The poster it never got. We fixed that.
Zero Cool (1993)
Long before this podcast, Bobby went and made a movie. Zero Cool — a summer-on-the-Jersey-Shore romance about four young adults discovering the joys and pains of love — was shot in 1993, directed by Isaac Zepel Yeshurun, with Bobby starring as Chris alongside Io Perry, Tony Templeton, and Melissa Hickey.
And then the movie business did what the movie business does. Somewhere between the wrap party and the multiplex — distribution deals, timing, the fine print — Zero Cool quietly checked into the vault, the same fate that’s met a thousand good indie films. Nothing went wrong on screen; the screen just never got its turn.
Which, if you think about it, makes this a collector’s item. It lives on IMDb (a very respectable 6.4), on a handful of tapes, and in the clips below — including Bobby’s first on-screen kiss.
So consider this page the premiere — thirty-some years late, red carpet sold separately. The star showed up, and the popcorn’s on us.
The Zero Cool Clips
Pull out the popcorn and watch Bobby lose the sunglasses — 1993, the Jersey Shore, and not a pair of shades in sight.
Clip #1 — The First Kiss
Oh Bobby’s first on screen kiss from his first feature film Zero Cool plus a few other goodies!
Clip #2 — That Word Again
Bobby playing a character who is kinda of a douchebag… There’s that word again!
Clip #3 — The Expert
Chris (Bobby Catalano) trying to give advice about women because he’s thinks he’s an expert.
The Montage
The Zero Cool montage, straight from the vault to YouTube.
From The Acting Vault
Reservoir Dogs
Bobby and Marlon doing a scene during their acting studies in New York City!
Midnight Run
Bobby playing Jack Walsh from the film Midnight Run during an acting workshop!
More Bobby
Weekend With Bob — Clip #1
RC Cola never tasted so good as Bobby shares his thoughts about life!
Weekend With Bob — Clip #2
Bobby on location at the Jersey Shore… Oh those Wildwood days!
Want the whole thing? Weekend With Bob streams on Prime.
Live — I’m Your Man!
Going back in time as Bobby performs Wham during an appearance in the 80’s!