Cool World

1992 PG-13 1h 42m

5.7 / 10 798

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5.7/10

798

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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.

Director Ralph Bakshi

Writers

Michael Grais Mark Victor Michael Grais

Stars

Kim Basinger Gabriel Byrne Brad Pitt

Detective Frank Harris

Interrogator #2 / Mash / drunken bar patron / Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers / Jack Deebs (super hero version) (voice)

Michael David Lally

Sparks (voice)

Carrie Hamilton

Comic Bookstore Cashier

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Stephen Worth

Bash (performance model) / Comic Store Patron

Holli Would / Lonette (performance model) / Craps Bunny (voice)

Joey Camen

Interrogator #1 / Slash / Holli's door (voice)

Bob / Lonette (voice)

Lucky's Bouncer (voice)

Animation Comedy Fantasy

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User Reviews 2

JPV852 31 Aug 2022

5/10

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...

talisencrw 3 May 2016

6/10

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.