamin
Four Brothers, Golden
Dwayne Johnson
Moana 2, Fast X: Part 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: —

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.

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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, Duma and The Jacket.

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