Cool and the Crazy is a 1994 film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Jared Leto and Alicia Silverstone as an unhappily married couple in the late 1950s who both lead separate affairs. The film was Ralph Bakshi's first and only feature-length live-action film, being primarily known as a director of animated films, such as Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin and Hey Good Lookin'. Cool and the Crazy first aired on the cable televis...
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Cool and the Crazy is a 1994 film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Jared Leto and Alicia Silverstone as an unhappily married couple in the late 1950s who both lead separate affairs. The film was Ralph Bakshi's first and only feature-length live-action film, being primarily known as a director of animated films, such as Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin and Hey Good Lookin'. Cool and the Crazy first aired on the cable television network Showtime in 1994 as part of the series Rebel Highway.
High School sweethearts Michael and Roslyn happily marry during the 1950s, both 18. Things go along smoothly until Roslyn gets pregnant, at age 19. The bills pile up and the two grow apart from each other. Roslyn spends most of the time taking care of their child and hanging out with her best friend, Joannie, who's married to a guy named Bobby. Joannie's been cheating on her husband with a man named Frankie. Roslyn is introduced to Frankie's friend, Joey, a bad boy who's also...
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