One Night at McCool's Movie Review 2001

Quirky and inventive, this poor man's "Rashomon" gets points for effort, but the execution doesn't always live up to the ambition. Easygoing bartender Randy (Dillon) is involved in a murder by aggressively materialistic con artist Jewel (Tyler) and before he knows it, he's in love. Somehow his sleazy lawyer cousin (Reiser) becomes involved, as well as Det. Dehling (Goodman) who is investigating the murder of Jewel's former partner (Clay). Of course, all three fall in love, and we see the preceding night's events through each set of love-struck eyes as they spill their guts to a hitman (Douglas), a shrink (McIntire), and a priest (Jenkins), respectively. Douglas's outlandish toupee and understated portrayal of the hitman, as well as some fine comic touches by Dillon, are highlights.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Bar & Grill, Femme Fatale, Police Detectives, Law & Lawyers, Hit Men/Women, Sexcapades, Cousins

Screenplay

Stan Seidel

Cast

Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Reba McEntire, Richard Jenkins, Andrew (Dice Clay) Silverstein, Leo Rossi, Eric Schaeffer

Cinematography

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director

Harald Zwart

Music

Marc Shaiman

Other

Kim Harris Ornitz, Peter Afterman, Bruce Cannon, David Lazan, Ellen Mirojnick, Jon Gary Steele

Producer

Michael Douglas, Alison Lyon Segan, October Films, Further Films, USA Films