Ralph Bakshi

Cool World is a 1992 American live-action/animated fantasy-comedy film directed by Ralph Bakshi, and starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt.

Shirley Clarke

The Cool World was Frederick Wiseman's first involvement with cinema (he produced cinema ) and Shirley Clarke's second feature as director/writer (after The Connection).

Bakshi

After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, Bakshi directed Cool World (1992), The Cool and the Crazy TV film (1994), and Spicy City HBO TV series (1997).

by Mark Tierney ()

“Cool World” is directed by Mark Tierney (otherwise of the Strawpeople) and the video captures the media moodiness of the Strawpeople's other band.

Mark Tierney (otherwise of the Strawpeople)

“Cool World” is directed by Mark Tierney (otherwise of the Strawpeople) and the video captures the media moodiness of the Strawpeople's other band.

by Frederick Wiseman

Clarke’s second, “The Cool World was produced by Frederick Wiseman, who had not yet directed a film (Frederick Wiseman had been one of the investors in “The Connection”).

by Erica Tremblay

Directed by Erica Tremblay and starring Academy Award nominee Lily Gladstone, the film world premiered to strong reviews at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is slated for release later this year.

Clarke

Clarke was an independent filmmaking pioneer who directed some incredible films, including The Cool World (1964), the first film to ever be shot on location in Harlem, which focused on African-American life, Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel (1963), Portrait of Jason (1967), a seminal LGBT documentary, considered by many to be Jason's masterpiece, and my personal favorite

In the end due to producer Frank Mancuso, Jr, son of Paramount President Frank Mancuso, Sr

In the end, Cool World was released in 1992, but due to producer Frank Mancuso, Jr, son of Paramount President Frank Mancuso, Sr, the released film was far from the what Bakshi had originally pitched Paramount.

a live-action/animation combo clearly inspired by WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, but ugly and suggestive enough to get a PG-13 and be marketed as edgy adult animation

COOL WORLD is a live-action/animation combo clearly inspired by WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, but ugly and suggestive enough to get a PG-13 and be marketed as edgy adult animation.

and Gabriel Byrne

Cool World featuring Kim Basinger and Gabriel Byrne is streaming with subscription on Hoopla, available for rent on Apple TV, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 2 others.

Peter Fonda

It’s at times contrived, and many characters’ actions don’t hold up to scrutiny but the film manages to make you feel enough sympathy for the lead children to care about what happens, Samantha Morton goes increasingly off the rails as the mother to terrifying effect, Michael Shannon (Man of Steel’s General Zod) remains spineless for this movie as the down beaten husband, and Peter Fonda plays the cool yet entirely two dimensional Grandfather, cropping up occasionally for some light relief to say “far out” a lot.

the lovechild of the killer producer power behind LA duo Rare Times & Benedek

COOL WORLD is the lovechild of the killer producer power behind LA duo Rare Times & Benedek, and they prove one thing for sure, they can make ..

Richard Rich

The series was directed by former Disney director Richard Rich.