Dean Martin King of Cool
Dean Martin: King of Cool
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.
Cast
Dean Martin
Alec Baldwin
Jeanine Basinger
Jerry Blavat
Peter Bogdanovich
Bill Boggs
Carol Burnett
Bing Crosby
Neil Daniels
Sammy Davis Jr.
Angie Dickinson
Tom Dreesen
Gerald Early
Susan R Ewing
Todd Fisher
Will Friedwald
Rosie Cox Gitlin
Lee Hale
Jon Hamm
Anne Harden
Billy Hinsche
Joshua Homme
Henry Jaglom
John F. Kennedy
Norman Lear
Barry Levinson
Jerry Lewis
Scott Lewis
Ron Marasco
Deana Martin
John Mills
Herbert Mills
Harry Mills
Donald Mills
Kliph Nesteroff
Bob Newhart
Regis Philbin
Barbara Rush
RZA
George Schlatter
Frank Sinatra
Tommy Tune
James Woods
Crew
Tom Donahue
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jennifer Davisson
Phillip Watson
Paul Barry
Danny Strong
Steve Edwards
Deana Martin
John Griffeth
Ilan Arboleda
Tom Donahue
Jessicya Materano
Tina Potter
Mandy Stein
Peter Greenwald
Chantel Ellis