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Woody Harrelson plays a lovesick painter in this forgotten 90s fever dream nobody asked for.
TMDB
46
Rotten Tomatoes
11
Audience Score
11
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Cool Blue (1990)

sleazy neondesperate romanticso-bad-it's-weird

Overview

ComedyRomanceThriller

Dustin, an aspiring painter meets this woman named Christiane. Dustin is on a search for love, sex, and inspiration. When Christiane dumps him and disapears as quickly as she dropped in, Dustin embarks on an obsessive search in Southern California to search for her.

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Content warning
loveobsessioncaliforniainspirationpaintersearch
obsession disguised as loveartistic desperationtoxic masculinity before it had a name

Standout Aspects

Acting

Hank Azaria as Buzz, the only person who knows what movie he's in.

Cinematography

Relentless California sunlight making everything look cheap and sweaty.

Best for:Solo: So you can ask yourself 'why am I watching this' alone.·Rewatch: If you're a Woody Harrelson completionist with 87 minutes to waste.
Heads up:Sexual Content: 90s erotic thriller vibes with the thriller mostly missing.
Richard Shepard

Director

Richard Shepard

ReleasedFeb 27, 1990
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Columbia Pictures
Smoking Gun Productions

Top Cast

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Dustin

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Buzz

Ely Pouget

Ely Pouget

Christiane

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Peter Sin

Phillip Brock

Phillip Brock

Bruce

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Cathy

Gloria LeRoy

Gloria LeRoy

Ida

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Phil the Plumber (uncredited)

Cindy Guyer

Cindy Guyer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Richard Shepard's first feature; he later directed The Matador and several episodes of Girls.

Cultural

Perfect time capsule of late-80s/early-90s 'sensitive artist' male protagonists who were actually just stalkers.

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