Cool World
While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would. But the artist becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli transports Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. Hard-boiled detective Frank Harris – the only other human in Cool World – cautions Jack with the law: Noids (humans) don't have sex with doodles (cartoons). However, flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas, staring in a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.
Critics Sentiment
Jack is transported to Cool World and meets Holli Would
Frank returns to the real world to stop Holli
The film drops sharply from the compelling animated sequences with Holli Would to the dull and stiff real world portions where the actors appear lost and uncomfortable.
Cool World starts with mixed reception for its ambitious premise but strong animation work, particularly around the seductive Holli Would character. The film deteriorates significantly during the real world sequences where technical flaws become apparent and the human performances fall flat. While some critics appreciated Bakshi's creativity and visual imagination, most found it a messy, unfinished cash-in attempt on Roger Rabbit's success.
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Kim Basinger
Holli Would
Gabriel Byrne
Jack Deebs
Brad Pitt
Detective Frank Harris
Michele Abrams
Jennifer Malley
Deirdre O'Connell
Isabelle Malley
Janni Brenn
Agatha Rose Harris
William Frankfather
Cop
Greg Collins
Cop
Maurice LaMarche
Interrogator #2 / Mash / drunken bar patron / Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers / Jack Deebs (super hero version) (voice)
Michael David Lally
Sparks (voice)
Carrie Hamilton
Comic Bookstore Cashier
Stephen Worth
Bash (performance model) / Comic Store Patron
Murray Podwal
Store Patron
Jenine Jennings
Holli Would / Lonette (performance model) / Craps Bunny (voice)
Joey Camen
Interrogator #1 / Slash / Holli's door (voice)
Paul Ben-Victor
Valet
Gary Friedkin
Mash
Gregory Snegoff
Bash (voice)
Candi Milo
Bob / Lonette (voice)
Charlie Adler
Nails (voice)
Crew
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