The Cooler
When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.
Overview
Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $10,400,000
- Production
- Pierce/Williams Entertainment, ContentFilm, Lions Gate Films
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Cast
William H. Macy
Bernie Lootz
Alec Baldwin
Shelly Kaplow
Maria Bello
Natalie Belisario
Shawn Hatosy
Mikey
Ron Livingston
Larry Sokolov
Paul Sorvino
Buddy Stafford
Estella Warren
Charlene
Arthur J. Nascarella
Nicky Fingers Bonnatto
Joey Fatone
Johnny Cappella
M.C. Gainey
Highway Officer
Ellen Greene
Doris
Don Scribner
Lou
Tony Longo
Tony
Richard Israel
Marty Goldfarb
Timothy Landfield
The Player
Jewel Shepard
Hooker
Gordon Michaels
Mr. Pinkerton
Dan Lemieux
Suburbanite
Cherilyn Hayres
Woman
Monika Bella
Johnny Capella's Girl
Crew
- Director
- Wayne Kramer
- Writers
- Frank Hannah,Wayne Kramer
- Cinematography
- James Whitaker
- Composer
- Mark Isham
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CinemaSerf
February 21, 2025
“Bernie” (William H. Macy) is the casino equivalent of “Eeyore”. He sits beside the gamblers and makes sure that his doom and gloom philosophy wears off on them and they lose cash. No, it doesn’t sound very scientific but his boss “Shelley” (Alec Baldwin) believes in it and as they cleared $32 millions there last year, well maybe he is right. This technique is one of a few, though, that are causing the gangster owners to begin to consider if maybe there needs to be changes and so now would not b…