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Release Date: Nov 26, 2003
Running Time: 101 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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The Cooler is Bernie Lootz, a loser who has made his career out of his contagious bad luck. The Cooler plies his trade, working on the floor of Las Vegas' aging Shangri-La casino, an old-school "gambler's casino," a dinosaur in the shadow of the new Strip and its theme-park attractions. In this purgatory of bright lights and chirping slots, Bernie drifts from table to table, his bad karma cooling one gambler's lucky streak after another. Like an inmate serving time, Bernie has been here for years, paying off a nasty gambling debt he owes to the Shangri-La's slippery Director of Operations, Shelly Kaplow. Bernie is just days away from fulfilling his debt when he meets Natalie, a new cocktail waitress at the Shangri-La. Natalie sweeps Bernie off his feet, and after a night of much-needed raucous sex, Bernie is in love. When Natalie starts to love him back, Bernie's luck starts to change. Feeling good for the first time in years, Bernie can't wait to leave Las Vegas and move on with his life with the woman of his dreams. But will Shelly let his most valued asset leave so easily?
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Larry Sokolov
Buddy Stafford
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Johnny Capella
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Nicky "Fingers" Bonnatto
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November 20, 2003
As the year-end big guns open fire with hype to catch Oscar's attention, an indie gem like The Cooler has to hustle just to stay in the game. So keep an eye out. It's a winner. William H. Macy gives one of his best performances as Bernie Lootz, a Vegas gambler with a knack for losing. His casino-manager pal Shelly (Alec Baldwin) hires him as a cooler, a "piece of walking Kryptonite" who can jinx a high roller just by sitting next to him. Then Bernie's luck changes. He meets Natalie (Maria…
The Cooler revolves around a guy who makes a living being a very unlucky Las Vegas gambler. A little golden nugget of indie brilliance, the film itself hits the jackpot. Story Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is cursed. Everything he has ever touched in his life has turned bad, including a past gambling habit that has made Bernie reluctantly indebted to Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin), an old-school wise guy who paid off Bernie's debts--but not before kneecapping him with a baseball bat. Shelly runs…
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