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One Night at McCool's

  • 20012001
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  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman, and Paul Reiser in One Night at McCool's (2001)
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  • Comedy
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Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
IMDb RATING
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31K
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  • Director
    • Harald Zwart
  • Writer
    • Stan Seidel
  • Stars
    • Liv Tyler
    • Matt Dillon
    • Mary Jo Smith
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harald Zwart
  • Writer
    • Stan Seidel
  • Stars
    • Liv Tyler
    • Matt Dillon
    • Mary Jo Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 132User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    Liv Tyler in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Matt Dillon in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    John Goodman in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Paul Reiser in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler and Matt Dillon in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler and John Goodman in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Michael Douglas and Liv Tyler in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    John Goodman and Paul Reiser in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler and Harald Zwart in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman, and Paul Reiser in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler and Matt Dillon in One Night at McCool's (2001)
    Liv Tyler in One Night at McCool's (2001)

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    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Jewelas Jewel
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Randyas Randy
    Mary Jo Smith
    Mary Jo Smith
    • Bingo Calleras Bingo Caller
    Michael Douglas
    Michael Douglas
    • Mr. Burmeisteras Mr. Burmeister
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Carlas Carl
    Reba McEntire
    Reba McEntire
    • Dr. Greenas Dr. Green
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Detective Dehlingas Detective Dehling
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Father Jimmyas Father Jimmy
    Sandy Martin
    Sandy Martin
    • Bingo Vendor Womanas Bingo Vendor Woman
    Andrew Dice Clay
    Andrew Dice Clay
    • Utahas Utah
    • (as Andrew Silverstein)
    • …
    Ric Sarabia
    Ric Sarabia
    • Uniformed Cop at Baras Uniformed Cop at Bar
    Tim DeZarn
    Tim DeZarn
    • Detective Ertagianas Detective Ertagian
    Leo Rossi
    Leo Rossi
    • Joey Dinardoas Joey Dinardo
    Rob Neukirch
    • Deliverymanas Deliveryman
    Andrea Bendewald
    Andrea Bendewald
    • Karenas Karen
    Anthony Winsick
    • Ethanas Ethan
    David Kronenberg
    • Baby Tomas Baby Tom
    Michael Kronenberg
    • Baby Tomas Baby Tom
    • Director
      • Harald Zwart
    • Writer
      • Stan Seidel
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Liv Tyler wore shoulder pads in her bra.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Randy: There's the ten-thousand dollars... well, aren't you gonna count it?

      Mr. Burmeister: Nah.

      Randy: You trust me?

      Mr. Burmeister: No, but I kill people.

    • Crazy credits
      Andrew Dice Clay is billed twice in the closing credits as Andrew Silverstein. He is credited this way as Utah towards the beginning of the credits and as Elmo at the very end.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD features an alternate ending where after, we see 'Paul Reiser' get smashed by the garbage dumpster, it continues as we see Matt Dillon in his destroyed home and John Goodman lying dead on the floor; the cops come and arrest Dillon because they think he was responsible for the shooting and then we see Liv Tyler and Michael Douglas drive off and live happily ever after. This ending is refered to as "Alternate Depressing ending".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Driven/The Golden Bowl/61*/One Night at McCool's/The Luzhin Defence (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Wanted Man
      (1969)

      Written by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash

      Performed by Johnny Cash

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews132

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    Top review
    7/10
    Oh what a night!
    One Night At McCool's:

    I recently began to wonder how long it had been since a movie had really made me laugh. Not just smile, but bust a gut, wipe tears out of my eyes, clutch my side, think I'm going to stop breathing, roar with laughter. Frighteningly enough I realized it had been months. Ever since "There's Something About Mary", directors and writers have equated super gross-out with funny. However, the recent spate of disastrous "comedies" - "Tomcats" and "Freddie Got Fingered" instantly come to mind- have hopefully shown just how wrong this thinking is. Does anyone in Hollywood remember how to make a good comedy? I'm still undecided.

    Jewel is the kind of woman that every man wishes for: tall, gorgeous, aggressive and a "demon in the sack". Unfortunately as the saying goes, if something seems too good to be true… Jewel's charms are backed up by a penchant for philandering, double cross and murder. After one night at a back street dive of a bar, three unlucky men - a bartender, a lawyer and a police officer - learn what it's like to have there prayers and worst nightmares come true when they're caught up in her whirlwind.

    "One Night at McCool's" plays like the Japanese classic "Rashomon" -different people recount their experiences of the same event and we're never quite sure which one to believe. This movie marks the breakout performance of Liv Tyler both literally and figuratively - as Jewel she is practically spilling out of her clothing, and abandons her innocent persona delivering one of the best vixen performances in recent memory. She is positively wicked. Matt Dillon is enjoyable as the pitiable sop who, although his life is destroyed by her conniving, can't seem to let her go. Paul Reiser manages not to be too annoying as a sleazy lawyer, while John Goodman, who seems to be wheezing through his lines, is quite distracting. Michael Douglas' turn as a slimy coifed contract killer with an agenda all his own is quite amusing and you want to take a shower every time he is onscreen. Andrew Dice Clay (remember him?) and Reba McEntire round out the cast with decent performances.

    Aside from the aforementioned movie reference, "One Night at McCool's" borrows liberally from such classic films as "Coolhand Luke" and "Falling Down". While I enjoyed these and other manipulations, the movie spends a little too much time trying to be clever and consequently suffers from several noticeable lulls. What I found most disappointing however was the "surprise" ending that many people have commented on - although I did laugh at it, the effect would have been much greater if it had not been revealed in the trailers (on the off chance you have not seen them, I will say no more)!! I laughed nonetheless.

    "McCool's" succeeds largely because it is subtle, well acted and most importantly, funny.
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    • Shiva-11
    • Apr 23, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Onunla bir gece
    • Filming locations
      • Agoura Hills, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • October Films
      • Furthur Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,290,673
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,520,041
      • Apr 29, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,578,186
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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