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Cool World

1992 · 102 min

A lurid, chaotic collision of noir and cartoons that feels like a fever dream you can't quite shake.

Directed by
Ralph Bakshi
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline
Holli Would if she could ...and she will
Overview
While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would. But the artist becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli transports Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. Hard-boiled detective Frank Harris – the only other human in Cool World – cautions Jack with the law: Noids (humans) don't have sex with doodles (cartoons). However, flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas, staring in a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.

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Directed by
Ralph Bakshi
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • death
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour5
Realism2
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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