The Cooler

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The Cooler
The Cooler poster
Directed by	Wayne Kramer
Produced by	Sean Furst
Written by	Wayne Kramer Frank Hannah
Starring	William H. Macy Alec Baldwin Maria Bello Ron Livingston Paul Sorvino
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	November 26, 2003
Running time	101 min
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1]
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Macy and Baldwin.

The Cooler is a 2003 drama / romance/ comedy film directed by Wayne Kramer and written by Kramer and Frank Hannah. It stars William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, and Maria Bello.

Taglines:

Love ...you have to play to win
Everything was going so well...and then he got lucky.

1 Plot
2 Critical acclaim
3 Trivia
4 Cast
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Macy plays a gambler with the worst luck imaginable — he can never win, no matter how hard he tries. A casino has hired him as a "cooler", a person with really bad luck who is said to be able to pass it on to other gamblers when near. But when he falls in love with a cocktail waitress (played by Bello) and his luck begins to turn, the casino boss (played by Baldwin) tries to break up the relationship. It only gets worse for the boss when his casino is being reviewed by the higher-ups, including a weaselly Ivy League upstart (Ron Livingston) who is poised to take his job.

[edit] Critical acclaim

Alec Baldwin was nominated for the 2004 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in his role. Baldwin was also nominated for the same category at the Golden Globes. Maria Bello was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe.

[edit] Trivia

The casino scenes were filmed in the now closed Golden Phoenix Reno.
The casinos demolished in the closing credits are the Aladdin, the Sands, the Landmark, and the Dunes.