Be Cool Page #6

Synopsis: Streetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing. From the recording studio to an Aerosmith concert to the MTV Music Awards, he manipulates events to watch them play out the Chili way, using his signature blend of wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics. It's a dangerous business, and everyone's looking for their next big hit.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music
Director(s): F. Gary Gray
Production: MGM/UA
  1 win & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
30%
PG-13
Year:
2005
118 min
$55,590,667
Website
867 Views


Now sh*t's gonna have to get ugly.

Ugly?

Why you trippin'?

It ain't like you need it.

Dabu, it's the principle.

Today it's 300 grand,

tomorrow it's three million.

I gotta send a message.

I feel ya, dawg.

You talk to the PD?

The police?

"The poli... "

The program director.

Check this out.

Well, hello, Mr. Program Director.

You see what happen

when you don't spin my records?

Good morning, guys!

Hey, y'all, speak to my daughter.

Good morning, Deshawn!

Deshawn, sweetie,

why don't you go back inside?

Okay?

Daddy's having a little meeting.

I'll take you to school in my car.

Bye, guys!

Good-bye, Deshawn!

Okay, boo-boo.

All right.

Play my records!

You hear me? Play! Play!

Play my records!

Play Dub Records! Dub MD's!

- Move yo' head. Move it.

- Stay still!

She gone?

I'm telling you, Edie,

she's got a voice,

she's got the attitude.

- You're gonna love her.

- Sounds like you love her.

Well, if you're asking me

if I think she's talented, yes.

I can't believe this.

Condolences on a two-way and

half of them are Tommy's ex-girlfriends.

Look, Chil, producing an album,

you know, it's not like making a movie.

Good.

I think movies are too corporate.

I like to be spontaneous and creative.

I'm just saying, you know,

the music biz is a b*tch, you know?

It's dangerous.

It's rough out there.

Believe me, I know.

That's why I loved working at

MoMo's club, if you know what I mean.

What'd you do at MoMo's?

You book bands?

Not really.

- Were you a bouncer?

- Not really.

You really were a shylock,

weren't you?

Did I tell you

that she writes her own music?

Here she is.

Here we go.

You ready to show off?

Chili, look, I'm so sorry,

but my damn replacement didn't show up.

I ended up stuck in the drive-through.

It's all right.

Calm down, calm down.

Edie, Linda.

Linda, this is Edie Athens.

This is Tommy's widow.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

- Look, I'm really sorry about being late.

- Don't worry about it.

So Chili tells me

you've got a great voice.

Really?

Well, you do.

That is so sweet.

Thank you.

Is this where you play?

I can't really afford my own piano,

so they let me play here.

Come on, let's go hear you.

Yeah? Let's go.

Life is what you make it

At least that's what they say

Well, I think I'm gonna make it

Fulfill my dreams someday

I feel this fire growing

Deep inside of me

I'm so inspired knowing

that it's my destiny

I breathe like a champion

I dream like a champion

I see I'm a champion

It's meant to be

My will's getting stronger

I can't wait any longer

I'm singing a song

that's inside of me

'Cause I'm a believer

I know that I can make it

no matter what they say

'Cause I'm a believer

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Peter Steinfeld

Peter L. Steinfeld is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for writing mystery film Drowning Mona (released 2000), comedy film Be Cool (2005) and drama film 21 (2008). more…

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