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.

Documentary

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)