Cool World

Cool World

Holli Would if she could ...and she will

Directed by Ralph Bakshi

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Bakshi Animation

1992102 min5.7 / 10

A surreal, high-energy blend of live-action and animation that uses cartoon seduction and interdimensional chaos as the vehicle for a darkly playful exploration of fantasy versus reality.

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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  • Is Cool World one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Cool World sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Cool World end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Cool World violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cool World scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cool World easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity95

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Surprise34

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Love13

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Like Cool World, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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