History Trivia / CoolWorld

** As for Nails the Spider, he's voiced by Creator/CharlieAdler, the same guy who brought you [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Mr. and Mrs. Bighead]], [[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken The Red Guy who goes by many names that refer to his rear end]], [[WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]], [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Buster Bunny]] (up until the last season), and Ickis from ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Kim Basinger plays the BigBad but was part of the ExecutiveMeddling out of a desire to be able to show ''Cool World'' in hospitals for sick children.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Kim Basinger plays the BigBad but was part of the ExecutiveMeddling out of a desire to be able to show Cool World in hospitals for sick children.

** Brad Pitt and Drew Barrymore were Ralph Bakshi's original choices for the roles of Deebs and Holli.

* CreatorKiller: Doubly so! Creator/RalphBakshi had already moved onto television and only returned to filmmaking to do this film. Its failure and TroubledProduction simply reiterated his desire to stay out of movies for good. It also did not help Frank Mancuso's career either.
** Subverted, he decided to stay away from movies for quite some time. After he saw the fandom that he gained, he decided to return to movies and used Kickstarter to fund his new movie The Last Days of Coney Island.

* GenreKiller: Put a severe halter on adult animation thanks to Mancuso and Basinger's actions, which helped enforce the AnimationAgeGhetto against the efforts of The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, Don Bluth, and later Dreamworks Animation.

* CreatorKiller: Doubly so! Creator/RalphBakshi had already moved onto television and only returned to filmmaking to do this film. Its failure and TroubledProduction simply reiterated his desire to stay out of movies for good.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie was intended to be an erotic horror flick about a cartoonist who had sex with a sexy cartoon woman he created named Debbie Dallas and is now the father of a half-human, half-cartoon girl who considers herself a freak and goes on a rampage against the man who spawned her. Sadly, Frank Mancuso Jr. and Kim Basinger nixed that at the last minute to make it more kid-friendly (though it really doesn't come off that way) and into the complete and total bomb we know it as.

* PlayingAgainstTheType: Just as ''WesternAnimation/{{Wizards}}'' was his first attempt at a family-friendly film, this was Bakshi's first (and, ultimately, only) attempt at a big-budget Hollywood film.

* CreatorKiller: Doubly so! RalphBakshi had already moved onto television and only returned to filmmaking to do this film. It's failure and TroubledProduction simply reiterated his desire to stay out of movies for good.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Lonette is [[CandiMilo Sweetie Pie]] (the pink, female Tweety Bird) on ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. In fact, ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and this movie were Candi Milo's breakout roles.
** As for Nails the Spider, he's voiced by CharlieAdler, the same guy who brought you [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Mr. and Mrs. Bighead]], [[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken The Red Guy who goes by many names that refer to his rear end]], [[WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]], [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Buster Bunny]] (up until the last season), and Ickis from ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters''.
** And the voice of both Dr. Vincent Whiskers and the super hero Jack is MauriceLaMarche, also known for [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} The]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Brain]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Egon Spengler]], [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Chief Quimby]], [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Father]], [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Dizzy Devil]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Kif Kroker]], and [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Mr. Freeze]].

* PlayingAgainstTheType: Just as ''{{Wizards}}'' was his first attempt at a family-friendly film, this was Bakshi's first (and, ultimately, only) attempt at a big-budget Hollywood film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original horror concept (in which Jack has sex with Holli [who was actually named Debbie Dallas, after the infamous 1970s porno, ''Debbie Does Dallas''] and Holli has a half-cartoon, half-human daughter who sees herself as a freak and plots to kill her parents) would have made a '''much''' better movie than a Roger Rabbit ripoff we have now. Blame [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr. and Kim Basinger]] [[ExecutiveMeddling for screwing it up]].
** Originally, CandiMilo wasn't supposed to be the voice of Lonette. She was only there as a line-feeder for the other actors, but she was put in after the producers saw that she was great with doing voices and acting.
** Brad Pitt and Drew Barrymore were Ralph Bakshi's original choices for the roles of Deebs and Holli.

