Cool World

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Cool World

PG-13

1992

1h 42m

Fantasy

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After a bizarre incident, Frank Harris (Brad Pitt) is transported into the cartoon realm of Cool World, where he remains the only human among various animated characters for years. Eventually, artist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) also enters Cool World and sets his lustful sights on his own creation, a blond bombshell named Holli Would (Kim Basinger). However, excessive intermingling between cartoons and humans is said to lead to dire consequences, a risk Jack seems ready to take.

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Critics Consensus

Cool World throws a small handful of visual sparks, but they aren't enough to distract from the screenplay's thin characters and scattered plot.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

A few of Bakshi`s inventions, such as a rattled telephone that panics every time it rings, are amusing and well animated, but most of the characters are grating and dislikable.

Rated: 1/4

May 4, 2014

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

What Bakshi and his screenwriters don't recognize is that even dream worlds have their own fierce logic.

May 4, 2014

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Watching Byrne, Basinger and Pitt struggle to bring verisimilitude to this cockeyed business is painful. And watching the parade of ricocheting doodles is just headache-inducing.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 4, 2014

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The groovy animation retains its kicky charm, but everything else about this live-action/cartoon hybrid remains a hopeless mess.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 17, 2022

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... "Cool World" has amassed a following that would do anything for Holli. If that’s you, then snagging this collector’s edition from Shout! Factory is a no-brainer.

Sep 11, 2022

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Sergio Benítez

Espinof

The reluctant performance of the actors joins the lousy combination of live action actors and the animation - with looks and gestures that never end up agreeing. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 24, 2019

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Nicholas C

Fantastic @#$& these critics.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/11/25

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Anderson O

Cool World is a Wild but interesting ride at best. Holli Would is definitely a Villian ahead of her time. Maybe even in 1992 society wasn’t ready for this film either, but a way outside of the box in thought Multiverse reality to cartoon worlds that collide. Brad Pitt and Kim Bassinger have great chemistry, not enough for Cool World to get a pass in its era for a good movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Danel C

Very bad not like animation is horrible and is for mini sexy adults 0.6/10

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Carlos I

It's really too bad that we couldn't get the original vision of this movie, as I suspect it would be pretty great. As it stands it really a cheap Roger Rabbit knockoff. I have always been disappointed by this movie's promise, ever since I was a kid, but viewing it with fresh eyes and expectations in check it's got some fun stuff going on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Courtney K

this is not good, lol. not even a young Bradd Pitt playing dressup in his father's closet could save it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Noe G

Cool world is also amazing Ralph Bakshi movie i give this movie a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Synopsis

After a bizarre incident, Frank Harris (Brad Pitt) is transported into the cartoon realm of Cool World, where he remains the only human among various animated characters for years. Eventually, artist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) also enters Cool World and sets his lustful sights on his own creation, a blond bombshell named Holli Would (Kim Basinger). However, excessive intermingling between cartoons and humans is said to lead to dire consequences, a risk Jack seems ready to take.

Director: Ralph Bakshi
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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