Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

100 mins | Documentary | Nov. 14, 2021

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.

Dean Martin: King of Cool

100 mins | Documentary | Nov. 14, 2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers SVT, Turner Classic Movies, ZDF/Arte, Creative Chaos Ventures
Original title Dean Martin: King of Cool
Directors Tom Donahue
Writers

Cast

Dean Martin

as Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin

as Self

Jerry Blavat

as Self

Bill Boggs

as Self

Carol Burnett

as Self

Bing Crosby

as Self (archive footage)

Neil Daniels

as Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Angie Dickinson

as Self

Tom Dreesen

as Self

Gerald Early

as Self

Susan R Ewing

as Self

Todd Fisher

as Self

Will Friedwald

as Self

Lee Hale

as Self

Jon Hamm

as Self

Anne Harden

as Self

Billy Hinsche

as Self

Joshua Homme

as Self

Henry Jaglom

as Self

John F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Norman Lear

as Self

Barry Levinson

as Self

Jerry Lewis

as Self

Scott Lewis

as Self

Ron Marasco

as Self

Deana Martin

as Self

John Mills

as Self (archive footage)

Herbert Mills

as Self (archive footage)

Harry Mills

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Mills

as Self (archive footage)

Kliph Nesteroff

as Self

Bob Newhart

as Self

Regis Philbin

as Self

Barbara Rush

as Self

RZA

as Self

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Tommy Tune

as Self

James Woods

as Self