Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021/11/14 • Released • English

Documentary
7.6
1h 40m

Overview

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

Director : Tom Donahue

Casts
Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Self

Jeanine Basinger

Jeanine Basinger

Self

Jerry Blavat

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Bill Boggs

Self

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Self

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Neil Daniels

Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Self

Tom Dreesen

Self

Gerald Early

Gerald Early

Self

Susan R Ewing

Self

Todd Fisher

Self

Will Friedwald

Self

Rosie Cox Gitlin

Self

Lee Hale

Self

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Self

Anne Harden

Self

Billy Hinsche

Billy Hinsche

Self

Joshua Homme

Joshua Homme

Self

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Self

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self

Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Self

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self

Scott Lewis

Self

Ron Marasco

Ron Marasco

Self

Deana Martin

Deana Martin

Self

John Mills

Self (archive footage)

Herbert Mills

Self (archive footage)

Harry Mills

Self (archive footage)

Donald Mills

Self (archive footage)

Kliph Nesteroff

Self

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Self

Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

Self

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Self

RZA

RZA

Self

George Schlatter

Self

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Tune

Tommy Tune

Self

James Woods

James Woods

Self

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