The Merchants of Cool
Trailer: The Merchants of Cool
Year: 2001
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Studio:
Director: Barak Goodman
Cast: Douglas Rushkoff, Christina Aguilera, Greg Berlanti, Jessica Biel, Adam Carolla, Fred Durst
Crew: Rachel Dretzin (Writer), Barak Goodman (Producer), Barak Goodman (Director), Sam Bailey (Producer), Ann Collins (Editor), Buddy Squires (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 55 minutes
Release: Feb 27, 2001
IMDb: 7.20/10 by 9 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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