One Night at McCool s is a 2001 American neo-noir black comedy film written by Stan Seidel, directed by Harald Zwart, and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Andrew Silverstein and Reba McEntire.

Plot

The majority of the film consists of Randy, Carl, and Dehling reciting their experiences with Jewel, each narrating over what they consider to be the real version of the recent events. Scenes are often re-enacted twice, with different accounts contradicting each other. Randy believes he s an innocent victim in the whole story while Dehling thinks Randy is a slimy, macho, abusive thug. Carl is convinced that every woman is in love with him and he s a gift to all women.

Randy, a bartender sits down next to Mr. Burmeister at a bingo hall and recounts his story of how he got to where he s at. One night while working at McCool s, Randy apparently saves a woman named Jewel from her boyfriend Utah. Carl, Randy s distant relative who was at McCool s that night, recounts to his therapist that he was sleeping off his drunkenness in his car and saw the altercation but noticed Jewel put on an act afterwards to make Randy take her home. After he takes her to his home and they sleep together, Jewel reveals to Randy that she is a con-woman and Utah arrives shortly thereafter to rob his house. Unfortunately, Randy doesn t have many possessions so Utah decides to have Randy open the safe at McCool s for its cash. During the robbery, Utah is shot in the head by Jewel and Randy takes the blame for her, claiming self-defense. Detective Dehling (also recounting the past events to his friend; Father Jimmy) investigates the matter accordingly but believes Randy isn t telling the whole truth.

Jewel soon moves in with Randy at his house and begins to purchase new furniture and redecorating the interior of the house, much to Randy s chagrin as he lost his job at McCool s since the owner believes the reputation is worth more than what was in the safe. Also infatuated with Jewel, Dehling begins hearing half of an argument that Randy and Jewel have, causing him to paint Randy as an abusive, overly macho husband to Jewel, despite Randy s pleas that they are not. With Randy not having a job and Jewel continually removing his stuff, save for the snow globes his mother collected, Jewel manipulates Randy to rob his former boss of some sports memorabilia and other items. She later comes home with a different car, saying she was borrowing it from a friend and later they pull a scam on one of Carl s associates at his law firm. Unfortunately, the robbery doesn t go as planned and Jewel is forced to kill him with a DVD player while Randy was trapped in a closet. Though they get away, Jewel and Randy continue to fight.

Detective Dehling investigates the murder as he soon finds that Carl is related to Randy. Becoming more infatuated with Jewel, and noticing a black eye on her, Dehling forces Randy out of his own house and cites he ll put a restraining order on Randy. Randy notices Jewel smile from the inside of the house, realizing he s been scammed for everything he has. Dehling later comforts Jewel and they later have sex. Meanwhile, Carl continues with his story that he believed Jewel came onto him at a gathering he held with his family, Randy, and Jewel, which Carl was happy to oblige as he was having marital problems. Back at the bingo hall, Randy finishes his story to Burmeister and they both leave and head to a distant motel where Randy gives him $10,000 to kill Jewel. Randy calls Carl from the motel and Carl is excited to hear since he wants to experience sex with Jewel again. Arriving at the house, Carl puts on some bondage outfits while Detective Dehling arrives in his uniform with flowers. Randy tries to warn Carl to stay away from his house, but has to steal a car to make sure Burmeister doesn t kill Carl as well. As they all converge in the house and an argument erupts with each person claiming to be Jewel s boyfriend, Utah s twin brother Elmo asking who killed his brother. Burmeister is watching from outside when Jewel catches him by surprise. Both infatuated with each other, the two decide to leave when Elmo fires at them and a shootout begins. Carl escapes on foot while both Elmo and Dehling die from gunshots. Randy survives unscathed but steeps in the destruction in his house.

Jewel gets in Burmeister s car which he tells her of his house, big screen TV, and DVD player; all things that she has ever wanted and leaves the last snow globe on the sidewalk before driving away. Carl continues his escape until he is nearly hit by a car and he rejoices briefly before being crushed by a dumpster.

