Be Cool is a movie directed by F. Gary Gray in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Elmore Leonard, first published in 1999. The movie features John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Harvey Keitel, Dwayne Johnson, Cedric the Entertainer, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1999
Pages
292
Book Rate
7.02
S: Goodreads
Book
Be Cool
Author: Elmore Leonard
Country: USA
First published in: 1999
Length: 292 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Chili Palmer
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“You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.”
ASHWIN SANGHI (Writer)
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