** Originally, CandiMilo wasn't supposed to be the voice of Lonette. She was only there as a line-feeder for the other actors, but she was put in after the producers saw that she was great with doing voices and acting.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Milton Knight worked on this film, as background character designer. He would later be known for working on ''AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. His website has character designs for the film, while others that didn't get into the finished product.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Lonette is [[CandiMilo Sweetie Pie]] (the pink, female Tweety Bird) on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. In fact, ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and this movie were Candi Milo's breakout roles.
** As for Nails the Spider, he's voiced by CharlieAdler, the same guy who brought you [[RockosModernLife Mr. and Mrs. Bighead]], [[CowAndChicken The Red Guy who goes by many names that refer to his rear end]], [[IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]], [[TinyToonAdventures Buster Bunny]] (up until the last season), and Ickis from ''Aaahh! Real Monsters''.
** And the voice of both Dr. Vincent Whiskers and the super hero Jack is MauriceLaMarche, also known for [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} The]] [[PinkyAndTheBrain Brain]], [[TheRealGhostbusters Egon Spengler]], [[InspectorGadget Chief Quimby]], [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Father]], [[TinyToonAdventures Dizzy Devil]], [[{{Futurama}} Kif Kroker]], and [[BatmanArkhamCity Mr. Freeze]].

** And the voice of both Dr. Vincent Whiskers and the super hero Jack is MauriceLaMarche, also known for [[{{Animaniacs}} The]] [[PinkyAndTheBrain Brain]], [[TheRealGhostbusters Egon Spengler]], [[InspectorGadget Chief Quimby]], [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Father]], [[TinyToonAdventures Dizzy Devil]], [[{{Futurama}} Kif Kroker]], and [[BatmanArkhamCity Mr. Freeze]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: Lonette is [[CandiMilo Sweetie Pie]] (the pink, female Tweety Bird) on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original horror concept (in which Jack has sex with Holli [who was actually named Debbie Dallas, after the infamous 1970s porno, ''Debbie Does Dallas''] and Holli has a half-cartoon, half-human daughter who sees herself as a freak and plots to kill her parents) would have made a '''much''' better movie than a Roger Rabbit ripoff we have now. Blame [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr. and Kim Basinger]] [[ExecutiveMeddling for screwing it up]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Milton Knight worked on this film, as background character designer. He would later be known for working on a show [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog on a fast blue hedgehog]]. His website has character designs for the film, while others that didn't get into the finished product.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Lonette is done by CandiMilo.
** As for Nails the Spider, he's done by the guy who also does [[CowandChicken the Red Guy]].
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: This was originally intended to be a horror film, but [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr.]] didn't want to make a horror movie, and [[WagTheDirector Kim Basinger]] demanded a more family friendly plot. So, Paramount rewrote it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original horror concept (in which Jack has sex with Holli and Holli has a half-cartoon, half-human daughter who sees herself as a freak and plots to kill her parents) would have made a much better movie than a Roger Rabbit wannabe film. Also, Holli's name would have been Debbie Dallas. Blame [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr.]] [[ExecutiveMeddling for screwing it up]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original horror concept (in which Jack has sex with Holli and Holli has a half-cartoon, half-human daughter who sees herself as a freak and plots to kill her parents) would have made a much better movie than a Roger Rabbit wannabe film. Also, Holli's name would have been [[DebbieDoesDallas Debbie Dallas]]. Blame [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr.]] [[ExecutiveMeddling for screwing it up]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original horror concept (in which Jack has sex with Holli and Holli has a half-cartoon, half-human daughter who sees herself as a freak and plots to kill her parents) would have made a much better movie than a Roger Rabbit wannabe film. Blame [[ExecutiveMeddling Frank Mancuso Jr.]] [[ExecutiveMeddling for screwing it up]].

** As for Nails the Spider, he's done by [[CowandChicken the Red Guy]].

* HeyItThatVoice: Lonette is done by CandiMilo.

* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: This was originally intended to be a horror film, but ExecutiveMeddling demanded a more family friendly plot and basically rewrote it.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Milton Knight worked on this film, as background character designer. He would later be known for working on a show [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog on a fast blue hedgehog]]. His website has character designs for the film, while others that didn't get into the finished product.