Be Cool is a 2005 American crime-comedy film adapted from Elmore
Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990
novel Get Shorty (itself adapted into a 1995 film of the same name)
about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the music industry.The film
adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2003. It was directed by F.
Gary Gray, produced by Danny DeVito (who produced and co-starred in
the first film), and starred John Travolta, reprising his role from
the first film. The film opened in March 2005 and was released to
video and DVD distribution on June 7, 2005. This was Robert
Pastorelli's final film, as he died one year before its theatrical
release.Chili Palmer, restless after years of filmmaking, enters the
music industry after witnessing the Russian mob execute his friend
Tommy Athens, owner of a record company. Chili offers to help Tommy's
widow, Edie Athens, manage the failing business, which owes $300,000
to hip-hop producer Sin LaSalle.
Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990
novel Get Shorty (itself adapted into a 1995 film of the same name)
about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the music industry.The film
adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2003. It was directed by F.
Gary Gray, produced by Danny DeVito (who produced and co-starred in
the first film), and starred John Travolta, reprising his role from
the first film. The film opened in March 2005 and was released to
video and DVD distribution on June 7, 2005. This was Robert
Pastorelli's final film, as he died one year before its theatrical
release.Chili Palmer, restless after years of filmmaking, enters the
music industry after witnessing the Russian mob execute his friend
Tommy Athens, owner of a record company. Chili offers to help Tommy's
widow, Edie Athens, manage the failing business, which owes $300,000
to hip-hop producer Sin LaSalle.
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