One Night at McCool's (2001)
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33% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(15,966 ratings)
The debut project from co-star Michael Douglas' production company Further Films, this comic crime caper uses the narrative devices of multiple points of view and flashbacks, à la Rashomon (1951) and that classic film's many imitators. A late-night slaying at a bar called McCool's is the… More The debut project from co-star Michael Douglas' production company Further Films, this comic crime caper uses the narrative devices of multiple points of view and flashbacks, à la Rashomon (1951) and that classic film's many imitators. A late-night slaying at a bar called McCool's is the point of departure as Detective Dehling (John Goodman), bartender Randy (Matt Dillon), and Randy's lawyer-cousin Carl (Paul Reiser) project their fantasies onto the sexy Jewel (Liv Tyler), whose boyfriend (Andrew Dice Clay) is the corpse in question. As each man spills his guts -- Dehling to his priest, Randy to an aging hit man (Douglas), and Carl to his therapist (Reba McEntire) -- it becomes clear that the femme fatale Jewel has been manipulating the smitten men for her own purposes, namely a house full of cutting-edge electronic gadgets. One Night at McCool's is the debut American film from Norwegian commercial and music video director Harald Zwart. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harald Zwart
- Written By
- Stan Seidel
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- USA Films
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Oblivious to its own towering obsolescence.
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John Zebrowski, Seattle Times
The actors make the most of a predictable story line, and almost without exception the jokes are funny.
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Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle
Feels like a needless, thankless, charmless shout-out to the '80s rock video.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
It eventually loses its concentration and ultimately falls apart.
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
There isn't much to McCool's that couldn't be found in an adult magazine.
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Cast
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Liv Tyler
as Jewel Valentine
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Matt Dillon
as Randy
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John Goodman
as Detective Dehling
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Paul Reiser
as Carl Lumpke
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Michael Douglas
as Mr. Burmeister
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Richard Jenkins
as Father Jimmy
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Reba McEntire
as Dr. Green
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Andrew Silverstein
as Utah
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Andrea Bendewald
as Karen
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Eric Schaeffer
as Greg Spradling
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Leo Rossi
as Joey Dinardo
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Helen Hunt
- Kelly Slater
- Kevin Dillon
