The Cooler (2003)

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Synopsis
Writer/director Wayne Kramer offers a glimpse into the aging Las Vegas casino world with the romantic drama The Cooler. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is extremely unlucky at gambling, and he owes the Shangri-La casino over 100,000 dollars. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler," someone to gamble next to high rollers and give them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, until Bernie has almost paid off his debt and meets cocktail waitress Natalie Belisario (Maria Bello). The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. However, the old-fashioned mob boss Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin) isn't going to let Bernie go so easily. Meanwhile, Larry Sokolov (Ron Livingston) arrives on the scene to help update the business management of the old mobster-run casino. Also starring Joey Fatone and Paul Sorvino as lounge singers. The Cooler was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast

Alec Baldwin	Shelly Kaplow
M.C. Gainey	Highway Officer
Timothy Landfield	The Player
Ron Livingston	Larry Sokolov
Tony Longo	Tony
William H. Macy	Bernie Lootz
Don Scribner	Lou
Jewel Shepard	Hooker
Paul Sorvino	Buddy Stafford
Doc Watson	Morrie
Ellen Greene	Doris
Gordon Michaels	Mr. Pinkerton
Richard Israel	Marty Goldfarb
Arthur Nascarella	Nicky "Fingers" Bonnatto
Shawn Hatosy	Mikey
Maria Bello	Natalie Belisario
Estella Warren	Charlene
Joey Fatone	Johnny Capella
T. J. Gioia	Bulldog

