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:

pantyhose | cult favorite | detective | robbery | leg spreading | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Screenwriter Stan Seidel passed away on July 14, 2000. The film is dedicated to his memory.

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Goofs

When Randy discovers the DVD player in Greg's bedroom he opens the tray and we get a close up of a white, blank DVD, but a red, titled DVD (see Trivia) is in the tray that is shown opening and closing repeatedly after the accident.

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Quotes

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

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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.

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Alternate Versions

On the DVD R2 version the Gag reel features an alternate to the Paul Reiser death where he runs into the road but instead of the dumpster dropping on him he is hit by a garbage truck. The camera then cuts to reveal Helen Hunt as the driver (Helen Hunt played Paul Reiser's wife in the TV series Mad About You). The director's commentry on the DVD states that this scene was filmed as a backup in case the studio didn't like the dumpster death.

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Connections

Featured in Joan Osborne: Love Is Alive (2001)

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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 Reviews

Interesting, funny film about sexual obsession.

I must admit, I liked this movie, and didnt find it all misogynist. It could be subtitled, three ways of looking at LiV Tyler. Three different men become obsessed with the same woman,and tell their stories to very different characters;One man(John Goodman) tells his story to a priest(the very funny Richard Jenkins).For Goodmans charcter, the Liv Tyler character is an idealized saint, the second coming of his sainted wife,Theresa.For Paul Riesers character(who tellls story to a shrink(a fine, understated performance by the great Reba Mcintire),the Liv Tyler character is simplyan object of (kinky)sexual fantasy.Finally Matt Dillons rather dimwitted charcter tells HIS side of the story to a sleazy hit man, played by Micheal Douglas.All three of these narratives of obsession are told simultaneously,and all are amusing. Finaly the film ends in a bizarrely funny climax, that I wont give away.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Night at McCool's

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,520,041, 29 April 2001

Gross USA:

$6,290,673

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,578,186

Company Credits

Production Co:

October Films, Furthur Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1