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Be Cool

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35 Interesting Facts About Be Cool

  1. #002

    This was Robert Pastorelli's last film. He died of an accidental drug overdose during production.

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  2. #003

    This is the last film in which Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is credited as "The Rock." After this film he would be billed as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and would later drop "The Rock" in favor of just Dwayne Johnson. He is referred to as "The Rock" only in WWE productions.

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  3. #005

    Elmore Leonard named Elliot Wilhelm (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) after the real-life film critic and Detroit Institute of Arts film curator Elliot Wilhelm (the real Wilhelm appears early in the film as a patron at the Viper Room, before the title sequence).

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  4. #007

    Barry Sonnenfeld originally planned to return as director of this film, the sequel to Get Shorty (1995), but delays in the production and scheduling problems prevented it.

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  5. #008

    The scenes of the NBA game with John Travolta and Uma Thurman were shot at the Staples Center on 26 February 2004, during a game between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings. Although the film says the Lakers won the game, they lost 101-103.

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  6. #009

    In the scene where Linda Moon (Christina Milian) performs with Aerosmith, the picture on Joe Perry's guitar is of his wife Billie, whom he married in 1985.

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  7. #011

    The decision to make this film PG-13 came just before filming. Director F. Gary Gray later said this change stripped the film of its originality, which partly led to results that were disappointing both critically and commercially.

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  8. #013

    The Aerosmith song "Sweet Emotion" is not about Steven Tyler's daughter Liv. The song dates from 1975 and Liv Tyler was born in 1977. "Sweet Emotion" took its name from bassist Tom Hamilton, who was known as "Mr. Sweet Emotion."

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  9. #014

    Footage of a concert scene featuring Aerosmith and Christina Milian was shot on 24 June 2004 at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

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  10. #015

    At one point in the film, Raj is called "Vanilla Ice." In hip-hop folklore, Suge Knight is said to have taken Vanilla Ice out onto a hotel balcony and dangled him by his ankles. Raj goes through the same scenario. In real life, however, Knight did take Vanilla Ice out onto the balcony and implied he would throw him off.

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  11. #016

    Steven Tyler jokes that he is not the kind of rock star who appears in films. In fact, Steven had already appeared in several films at that point, usually as part of Aerosmith, including Wayne's World 2 (1993) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978).

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  12. #019

    In the opening scene, Chili sees a poster for a film called 'Get Lost' and, nodding, says 'ah, sequels.' That film is the sequel to Get Shorty (1995).

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  13. #020

    John Travolta and Uma Thurman dance as a tribute to their roles in Pulp Fiction (1994).

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  14. #022

    The film features John Travolta's sister. Despite her appearing in many high-profile films and series away from her brother, this is one of the eight films they made together.

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  15. #023

    Eric Balfour's role as Derek was cut from the film, though at least some of his scenes are included among the deleted scenes on the DVD.

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  16. #025

    At the end, the main characters are behind Linda Moon at her concert.

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  17. #026

    Raji drives a white Lincoln Towncar with a maroon roof. The license plate reads "NIT2WNIT" (In It To Win It).

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  18. #028

    Brett Ratner was initially set to direct but dropped out.

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  19. #031

    Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit appears in the final concert scene.

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  20. #032

    John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Harvey Keitel all appeared in Pulp Fiction (1994).

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  21. #033

    In the scene where John Travolta meets Harvey Keitel, Harvey raises his finger as if making a gun. He did the same thing in Taxi Driver (1976) while wearing a similar tank top.

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  22. #034

    The Hawaiian-style costume and dance that Elliot (Dwayne Johnson) performs on stage at Linda Moon's show closely resembles the costume and dance scene of Maui in the animated children's film Moana (2016). Coincidentally, Dwayne Johnson is also the voice of Maui.

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  23. #035

    Both Get Shorty and Be Cool end with Harvey Keitel being arrested while taking something from a closet.

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  24. #036

    Although Keitel plays a different character, the only actors returning from the original film are John Travolta, Harvey Keitel and Danny DeVito. Travolta and DeVito reprise their roles as Chilli Palmer and Martin Weir.

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  25. #037

    Dwayne Johnson and Danny DeVito later appeared together in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).

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  26. #038

    John Travolta and Robert Pastorelli both appeared in Michael (1996), but they share far less screen time in this film.

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  27. #039

    John Travolta and Vince Vaughn acted together in Domestic Disturbance (2001).

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  28. #040

    John Travolta and Uma Thurman kiss in Be Cool (2005). They did not kiss in Pulp Fiction (1994).

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  29. #042

    In Get Shorty, Karen is woken by the television while in bed with Harry, so Harry goes downstairs to see what is happening. Karen later follows him. In Be Cool, Edie is woken by the stereo while in bed with Chili, so Chili goes downstairs to see what is happening, and Edie later follows him.

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  30. #043

    It was Anna Nicole Smith's last feature film.

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  31. #044

    Chili Palmer (John Travolta) and Edie Athens (Uma Thurman) walk past the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard while talking about Steven Tyler. The film playing is The Untouchables (1987).

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  32. #046

    John Travolta and James Woods appeared in The General's Daughter (1999).

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  33. #049

    Both John Travolta and Dwayne Johnson would later work with Karen Gillan. Travolta would act alongside Gillan in In a Valley of Violence (2016), and Johnson would act alongside Gillan in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).

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  34. #050

    Be Cool opens with Kool & the Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'," while Pulp Fiction opens with Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie."

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  35. #051

    Christina Millian: in 2002 she performed the theme song "Call Me, Beep Me!" for Disney Channel's animated series Kim Possible.

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