Production Crew

Nicole Hirsch-Whitaker	Additional Cinematography
Dean Scofield	ADR Loop Group
Hart Murmers	ADR Loop Group
Jackie Gonneau	ADR Loop Group
Kirk Baily	ADR Loop Group
Linda Overlin Cook	ADR Loop Group
Malcolm Groome	ADR Loop Group
Randall Montgomery	ADR Loop Group
Tina Panella	ADR Loop Group
Wendy Cutler	ADR Loop Group
David Weisberg	ADR Mixer
Howard London	ADR Mixer
Dylan M. Gross	Aerial Photography
Jayce Templeton	Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Will Durham	Assistant Art Director
Amy Harmon	Assistant Makeup
Heather Cummings	Assistant Makeup
Jeff Turner	Assistant Production Coordinator
Bryan Daniel Matulay	Assistant Properties
Kahele Dunn	Assistant Properties
Andrew Busey	Associate Producer
Chris Reiter	Best Boy Electric
Richard Hendrix	Best Boy Grip
Jairo Hernandez Jr.	Boom Operator
Javier M. Hernandez	Boom Operator
Josh Caine	Camera Loader
Colin Hudson	Camera Operator
David Richards	Carpenter
E. C. Duffy	Carpenter
E.C. Duffy	Carpenter
Amanda Mackey-Johnson	Casting
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting
Sig De Miguel	Casting
Wendy Weidman	Casting
Jim Whitaker	Cinematographer
Bryan Furst	Co-producer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	Co-producer
Mark Isham	Composer (Music Score)
Anita Brown	Costume Designer
Kristin M. Burke	Costume Designer
Heidi Higginbotham	Costumes Supervisor
Cathy Yermilov-Miller	Craft Service/Catering
John A. Sozio	Craft Service/Catering
Kathleen Becker	Craft Service/Catering
Mike A. Gayten	Craft Service/Catering
Wayne Kramer	Director
J. Todd Taylor	Dolly Grip
Brent Baccambuso	Driver
David Lee	Driver
David Perelle	Driver
James Guillory	Driver
John Bowen	Driver
Lloyd Stinsen	Driver
Rick Webb	Driver
Ronald Owens	Driver
Scott Doleto	Driver
Arthur Coburn	Editor
David Blundell	Electrician
Douglas A. Arnold	Electrician
Guy Pfiershy	Electrician
Jonathan Sizemore	Electrician
Rob Stone	Electrician
Tom Martin	Electrician
Derry Frost	Executive in Charge of Production
Alessandro Camon	Executive Producer
Brett Morrison	Executive Producer
Edward R. Pressman	Executive Producer
Joe Madden	Executive Producer
John Schmidt	Executive Producer
John Schmidt	Executive Producer
Michael J. Morreale	Executive Producer
Robert Gryphon	Executive Producer
Nevada Casting Group	Extra Casting
Rick Sulier	First Assistant Accountant
E. Reed Koppen	First Assistant Camera
Jeff Caples	First Assistant Camera
Sarah Wheat Whittaker	First Assistant Camera
Richard L. Fox	First Assistant Director
Udo Pfeiffer	First Assistant Director
Derek Vaughan	First Assistant Editor
John Sievert	Foley Artist
Bradley North	Foley Editor
Steve Copley	Foley Recordist
Packy Lennon	Gaffer
Pat Reddish	Gaffer
Bob Novellino	Grip
Craig Sullivan	Grip
Molly Elizabeth Grundman	Key Costumer
Andy Coe	Key Grip
Shawn Lacy	Key Grip
Daniel Curet	Key Hairstylist
Jason Rail	Key Hairstylist
Carol Strong	Key Make-up
Terry Hargis	Leadman
Tim Wilson	Location Manager
Billy Gottlieb	Musical Direction/Supervision
Adam Peppers	Musical Performer
Bob Sheppard	Musical Performer
Flo Mo-T	Musical Performer
John Leftwich	Musical Performer
Peter Erskine	Musical Performer
Richard Ruttenberg	Musical Performer
Sid Paige	Musical Performer
Executive Cutting	Negative Cutter
Georgia Vestakis	Personal Assistant
Hayley Green	Personal Assistant
Ivy K. Lukas	Personal Assistant
Lauren Grey	Personal Assistant
Shauna Phelan	Personal Assistant
Chris Miller	Post Production Producer
Diana Tauder	Post Production Supervisor
Lulu Zezza	Producer
Michael Pierce	Producer
Sean Furst	Producer
James McCarthy	Production Accountant
Douglas Walls	Production Assistant
Kristina Santoro	Production Assistant
Lauren Glen	Production Assistant
Micah M. May	Production Assistant
Michael Miner	Production Assistant
Richard Sloane	Production Assistant
Ryan Cooke	Production Coordinator
Toby Corbett	Production Designer
Jamie Maheu	Properties Master
Jeremy Walker & Associates	Publicist
Jonathan Taylor	Re-Recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut	Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Krause	Recording
Tom Burns	Recording
Frank Hannah	Screenwriter
Wayne Kramer	Screenwriter
Rebecca Poulos	Script Supervisor
Suzanne Bingham	Script Supervisor
Quinn Yancy	Second Assistant Camera
Heather Grierson	Second Assistant Director
Casey Mako	Second Second Assistant Director
Alice Baker	Set Decorator
Erin Fite	Set Dresser
Jamie Maheu	Set Dresser
Michael Clements	Set Dresser
Steve J. Vana	Set Dresser
Travis Zariwny	Set Dresser
Alexander Kukulus	Set Medic/First Aid
Matthew Hill	Set Medic/First Aid
Nick Agorastos	Set Medic/First Aid
Robin Adair Sparks	Set Medic/First Aid
Eric A. Norris	Sound Effects Director
Stephen Halbert	Sound Mixer
Stephen Krause	Sound Mixer
Colin Hudson	Steadicam Operator
Jim Sheldon	Still Photographer
Wayne Kramer	Storyboard Artist
Casey Easlick	Stunts
Dan Lemieux	Stunts
Robin Bonaccorsi	Stunts
Noon Orsatti	Stunts Coordinator
Bryon Wilson	Supervising Sound Editor
Byron Wilson	Supervising Sound Editor
Scott A. Hecker	Supervising Sound Editor
Blake Busby	Title Design
J. Kathryn Landholt	Title Design
Title House	Title Design
Larry Lynch	Transportation Captain
Shauna Miller Schain	Unit Production Manager
Gaylen Nebeker	Video Playback
Loren Nebeker	Video Playback
Amalgamated Pixels Inc.	Visual Effects
Andrew Midgley	Visual Effects Producer
Jose Avitia	Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Midgley	Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike "Mookie" Adkisson	Visual Effects Supervisor

Genre
Drama
Romance

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