Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
100 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Dean Martin
Self (archive footage)
Alec Baldwin
Self
Jeanine Basinger
Self
Jerry Blavat
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Bill Boggs
Self
Carol Burnett
Self
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Neil Daniels
Self
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Angie Dickinson
Self
Tom Dreesen
Self
Gerald Early
Self
Susan R Ewing
Self
Todd Fisher
Self
Will Friedwald
Self
Rosie Cox Gitlin
Self
Lee Hale
Self
Jon Hamm
Self
Anne Harden
Self
Billy Hinsche
Self
Joshua Homme
Self
Henry Jaglom
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Norman Lear
Self
Barry Levinson
Self
Jerry Lewis
Self
Scott Lewis
Self
Ron Marasco
Self
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
Self
Regis Philbin
Self
Barbara Rush
Self
RZA
Self
George Schlatter
Self
Frank Sinatra
Self (archive footage)
Tommy Tune
Self
James Woods
Self