Cast

• Matt Dillon as Randy
• Liv Tyler as Jewel
• Paul Reiser as Carl
• John Goodman as Detective Dehling
• Michael Douglas as Mr. Burmeister
• Andrew Silverstein as Utah / Elmo
• Reba McEntire as Dr. Green
• Richard Jenkins as Father Jimmy
• Leo Rossi as Joey Dinardo
• Andrea Bendewald as Karen
• Sandy Martin as Bingo vendor woman
• Helen Hunt (deleted scenes) as Truck Driver

Production

Writer Stan Seidel, who died prior to the film s release, drew much of the film s material from Randy Dana s days as a bartender at Humphrey s Restaurant & Tavern, a college bar located in the midst of St. Louis University.

Home Video

The film was released on VHS and DVD on October 9, 2001 by USA Home Entertainment.

Reception

The film garnered mixed to poor reviews (Rotten Tomatoes rated it at 33%), with Roger Ebert saying in a 2½ star review that the film is so busy with its crosscut structure and its interlocking stories that it never really gives us anyone to identify with but that it has a lot of fun being a near miss. The film disappointed monetarily, grossing $13.5 million out of its $18 million budget in theatrical release.

Year	2001
ReleaseDate	2001-04-27
RuntimeMins	93
RuntimeStr	1h 33min
Plot	Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
Directors	Harald Zwart
Writers	Stan Seidel
Stars	Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Mary Jo Smith
Produced by	Michael Douglas,Whitney Green,Allison Lyon Segan,Veslemoey Ruud Zwart
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Cinematography by	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Film Editing by	Bruce Cannon
Casting By	Juel Bestrop,Jeanne McCarthy
Production Design by	Jon Gary Steele
Art Direction by	David Lazan
Set Decoration by	Larry Dias
Costume Design by	Ellen Mirojnick
Makeup Department	Richard Dean,Lydia Milars,Arturo Rojas,David Syner,Joy Zapata,Gary Archer
Production Management	Andrew Francis Fenady,Whitney Green,Peter Mavromates,Sara E. White
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Anne Berger,Tommy Harper,Craig Harris,Ellen H. Schwartz
Art Department	Christian Andersen,Dale E. Anderson,Brook Bacon,Jason Bedig,Sharleen Bright,Jo Brown,Charisse Cardenas,Steven E. Eyrse,Marc Fekkes,Andy Friend,Rob Garlow,Serge Genitempo,Brandon S. Gilgen,Carlos Guaicochea,Shannon Hart,Jim Heritage,Julian Hyde,Mark Lapotsky,Carolyn Lassek,Charles Chuck Lungren,José López,Rangel Mata,Brynn McQuade,Barbara Murphy,Jeffrey M. O Brien,Joe Ondrejko,Lisa Penaranda,Eric Ramirez,David A. Rochow,Rebecca Roka,Kevin Rubottom,Jay Siroy,Doug Thomas,Keith Wood,Christian Lopez,Carly Starr Brullo Niles
Sound Department	Brian Basham,Ron Bedrosian,Mark Choi,Simon Coke,Richard Dwan Jr.,Victor Ray Ennis,Paula Fairfield,Stephanie Flack,Nerses Gezalyan,Dick Hansen,Greg Hedgepath,Nicholas James,Lee W. Lebaigue,Michael Magill,James Matheny,James Moriana,Philip D. Morrill,Carla Murray,George Nemzer,Kim H. Ornitz,Geoffrey G. Rubay,Brad Sherman,Melissa Sherwood Hofmann,Mary Ruth Smith,Mychal Smith,Drew Webster,Jeffrey Wilhoit,Greg Zimmerman,Mark Choi,Richard Dwan Jr.,Nerses Gezalyan,Carla Murray,Greg Steele
