Description |
**The Cooler** - Region 4 DVD - is used, and in "very good" condition overall.
Disc rating: "". Some very light level scratching and marking is apparent on the disc. The case has numerous dents and scratches, and displays overall signs of general wear.
***All used discs are quality checked prior to listing***
What you see is what you get - the item is exactly as pictured (I don't use stock photos). It will be packaged securely for shipping.
What you get (refer to pics)
If it's not on the list, it's not included
Guarantee |
I buy things on eBay as well, and completely understand how disappointing it can be when something isn't exactly what I expected. As a result, I offer the following guarantee on this listing. If for any reason this item isn't up to your expectations in any way, simply return it and I'll give you a full refund of the item price - no questions asked!
Please note: any shipping and packaging charges incurred during the transaction are non-refundable. Leaving neutral or negative feedback concludes the transaction and voids this guarantee.
Synopsis* (possible spoiler alert) |
In Las Vegas, unlucky Bernie Lootz works at the Shangri-La casino as a "cooler" - a man with near-professional bad luck, his presence at a casino designed to stop people from winning. A cocktail waitress, Natalie, takes no real notice of Bernie, who is smitten with her. The casino manager and partner, Shelly, prides himself on running a "classically" Las Vegas casino, and resents the new establishments that attract a lower clientele. The owners, however, hire an advisor named Larry to help bring in more money with techniques contrary to Shelly's outdated policies. Bernie informs Shelly that he is leaving town in a week.
After an encounter during which Bernie rescues Natalie from an aggressive customer, she appears to take an interest in him. Eager to prevent Bernie from leaving the casino, Shelly secretly prods Natalie into asking him out for a drink. They end up sleeping together, after which Natalie takes a genuine interest in Bernie. Although they begin seeing each other, Bernie is apprehensive due to his mostly bad luck. He reveals to Natalie that he used to be a gambling addict and was in huge debt to several casinos; Shelly "saved" him by breaking his kneecap and paying off his debts in exchange for Bernie's work as a cooler for six years, which ends at the end of the week. By accident, the couple run into Bernie's estranged son Mikey and his pregnant wife Charlotte, who are scamming a diner by faking labour. Bernie tells Mikey to stop by the casino sometime.
Bernie is happy with his new relationship and his "cooling" abilities fade, much to Shelly's anger. Mikey and Charlotte come by the motel and Bernie gives them $3,000, but Natalie is sceptical of Charlotte's behaviour. When Bernie reveals to Natalie he intends to leave Vegas, she initially says she won't go with him and Bernie is upset. When Bernie fails to cool Mikey at the craps table, Shelly realises he is being cheated by Mikey. Shelly takes Mikey and Charlotte downstairs and his crew begins beating Mikey. Bernie then promises to pay the $150,000 Mikey was up, but Shelly breaks Mikey's hand and punches Charlotte, revealing her pregnancy was being faked anyway. Though distraught, that night Natalie and Bernie confess their love for one another, and Bernie again becomes a good luck charm.
Shelly calls Natalie to his office and reminds her that he hired her to date Bernie so he wouldn't leave Vegas, not to fall in love with him, which has made him both happy and lucky. He forces her to leave town abruptly, which hurts Bernie and ruins his luck. Natalie does truly love Bernie, though, and returns, thus restoring Bernie's luck. Shelly goes to Bernie's motel room and begins packing for Natalie and hits her, cutting her face. After a tense exchange wherein she claims Bernie is the closest thing Shelly has to a friend and he doesn't want him to leave, he simply leaves her there. When Bernie comes home, she reveals Shelly hired her to pretend to like him, but she truly fell in love with him.
Banking on his good luck brought on by Natalie's devotion, Bernie confronts Shelly and calls him a coward with nothing in his life but the casino. Shelly lets him go on the condition he pay back the $150,000, which Bernie tries to win at craps. Larry wants Shelly to stop Bernie’s hot streak, but Shelly takes him into the men’s room and beats him, breaking his hand. Bernie leaves, and he and Natalie drive away from Vegas. He pulls over and reveals that he won a lot of money, but a cop presumably sent by Shelly approaches and readies to kill them. Shelly gets in his car and finds his partner waiting for him. On Larry's behalf, he murders Shelly, saying they have to protect their interests. A drunk driver accidentally hits and kills the cop and Bernie remarks their luck must have turned. They drive off finally free.
* Information sourced online in the public domain.
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Terms of Sale (the fine print) |
Unfortunately, a certain undesirable element has made the inclusion of these terms a necessity. They are as follows;
Disc Condition | Scratching/Marking | Rating |
Brand New | N/A | N/A |
Like New | Blemish Free | |
Very Good | Anywhere between Light and Medium | |
Good | Anywhere between Medium and High | |
Acceptable | Anywhere between High and Extreme |
Day | Hours |
Monday | 12pm - 10pm |
Tuesday | 10am - 2pm |
Wednesday | 12pm - 10pm |
Thursday | 10am - 2pm |
Friday | 12pm - 10pm |
Saturday | 10am - 2pm |
Sunday | 12pm - 10pm |