Cool and the Crazy

The film Cool and the Crazy was made for the cable television network Showtime in 1994 by cult film director Ralph Bakshi, who was previously only known for animated features.

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Film - Cable - Television - Network - Showtime - 1994 - Cult - Film director - Ralph Bakshi - Animated features

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Because premium cable was still in its early stages, it was not noticed when it first aired on September 16th 1994, and despite it's big-name director and early appearances by future stars Jared Leto and Alicia Silverstone, the film is not well-known today.

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Jared Leto - Alicia Silverstone

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The screenplay, written by Bakshi during the late 1960s/early 1970s, under the working title If I Catch Her I'll Kill Her, is set in the late 1950s and is about a young couple in their early '20s, married, and with a child, who both lead separate affairs.

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1960s - 1970s - 1950s - Affairs

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This film is not to be confused with William Witney's 1958 film The Cool and the Crazy. That film, also distributed by American International Pictures, is an anti-drug picture along the lines of Reefer Madness.

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William Witney - 1958 - The Cool and the Crazy - American International Pictures - Reefer Madness

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