One Night at McCool's (2001)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writer (WGA):

Stan Seidel (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

She's three men over the legal limit

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Bartender | Robbery | Bar | Sadomasochism

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SX | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA

Company:

Further Films

Trivia:

John Goodman takes fingerprints from a wine glass in an attempt to catch the killer. He employs a similar method of capture in Sea of Love (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Randy asks Jewel what her favorite thing in the world is, he lifts his right hand to drink from the cup. In the next shot, the cup is in his left hand.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Falling Down (1993)

Soundtrack:

YMCA

One very enjoyable night

"One Night At McCools" is the kind of movie that you start watching and don't expect very much. It helps to first check your brains at the door or at the side of the couch. But, much to your surprise, the movie is a winner. It's a delightful film about four whacky characters that are so driven by their out-of-control basic instincts that you have to follow their trail and laugh along at them. And most of their instincts revolve around sex. Liv Tyler, playing the irresistible Jewell, delivers with little left to your imagination. In one of the sexiest performances I've seen on film in years, Liv keeps all men hot and aroused, both on and off the screen. Paul Reiser and John Goodman had some hysterical moments as two guys who are willing to give up everything for the woman of their dreams. And Matt Dillon did a fine job as the loser who had nothing going for him, but got sucked into the sex and violent world of the only woman who would give him the time of day. There was an unusual, for him, performance by Michael Douglas, as the con man and recipient of the long narrative tale told by Matt Dillon. It seemed that Michael was there to oversee the film, allowing the rest of the fine cast to do their thing and get the accolades. He played it very low key, which was perfect for a guy who's not known as a comedic actor. So get yourselves ready for a very funny, light, and fast-paced sex romp. It'll be one enjoyable night.