---
title: 'Be Cool (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'F. Gary Gray'
released: '2005-03-04'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-cool-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377471/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Be Cool (2005)

2005 · 118 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Be Cool is a 2005 American crime comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel, which was the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty. The movie is the sequel to the 1995 film adaptation of Get Shorty, with John Travolta and Danny DeVito reprising their roles and also starring Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Steven Tyler, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Harvey Keitel and The Rock. In addition to being Pastorelli's final appearance, it was also Anna Nicole Smith's last feature film before her death in 2007. The plot follows mobster Chili Palmer, portrayed by Travolta, as he enters into the music industry.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- **Director:** [F. Gary Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-gary-gray)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Steinfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-steinfeld)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-powell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeffrey L. Kimball](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-l-kimball)
- **Editor:** [Sheldon Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheldon-kahn)

## Cast

- [Christina Milian](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-milian)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [James Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-woods)
- [Black Eyed Peas](https://cinepixo.com/people/black-eyed-peas)
- [Wyclef Jean](https://cinepixo.com/people/wyclef-jean)
- [Vince Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-vaughn)
- [Steven Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-tyler)
- [Paul Adelstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-adelstein)
- [Kenan Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenan-thompson)
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- [Minae Noji](https://cinepixo.com/people/minae-noji)
- [Arielle Kebbel](https://cinepixo.com/people/arielle-kebbel)
- [Margaret Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-travolta)
- [Seth Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-green)

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