One Night at McCool's (2001)

Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writer:

Stan Seidel

Stars:

Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Mary Jo Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Dillon	...	Randy
Mary Jo Smith	...	Bingo Caller
Michael Douglas	...	Mr. Burmeister
Paul Reiser	...	Carl
Reba McEntire	...	Dr. Green
John Goodman	...	Detective Dehling
Richard Jenkins	...	Father Jimmy
Sandy Martin	...	Bingo Vendor Woman
Liv Tyler	...	Jewel
Andrew Dice Clay	...	Utah / Elmo (as Andrew Silverstein)
Ric Sarabia	...	Uniformed Cop at Bar
Tim DeZarn	...	Detective Ertagian
Leo Rossi	...	Joey Dinardo
Rob Neukirch	...	Deliveryman
Andrea Bendewald	...	Karen

Storyline

After another hard night at McCool's, bartender Randy runs into Jewel. The seductive lady seems to have evaded a rape pretty closely, and when the man comes back, she puts a bullet in his head. After all these events (and others), Randy takes Jewel home, and the two become a couple. Yet Jewel begins to develop into a very demanding girlfriend and drives Randy into committing crimes for her and her elaborate lifestyle. Randy's cousin Carl is driven crazy by Randy's incredibly sexy girl as well as the investigating officer, Detective Dehling.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | bartender | set up | death | robbery | 

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Taglines:

Slippery when wet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

e-Pipoca - synopsis, gallery, wallpaper [Brazil] (Portuguese) USA Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un ángel seductor

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£424,279 (UK) (20 April 2001)

Gross:

£1,371,169 (UK) (1 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

October Films, Furthur Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film parodies the crime and thriller genres and films such as: "Blue Velvet", "The Last Seduction", "Basic Instinct", "Falling Down", "Sea of Love", "True Romance" and "Rashamon".

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Goofs

After Elmo shows up with a shotgun, he racks (to chamber a round) it twice without it expelling a round after the second rack.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bingo Caller: N-43. Four-three on the N.

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Crazy Credits

In Memory of Stan Seidel

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Connections

Spoofs Amadeus (1984)

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Soundtracks

YMCA
(1978)
Written by Victor Willis (as Victor Edward Willis), Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of Scorpio Records Paris, France and The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

It's not easy to make a movie that's funny and smart at the same time. But this one is.

Have you ever wondered what Michael Douglas would look like if he would have exactly the same kind of a hairdo as his dear old daddy Kirk? If the answer is yes watch "One night at McCool's" and the secret finally reveals. Luckily it's not the only reason to see this film. "One night at McCool's" is surprisingly effective, successful and entertaining mixture of tongue-in-a-cheek crime film and wild comedy. Liv Tyler is divine, Matt Dillon's performance amusing and Paul Reiser and John Goodman are just as fantastic as always when they're really giving their best. Michael Douglas' supporting role is also one of the funniest details of the film and let's not forget Andrew Dice Clay's fabulous appearance as Utah. If you love good, black crime comedies like Guy Ritchie's films "Lock, stock and two smoking barrels" and "Snatch" or if you just worship Liv Tyler this nicely written, well-made and cleverly acted little treat can certainly be worth of your time.