The cooler / Contentfilm presents a Pierre-Williams/Furst Films production in association with Gryphon Films and Dog Pond Productions ; produced by Sean Furst, Michael Pierce ; written by Frank Hannah & Wayne Kramer ; directed by Wayne Kramer.

Bernie is extremely unlucky at gambling and he owes the Shangri-La casino's mob boss Shelly Kaplow over $100,000. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler". He gambles next to high rollers and gives them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, but...

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Corporate Authors:	ContentFilm (Firm) Furst Films Gryphon Films Dog Pond Productions Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors:	Furst, Sean Pierce, Michael (Michael A.) Hannah, Frank, 1971- Kramer, Wayne, 1965- Macy, William H., 1950- Bello, Maria, 1967- Hatosy, Shawn, 1975- Livingston, Ron Warren, Estella Nascarella, Arthur J. Gainey, M. C. Sorvino, Paul Baldwin, Alec, 1958- Whitaker, James Coburn, Arthur Isham, Mark Burke, Kristin M. Corbett, Toby
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtrack in English ; Subtitles in Spanish. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:	[Widescreen version].
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Casinos > Employees > Drama. Organized crime > Nevada > Las Vegas > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Nevada > Las Vegas > Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Feature films > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Casinos > Employees. Man-woman relationships. Organized crime. Nevada > Las Vegas.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Bernie is extremely unlucky at gambling and he owes the Shangri-La casino's mob boss Shelly Kaplow over $100,000. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler". He gambles next to high rollers and gives them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, but when Bernie has almost paid off his debt, he meets cocktail waitress, Natalie. The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. Unfortunately, Shelly isn't going to let Bernie go so easily.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: Director and crew commentaries; Anatomy of a scene; Storyboard comparisons; 5.1 music only track. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AQ4 D0035755 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for strong sexuality, violence, and language, and some drug use.
ISBN:	1594351694 9781594351693
Credits:	Director of photography, James Whitaker ; editor, Arthur Coburn ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Kristin M. Burke ; production designer, Toby Corbett.
System Details:	DVD format.
Cast:	William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, Ron Livingston, Estella Warren, Arthur J. Nascarella, M.C. Gainey, Paul Sorvino, Alec Baldwin.