Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool (1986)

Runtime: 80 minutes

Directed by: Clay Borris

Starring: James Remar, Adam Coleman Howard, Daphne Ashbrook, Nick Cassavetes

From: New Line Cinema

Here is an example of a movie that I’ll talk about most of the time… you know, one out on tape/DVD/whatever. This one in particular is pretty obscure but I found out about it on a messageboard and then found it via… but I’d rather not give away just how I found it.

It’s a mid 80’s action flick with James Remar, most familiar to me for being Ajax in The Warriors, a classic movie and an AWESOME videogame, but to others is probably best known for being in Dexter. It’s a low-budget movie about a cop (Remar) who is called to the Northwest to help out his family and he ends up helping his nephew (Howard, who ironically resembles Luther from The Warriors) and takes down a marijuana ring in the process.

None of the scenes are really all that impressive, although an opening bit with a motorcycle-riding Remar going after a man on rollerskates is amusing. It’s just a flick that if you happen to find (it’s not really worth spending too much time searching for; it’s not like a prototypical Pineapple Express or anything) on a rainy day or whatever you may enjoy. It’s short and breezy and won’t be too much of an investment to watch. At least it borrows from a few different action sub-genres (like “buddy movies”) and there’s a Western theme throughout that becomes pretty apparent by the end. There’s also a mystery of who is behind the entire operation and it’s a surprise although it logically isn’t too implausible.

One scene I do have to mention, though, is one that’s about ¼ of the way in. James is in a restaurant with Ashbrook and they are harassed by a pair of henchmen, one fat and the other skinny. The fat guy has a beard and VERY fake-looking mustache. I mean, a toddler wouldn’t believe it’s real. There ends up being a reason why the mustache is fake, but the thing is, it’s supposed to be real in the movie! It’s not like something that is used for a disguise or anything of that nature; it’s supposed to be real. So, if you ever see this flick, that’s what you have to look forward to…