The Cooler 20 years old

When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.

The Cooler

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Credits

The Cooler Cast

Name Character
Ron Livingston He was 35, now 57 years old as Larry Sokolov
Ellen Greene She was 51, now 73 years old as Doris
William H. Macy He was 52, now 74 years old as Bernie Lootz
Alec Baldwin He was 44, now 66 years old as Shelly Kaplow
Paul Sorvino He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Buddy Stafford
M.C. Gainey He was 54, now 76 years old as Highway Officer
Shawn Hatosy He was 27, now 48 years old as Mikey
Maria Bello She was 35, now 57 years old as Natalie Belisario
Estella Warren She was 24, now 45 years old as Charlene
Arthur J. Nascarella He was 58, now 80 years old as Nicky Fingers Bonnatto
Don Scribner as Lou
Joey Fatone He was 25, now 47 years old as Johnny Cappella
Tony Longo He was 1984, 1996 years old when he died as Tony

The Cooler Crew

Name Department
Arthur Coburn as Editor. He was 53 (now 74) years old Editing
James Whitaker as Director of Photography. Camera
Sean Furst as Producer. Production
Alessandro Camon as Executive Producer. He was 40 (now 61) years old Production
John Schmidt as Executive Producer. Production
Frank Hannah as Screenplay. He was 31 (now 53) years old Writing
Robert Gryphon as Executive Producer. Production
Joe Madden as Executive Producer. Production
Brett Morrison as Executive Producer. Production
Michael A. Pierce as Producer. Production
Mark Isham as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (now 73) years old Sound
Edward R. Pressman as Executive Producer. He was 59 (now 81) years old Production
Toby Corbett as Production Design. Art
Alice Baker (actress) as Set Decoration. Art
The Cooler poster
The Cooler (20 years)

When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 26, 2003
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Budget: 32000000.00