Cool Blue

Cool Blue is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Mullin and Richard Shepard, and stars Woody Harrelson, Hank Azaria, Ely Pouget and Sean Penn.[2] The film received an R rating by the MPAA.

Cool Blue
US VHS box art
Directed byMark Mullin
Richard Shepard
Written byMark Mullin
Richard Shepard
StarringWoody Harrelson
Hank Azaria
Ely Pouget
Sean Penn
Edited byRobin Katz
Release date
  • February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

An aspiring painter named Dustin Pennett (Harrelson) is on a search for love, sex, and inspiration when he meets a woman named Christiane (Pouget) at an art gallery. They spend the night together at her apartment, but the next morning she has disappeared, leaving Dustin heartbroken. He visits her family home in Southern California and learns from her younger sister that Christiane ran away at a young age after having an abortion, also finding out that "Christiane's" apartment was actually a display room she had broken them into.

Dustin returns home to Los Angeles and finds success painting portraits of Christiane from memory, idealizing her as his true love. Dustin's best friend, a struggling writer named Buzz (Azaria), envies his friend's newfound success. After Dustin easily beds Cathy, a woman Buzz has been chasing for two years, Buzz angrily shouts at Dustin and threatens him with a pool cue during a drunken argument.

Christiane returns to the gallery and finds Dustin's paintings of her, including a nude one which she slashes. She then breaks into his apartment and throws blue paint on him. Christiane says that they had a meaningless encounter and complains that the paintings are interfering with her life. Dustin responds that he painted them because their night together meant something to him and he wants to get to know her as a person.

After making up with Buzz, Dustin ditches a show planned for him in New York by his manager Paul in order to meet Christiane at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The film ends with a shot of Dustin and Christiane embracing.

Cast

Home media release

The film was first released on February 27, 1990 on pay-per-view and cable TV. On March 7, it was released in the US on VHS and LaserDisc. In 1991, the film was released on VHS in Australia and the UK.

It was not released on DVD until March 13, 2012, when MGM Home Entertainment released a remastered widescreen version as part of their Limited Edition Collection, with a trailer as the only special feature.

References
  1. Listed as 87 minutes on PAL releases due to the 4% speed difference
  2. The New York Times
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