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The Cooler (2003)

R   |    |  Drama, Romance

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In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.

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  • Alec Baldwin and Ron Livingston in The Cooler (2003)
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  • Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy in The Cooler (2003)
  • William H. Macy and Maria Bello in The Cooler (2003)
  • Maria Bello in The Cooler (2003)

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 9 wins & 25 nominations.

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User Reviews
20 June 2004 | jedobi
ALEC BALDWIN
The Cooler is worth seeing just for Alec Baldwin's performance alone. An old style casino boss, his inability and unwillingness to accept the new Vegas sends his volatile nature over the edge. Baldwin has always been an underrated actor- at the start of his career, the big studios made the mistake of trying to market him as a star, rather than as the quality actor that he is. He is also helped by working alongside another great actor, William H Macy, who can do more with a look than most can do with 6 OR 7 pages of dialogue ( See the scene when he realizes Maria Bello is still in his flat ). See this film for the acting. It's good to see that films like The Cooler and 21 Grams are doing well and being recognised - it is a triumph for acting and strong scripts as opposed to continual FX and CGI in modern cinema.

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Trivia

The movie is based near Fremont street, which is now known as the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. It's the original Las Vegas casino area before the strip was developed. Only the aerial exterior shots were filmed in Las Vegas. The majority of the location shots were all filmed in Reno, Nevada.

Quotes

Casino employee: Where's Bernie, they're killing us. Yeah, we need him right away.

Goofs

When Bernie is unlucky at the blackjack table, an empty table is shown with the cigarette butts quickly accumulating in the ashtray. However, this would imply there were people at the table for a long period of time, which wouldn't have been the case if people weren't winning.

Crazy Credits

Maria Bello's face is reflected on the side of the "Lady Luck" hotel.

Alternate Versions

The film was cut by the MPAA to achieve an R rating.

Soundtracks

Almost Like Being in Love
Music by Frederick Loewe
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (as Allan Lerner)
Performed by Nick D'Egidio
Courtesy of TSR Records, Ltd.

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

16 January 2004

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$128,973 30 November 2003

Gross USA:

$8,291,572

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,464,788

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