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Cool World

  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
27K
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Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger in Cool World (1992)
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Adult AnimationDark ComedyDark FantasyFarceHand-Drawn AnimationSlapstickAnimationComedyFantasy

When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human f... Read allWhen Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. However, the flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.

  • Director
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Writers
    • Michael Grais
    • Mark Victor
  • Stars
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • Kim Basinger
    • Janni Brenn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Writers
      • Michael Grais
      • Mark Victor
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • Kim Basinger
      • Janni Brenn
    • 131User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Jack Deebs
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Holli Would
    Janni Brenn
    • Mom Harris
    • (as Janni Brenn-Lowen)
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Frank Harris
    William Frankfather
    William Frankfather
    • Cop
    Greg Collins
    Greg Collins
    • Cop
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Interrogator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joey Camen
    Joey Camen
    • Interrogator
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael David Lally
    Michael David Lally
    • Sparks
    • (voice)
    Michele Abrams
    Michele Abrams
    • Jennifer Malley
    Carrie Hamilton
    Carrie Hamilton
    • Comic Bookstore Cashier
    Stephen Worth
    • Store Patron…
    Murray Podwal
    • Store Patron
    Jenine Jennings
    • Craps Bunny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gregory Snegoff
    Gregory Snegoff
    • Bash
    • (voice)
    Candi Milo
    Candi Milo
    • Bob
    • (voice)
    • …
    Charlie Adler
    Charlie Adler
    • Nails
    • (voice)
    • (as Charles Adler)
    Patrick Pinney
    • Bouncer
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Writers
      • Michael Grais
      • Mark Victor
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews131

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Traci Lords was in contention for the role of Holli Would, but lost out to the more widely recognized Kim Basinger.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, as he gets off the plane, Brad Pitt's character is wearing the twenty-ninth division patch. Later, when he first shows his mother his motorcycle, he asserts that he won it in Italy. The twenty-ninth division was never in Italy.
    • Quotes
      • Holli Would: [now human, proudly smiling] Well, howdy, Nails. As you see, there's been some... changes around here.
      • [thrusts her ample bosom forward, twirls around, giggling as she shows off her new shape]
      • Nails: You are a big-morphic menace! I forbid you to take one step out of the Cool World!
      • Holli Would: You eight-arm inkspot! Who do you think you're dealing with? I'm real!
      • Nails: You made it with a noid, you don't know what you are! Mark my words, girlie-pie! You leave here and it's trouble for you two!
      • Holli Would: I'm leaving, pencil-dick! You just *try* and stop me!
      • Nails: Don't do it! Don't do it, girl!
    • Alternate versions
      When shown on the sci-fi channel, the following scenes have been cut:
      • When Sparks encounters doodle children in the alley he releases little coins with fangs that attack them, but they only show him say "I hate it when she meets guys without telling me".
      • While being chased by the popper police, Slash (the baby-like doodle) urinates on them: they only show the popper police get hit by the train
      • While waiting for the doodle telephone to get to Frank, Nails bites into his desk
      • The sex scene between Holli Would and Jack Deebs has been altered and some footage has been deleted
      • After Nails was "penned' by Holli, Frank encounters Sparks and knocks his French fries out of his hand, Sparks responded with "now you can buy me more fries, dick-head", but it was changed to "now you can buy me more fries, pinhead"
      • At the end, Holli's "pencil-dick" remark is deleted.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: A Stranger Among Us/Man Trouble/Honey, I Blew Up the Kid/Cool World/The Hours and Times (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Play with Me
      Written, Performed and Produced by Thompson Twins
      Thompson Twins perform courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 10, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mundo Cool
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Bakshi Animation
      • Bakshi Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,110,589
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,556,451
      • Jul 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,110,589
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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