Characters & Themes
The Cool World (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 105 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Shirley Clarke
- Starring
- Carl Lee, Antonio Fargas, Richard Ward, Clarence Williams III, Gloria Foster, Yolanda Rodríguez
HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! are slang for big trouble in Harlem. A fifteen‑year‑old seeks to buy a gun from the seasoned racketeer Priest so he can become president of his gang and revive the waning practice of “bopping,” the street fights that have faded in Harlem's streets.
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