A Cool, Dry Place (1998)

Director:

John N. Smith

Writers (WGA):

Michael Grant Jaffe (novel)
Matthew McDuffie (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

love, sex and starting over...

Plot:

A single father balances his work as an attorney with the care of his five year old son and his work as a high school basketball coach in rural Kansas...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Kansas | Single Father | Small Town | Divorce

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Russell Durrell
Monica Potter	...	Kate Durrell
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Beth Ward
Bobby Moat	...	Calvin Durrell
Devon Sawa	...	Noah Ward
Todd Louiso	...	Bob Harper
Jenny Robertson	...	Joyce Ives
Siobhan Fallon	...	Charlotte
Chris Bauer	...	Larry Ives (as Christopher Bauer)
Nicholas Campbell	...	Frankie Gooland
Aleksa Palladino	...	Bonnie
Janet Kidder	...	Carol Holman
Doug Wert	...	Tom Johnson
Skipp Sudduth	...	Jack Newbauer
Dara Perlmutter	...	Megan

Also Known As:

Dance Real Slow (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36172) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Quotes:

Kate Durrell: [to Russ] When I was in the bathroom, I was thinking about the time, God, I don't even think Calvin was 6-months-old, when we were down at the lake. And it started to rain, and you put him in the ice chest, you covered him - you covered him with a blanket. And that's the way I always think of him when I think of him with you. Y'know, being safe and protected in a cool dry place.

Movie Connections:

Features "ReBoot" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Precious Life

Very Cool

It is funny that I had just a couple of days ago watched a Cooler Climate with Sally Field and Judy Davis and it made me think that I hadn't seen A Cool Dry Place in a while and low and behold I am flipping the channels and there it is! Vince Vaughn does a great job at playing a man that is suddenly forced into being a single parent after his wife leaves him. He has to reorganize his life in order to raise his son. This movie shows what sacrifices you have to make as a single parent in order to raise your kids.

Fans of Vince Vaughn will be pleasantly surprised by this movie. It shows a different side of him, a side that I hope he shows more of in other movies.