Be Cool
“Everyone is looking for the next big hit.”
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
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2 films
Cast
64 people
John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Uma Thurman
Edie Athens
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Pulp Fiction
Vince Vaughn
Raji
Known for
Hacksaw Ridge
The Internship
Cedric the Entertainer
Sin LaSalle
Known for
Ice Age
Madagascar
Dwayne Johnson
Elliot Wilhelm
Known for
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
San Andreas
André 3000
Dabu
Known for
Four Brothers
Revolver
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Known for
Epic
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Robert Pastorelli
Joe Loop
Known for
Dances with Wolves
Eraser
Christina Milian
Linda Moon
Known for
Falling Inn Love
Dexter: Original Sin
Paul Adelstein
Hy Gordon
Known for
Prison Break
The Menu
Debi Mazar
Marla
Known for
KAOS
Entourage
Gregory Alan Williams
Darryl
Known for
Baywatch
The Righteous Gemstones
F. Gary Gray Director · Peter Steinfeld Screenplay Elmore Leonard Author
Worldwide gross $95M · Budget $53M · United States release March 4, 2005
Box office
Budget
$53,000,000
Worldwide gross
$95,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Jersey Films
Production
Double Feature Films
Production
Nina Saxon Film Design
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Canada · March 4, 2005
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 2005
Theatrical
United States · June 7, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
July 5, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Austria
April 1, 2005 · Digital
Czechia
April 21, 2005 · Theatrical
France
March 23, 2005 · Theatrical
November 1, 2025 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
April 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 1, 2005 · Digital
Italy
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
September 3, 2005 · Digital
Poland
April 22, 2005 · Digital
South Korea
April 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 23, 2005 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 1, 2005 · Theatrical
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