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The Cooler

By Jurgen Fauth & Marcy Dermansky, About.com

The Cooler

William H Macy in "The Cooler"

Starring:

William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Ron Livingston, Paul Sorvino

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Release Date:

November 26th, 2003 (LA/NY).

MPAA Rating:

R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use.

Distributor:

Lion's Gate Entertainment

Description:

Bernie Lootz (Macy) is the unluckiest man in Las Vegas... he's so unlucky, it's contagious. Looking to knock out their highest rollers, one of the last mob-run casinos in town, the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino downtown, decides to use Bernie as a "cooler" to defuse their lucky streaks. The scheme goes fine until Bernie falls in love with a cocktail waitress, Natalie (Bello), who becomes his "lady luck", much to the chagrin of the casino's crooked director (Baldwin) who aims to break up the romance, and Bernie's newfound luck.

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