The Cooler
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wayne Kramer
William H. Macy
Alec Baldwin
Maria Bello
Ron Livingston
Paul Sorvino
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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?
Director
Wayne Kramer
Cast
William H. Macy
Alec Baldwin
Maria Bello
Ron Livingston
Paul Sorvino
Estella Warren
Joey Fatone
Shawn Hatosy
Arthur Nascarella
Mc Gainey
Ellen Greene
Don Scribner
Tony Longo
Richard Israel
Timothy Landfield
T J Gioia
Jewel Shepard
Gordon Michaels
Doc Watson
Dan Lemieux
Larry Elliott
Joe Conti
Chris Platt
Norbert Ganska
Mitch Samboceti
Andrew Simbeck
Danny Grossen
Jeff Hill
Monet Beaman
Charlie Carr
Kanie Kastroll
Bryon Baker
John Kozeluh
Cherilyn Hayres
James Mccarthy
Frank Hannah
Monica White
Heather Mchenry
Mark Isham
Bob Sheppard
Adam Peppers
Richard Ruttenberg
Sid Paige
Peter Erskine
John Leftwich
Terry Hargis
Crew
Michael Adkisson
Nick Agorastos
Doug Arnold
Jose Avitia
Brent Baccambuso
Kirk Baily
Alice Baker
Kathleen Becker
David Bilow
Suzanne Bingham
David Blundell
Robin Bonaccorsi
John Bowen
Anita Louise Brown
Kristin M. Burke
Tom Y Burns
Blake Busby
Andrew Busey
Josh Caine
Alessandro Camon
Alessandro Camon
Jeff S Caples
Tom Carlson
Michel Clement
Arthur Coburn
Andy Coe
Andy Coe
Linda O Cook
Ryan Cooke
Steve Copley
Toby Corbett
Heather Cummings
Daniel Curet
Wendy Cutler
Sandy De Crescent
Sig De Miguel
Scott Doleto
E C Duffy
Kahele Dunn
Will Durham
Casey Easlick
Philip Eichner
Erin Fite
Richard L. Fox
Derry Frost
Jeff Fuller
Bryan Furst
Sean Furst
Mike A Gayten
Lauren Glen
Jackie Gonneau
Billy Gottlieb
Hayley Green
Lauren Grey
Heather Grierson
Malcolm Groome
Dylan Gross
Molly Grundman
Robert Gryphon
James Guillory
Stephen Halbert
Frank Hannah
Amy Harmon
Scott Hecker
Richard Hendrix
Jairo Hernandez Jr.
Javier M Hernandez
Heidi Higginbotham
Matthew Hill
Nicole Hirsch-whitaker
Colin Hudson
Colin Hudson
Kevin Hutchins
Mark Isham
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Tateum Kohut
E Reed Koppen
Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer
Stephen Krause
Stephen Krause
Alexander Kukulus
Shawn Lacy
J Kathryn Landholt
Jason Larocca
David Lee
Dan Lemieux
Packy Lennon
Howard London
Ivy K Lukas
Larry Lynch
Joe Madden
Jamie Maheu
Casey Mako
Anna Malkin
John Bard Manulis
Tom Martin
Fred Masselink
Bryan Daniel Matulay
Micah M May
James J Mccarthy
James J Mccarthy
Kevin Mcvey
Andrew Midgley
Chris Miller
Gary Miller
Shauna Miller Schain
Michael Miner
Randall Montgomery
Michael Morreale
Brett Morrison
Tony Murphy
Adam Neace
Gaylen Nebeker
Loren Nebeker
Merysa Nichols
Eric A Norris
Brad North
Robert Novellino
Vincent Nunez
Jeremy Oddo
Ronald M Owens
Phillip Palousek
Tina Panella
David Perelle
Udo Pfeiffer
Guy Pfiershy
Shauna Phelan
David Piedra
Michael Pierce
Rebecca Poulos
Edward Pressman
Jason Rall
Patrick Reddish
Chris Reiter
David Richards
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Kristina Santoro
John Schmidt
Dean Scofield
Jim Sheldon
Steve Sheridan
John Sievert
Jonathan Sizemore
Richard Sloane
John A Sozio
Robin Adair Sparks
Adam Stern
Lloyd Stinsen
Rob Stone
Carol A Strong
Rick Sulier
Craig Sullivan
Diana Tauder
J Todd Taylor
Jon Taylor
Jayce Templeton
Florian Tessloff
Jeff Turner
Steven Vana
Derek Vaughn
Georgia Vestakis
Douglas Walls
Richard Webb
Wendy Weidman
David Adam Weisberg
Jim Whitaker
Sarah Wheat Whittaker
Byron Wilson
Tim Wilson
Quinn Yancey
Cathy Yermilov-miller
Travis Zariwny
Lulu Zezza
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for two 2004 Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Maria Bello) and Best Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin).
Winner of the 2003 award for Best Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin) by the National Board of Review.
Released in United States Fall November 26, 2003
Released in United States January 2003
Released in United States June 2003
Released in United States on Video April 20, 2004
Released in United States on Video April 27, 2004
Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Opening Night) June 11-21, 2003.
Lions Gate Films acquired North American rights for a reported $1.5 million at 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 16-26, 2003.)
Released in United States on Video April 20, 2004
Released in United States on Video April 27, 2004
Released in United States June 2003 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Opening Night) June 11-21, 2003.)
Released in United States Fall November 26, 2003