Cool World

Name: Cool World
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Animation
Released: July 10, 1992
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 28
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger

1992

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 10, 1992 | PG-13

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger

Summary: Cartoonist Jack Deebs (Byrne) is transported into a cartoon universe called Cool World by Holli Would (Basinger), who has fallen in love with him and wants to be human.

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Animation

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 102 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Ralph Bakshi's first feature in nearly a decade would like to be a down-and-dirty "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but Bakshi isn't up to the task. Read full review

Julie Salamon

A brilliant but completely muddled concoction about the relationship between fantasy and reality. [16 Jul 1992]

Hal Hinson

Technically, Bakshi's work is uneven; some of the characters in his Cool universe are hilarious, while others are flat. Read full review

Janet Maslin

The plot of Michael Grais's and Mark Victor's screenplay is even more nonsensical than it needs to be. [11 Jul 1992]

TV Guide Magazine Ethan Alter

Cool World's numerous plot holes and illogicalities might be forgiven if it had interesting characters or impressive visual effects. Read full review

Jay Carr

The only thing that keeps Cool World from imploding is that Bakshi turns it into a series of animator's riffs, with little explosions of toon action erupting like video game novas into the foreground of the story that isn't happening. [10 Jul 1992]

Brian Lowry

Style has seldom pummeled substance as severely as in Cool World, a combination funhouse ride/acid trip that will prove an ordeal for most visitors in the form of trial by animation. Read full review

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Rox22

Feb 19, 2013

Every instinct in me tells me this is a bad movie that has very little redeeming it. YET, for some weird reason I actually like it. I think it is one of those movies that it is so bad that it is good, at least for me it is. The animation is substandard, even when it came out. The referencesEvery instinct in me tells me this is a bad movie that has very little redeeming it. YET, for some weird reason I actually like it. I think it is one of those movies that it is so bad that it is good, at least for me it is. The animation is substandard, even when it came out. The references are also dated. The jokes are either nonsensical or just stupid. But then there's Holli Wood: Damn she's fine! Also, it's pretty funny to see one of Brad Pitt's earliest roles. It also has a pretty decent soundtrack. Overall: A cult movie for sure, and sadly I am one of its followers.… Expand

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talisencrw

May 2, 2016

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 theDecent, 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.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Dec 21, 2019

Boring, dreadful **** mess.

One of the worst films I've seen from Brad Pitt. Incredible that just one year later he delivered Kalifornia.

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