Holli Would if she could ...and she will
While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would. But the artist becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli transports Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. Hard-boiled detective Frank Harris – the only other human in Cool World – cautions Jack with the law: Noids (humans) don't have sex with doodles (cartoons). However, flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas, staring in a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.
Cool World (1992) is a animation, comedy and fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi, released on July 10, 1992 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt and Michele Abrams. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 828 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Cool World.
Trailer
Teaser
Kim Basinger
as Holli Would
Gabriel Byrne
as Jack Deebs
Brad Pitt
as Detective Frank Harris
Michele Abrams
as Jennifer Malley
Deirdre O'Connell
as Isabelle Malley
Janni Brenn
as Agatha Rose Harris
William Frankfather
as Cop
Greg Collins
as Cop
Maurice LaMarche
as Interrogator #2 / Mash / drunken bar patron / Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers / Jack Deebs (super hero version) (voice)
Michael David Lally
as Sparks (voice)
Carrie Hamilton
as Comic Bookstore Cashier
Stephen Worth
as Bash (performance model) / Comic Store Patron
Directed by Ralph Bakshi, written by Michael Grais, Mark Victor and Mark Victor, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr..
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 828 ratings.
Decent, though a disappointment after enjoying Bakshi's great run of Spider-Man cartoons from the 60's. The animation style and great soundtrack--dated in a fine way--make up for such a lousy and uninspired script. I'd much rather come across Shirley Clarke's similarly titled film from the 60's instead.
Reviewed on May 2, 2016
I'm not 100% positive but I think my parents took me to see this, when I was only 11 years old, and I'm pretty sure they were at the very least unconformable though this was only a month after they took me to see Batman Returns so... Anyway, seeing this again after 30 years, this feels like a movie made for people to watch while high because I was perplexed at what this was. It also had the stench of studio…
Reviewed on August 31, 2022
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The main cast of Cool World (1992) includes Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt, Michele Abrams and Deirdre O'Connell. The film was directed by Ralph Bakshi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cool World was released on July 10, 1992 and runs for 1h 42m.
Cool World (1992) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 828 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, comedy and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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