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The Cool and the Crazy

  • 1958
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
287
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Richard Bakalyan, Dickie Jones, Scott Marlowe, and Gigi Perreau in The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
Drama

High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.

  • Director
    • William Witney
  • Writer
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Stars
    • Scott Marlowe
    • Richard Bakalyan
    • Gigi Perreau
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    287
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Witney
    • Writer
      • Richard C. Sarafian
    • Stars
      • Scott Marlowe
      • Richard Bakalyan
      • Gigi Perreau
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Scott Marlowe
    Scott Marlowe
    • Bennie Saul
    Richard Bakalyan
    Richard Bakalyan
    • Jackie Barzan
    • (as Dick Bakalyan)
    Gigi Perreau
    Gigi Perreau
    • Amy
    Dickie Jones
    Dickie Jones
    • Stu Summerville
    • (as Dick Jones)
    Shelby Storck
    • Det. Lt. Sloan
    Marvyn J. Rosen
    • Eddie (the pusher)
    Caroline von Mayrhauser
    • Miss Ryan (teacher)
    Ken Plumb
    • Marty (a teenager)
    Robert Hadden
    • Charles 'Cookie' Tyler
    Joe Adelman
    • Desk Sgt. Harry
    John Hannahan
    • Drunk teenager
    James Newman
    • Det. Sgt. Myers
    Jackie Storck
    • Amy's mother
    Leonard Belove
    • Amy's father
    John Quihas
    Paul Culp
    Anthony Pawley
    • Mr. Saul
    Jim Bysol
    • Blue Note proprietor
    • Director
      • William Witney
    • Writer
      • Richard C. Sarafian
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Richard Bakalyan and Dickie Jones were arrested by Kansas City police for vagrancy as they stood on the street between takes. The police saw their long hair and leather jackets and wanted to get them off the street before they "infected" the local youth.
    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cool and the Crazy
      Written by Bill Nolan and Ronnie Norman.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Drogenfalle
    • Filming locations
      • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • Production company
      • Imperial Productions Inc. (III)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 18m(78 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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