Cool World (1992)
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: This energetic blend of live-action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature films after an eight-year hiatus. The story follows two humans who encounter Cool World--a parallel universe where cartoons actually... This energetic blend of live-action and animation was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and marked his return to feature films after an eight-year hiatus. The story follows two humans who encounter Cool World--a parallel universe where cartoons actually exist--and tangle with the seductive Holli Would (Kim Basinger), an ambitious animated bombshell determined to escape into three-dimensional reality. Gabriel Byrne plays Jack Deebs, the comic book artist who created and then is seduced by Holli; and Brad Pitt plays Detective Frank Harris, the Cool World cop out to make sure humans don't have sex with cartoon characters, since that act can rupture the fabric between the two universes. Of course the rupturing occurs, and all sorts of freewheeling animated hell breaks loose as cartoon misfits of all shapes and sizes invade the city of Las Vegas. With a thumping techno score that includes tracks from Moby and David Bowie and such goofy touches as Holli singing "Let's Make Love" with Frank Sinatra Jr., COOL WORLD is definitely a freaky place to visit. [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt
Screenwriter: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Composer: Mark Isham
DVD Info
Release:
Nov 11, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - English
- Dolby Surround - French
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Features
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Reviews
Critics often use the word 'incomprehensible' when referring to a poorly constructed movie, but nowhere is this assessment more accurate than in the case of Cool World.
Although director Ralph Bakshi’s imagination is certainly present, Cool World is too full of itself to create any magic.
a major misfire from a deeply gifted filmmaker and artist whose career was already on the rocks
Wanted to be the next Roger Rabbit. Turned out to be a watered down 'Fritz the Cat.'
Occasionally hints at being something great that was hacked down to size in both budget and time.
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