Be Cool

Be Cool
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	F. Gary Gray
Screenplay by	Peter Steinfeld
Based on	Be Cool by Elmore Leonard
Produced by	Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher
Starring	Cedric The Entertainer Vince Vaughn Uma Thurman John Travolta Andre Benjamin Steven Tyler Robert Pastorelli Christina Milian Harvey Keitel Dwayne Johnson Danny DeVito
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Sheldon Kahn
Music by	John Powell
Production companies	Jersey Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (International)[1]
Release date	March 4, 2005 (2005-03-04)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$53–75 million[2][3]
Box office	$95.8 million[2]

Be Cool is a 2005 American crime comedy film based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name, which was the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty. The movie is the sequel to the 1995 film adaptation of Get Shorty, and the second installment overall in the Get Shorty franchise. The plot follows mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the music industry. This was Robert Pastorelli's final film in addition to Anna Nicole Smith's final feature film as Pastorelli died one year before its theatrical release.

The film adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2004. It was directed by F. Gary Gray, produced by Danny DeVito (who produced and co-starred in the first film), and starred John Travolta, reprising his role from the first film. It also marked the second collaboration between Travolta and Vince Vaughn after starring in 2001's Domestic Disturbance. The film was released on March 4, 2005. It received negative reviews and grossed $95 million against a budget of $53–75 million. It stars an ensemble cast of Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Vince Vaughn, Robert Pastorelli, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Christina Milian, Steven Tyler, Dwayne Johnson, and Harvey Keitel, and Danny DeVito.