Fiction

THE COOLER

Wayne Kramer
USA 2002
102 min
V'03

Loser Bernie Lootz is the protagonist of the story. His life seems to be a failure from start to finish a bad marriage, a son whom he almost doesnt know, an enormous debt incurred at the Shangri-La Casino. Noticing Bernies incredible bad luck, casino owner Shelly Kaplow decides to put him to work and help him pay off his debt. Bernie becomes a «cooler»: the guy who brings his bad energy to winning tables in order to change the win-loss ratio in favour of losses. The story begins with only a couple of days left to pay off his debt. Then Bernie meets new waitress Natalie, and it seems that everything is turning around. Indeed, Bernie is so happy that he starts to lose his ability to lose. But thats his main value for Shelly and the boss cant afford for things to change now.

Credits
  • William H. Macy - Bernie Lootz
  • Alec Baldwin - Shelly Kaplow
  • Maria Bello - Natalie Belisario
  • Shawn Hatosy - Mikey
  • Frank Hannah
  • Wayne Kramer
  • James Whitaker
  • Stephen Halbert
  • Arthur Coburn
  • Mark Isham
  • Toby Corbett
  • Kristen M. Burke
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