Be Cool

Be Cool is a 2005 crime-comedy film adapted from Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty (itself adapted into a hit 1995 film of the same name) about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the film industry.
The film adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2003. It was directed by F. Gary Gray, produced by Danny DeVito (who produced and co-starred in the first film), and starred John Travolta, reprising his role from the first film. The movie opened in March 2005 to generally mixed reviews,^[1] and was released to video and DVD distribution on June 7, 2005. This was Robert Pastorelli's final film, as he died before its theatrical release.

                                                         Theatrical release poster

Directed by	F. Gary Gray
Produced by	F. Gary Gray Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg
Screenplay by	Peter Steinfeld
Based on	Be Cool by Elmore Leonard
Starring	John Travolta Uma Thurman Vince Vaughn Cedric the Entertainer Harvey Keitel Christina Milian Andre Benjamin The Rock Robert Pastorelli
Music by	John Powell
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editing by	Sheldon Kahn
Studio	Jersey Films
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	March 7, 2005
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Russian
Budget	$53 million
Box office	$95,226,116