Special Effects by	Timothy B. Graham,J.D. Streett,David Gallion
Visual Effects by	Randy Starr,S. Kiki Chansamone,Daniel Aristoteles Collins,Andrea D Amico,Ken Dackermann,Phil Holland,Matt McFarland
Stunts	Tabby Hanson,Alisa Hensley,David Leitch,Ron Morgan,Manny Perry,David Powledge,Rex Reddick,Steve Rizzo,Jimmy N. Roberts,Michael Runyard,Alisa Hensley,Steve Rizzo
Camera and Electrical Department	Colin Anderson,Bob Arrendondo,Lisa Bonaccorso,Loren Corl,Andreas Crawford,John Crimins,William Daimont,Ric Delgado,Carlos Escobar,Sammy Escobar,Pål Bugge Haagenrud,Dave Lujan,Jerry L. Marshall,Scott McGeo,Jamie Midgley,Charles Newhart,Alex Payne,Thomas A. Pendell,Dan Riffel,Felix Rivera,Freddie Saba,Paul Santoni,Steven Strong,Michael D. Weldon,Lisa Bonaccorso,Henry Cantor,Edward A. Gutentag,Pat O Mara
Casting Department	Blythe Cappello,Lisa Gabaldon,Barbara Harris,Tony Hobbs,Stacy Jorgensen,John Srednicki
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Fran Allgood,Robin Borman-Wizan,Maritza Garcia-Roddy,Bonnie E. Morris,D. Barak Stribling,Lovelynn Vanderhorst
Editorial Department	Justin Bourret,Phil Hetos,Nathan W. Jones,Maggie Ostroff,David Raymond,Matt Boatright-Simon,Joe Walser
Location Management	Alex Apple,Marie Healy,Jim Small,Boyd Wilson,Julie Hannum
Music Department	Peter Afterman,Pete Anthony,Jeff Atmajian,Tim Boyle,Jessica Clements,Sandy DeCrescent,Daniel DiPrima,Norman Dlugatch,Dominic Gonzales,Lisa Jaime,Paul Wertheimer,Margaret Yen,Tom Boyd,Tom Brown,Grant Buckerfield,George Doering,Jim Hoffman,Lise Richardson,Patrick Russ,Steven L. Smith,Sally Stevens,James Thatcher,Nick Vidar
Script and Continuity Department	Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax
Transportation Department	Bonnie Alden,Jose Pedro Aleman,Michael Allegro,Ray Appel,Leo Baker,William E. Bess,Harry Brady,Denny Caira,Michael Chonos,Dennis Clark,Bill Cockrell,Paulie DiCocco,Robiy Ellison,Wallace Frick,John Grant,Gary Kincaid,Payton J. Kirkpatrick,James Norton,Theresa M. Roehner,Tim Roslan,Danny Rowe,Mike Shannon,Steve Sorkin,David Teasley,Tad Venger,Mark Wescott,J. Armin Garza II
Additional Crew	David Arnott,Rick Baca,Danny Bress,Kate Brownlee,Allen Burry,Cathy Cavadini,Dawn Clounch,Chris Cussen,Robert Darwell,Stephen P. Del Prete,Holly Dorff,Daniel Eisenberg,Zecjko Z. Erlic,Greg Finley,Jay Floyd,Charles W. Francis,Adam Fratto,Tracey Ann Hiete,Nancy Honeycutt,Cary C.P. Levine,Lance Mancuso,David McCharen,Robert Mitas,Kelsey Mulrooney,Stephanie Murray,Jose Ortiz,Michael H. Perman,Mary Linda Phillips,Van Quattro,David Randolph,Flumencio Renteria,Vernon Scott,Aaron Spann,Joe Steele,Derek Jan Vermaas,Kristin Webb,Tim Werle,Ted Yonenaka,Ann Zoric,Steve Cowie,Vicki Dee Rock,David Fencl,Marc C. Geschwind,Jason Z. Kemp,Michele Kennedy,Lucas Moore,Guy Richardson,Amy Louise Tripodi,Frank G. Turner,Garson Yu
Thanks	Stan Seidel
Genres	Comedy, Crime
Companies	October Films, Furthur Films
Countries	USA
Languages	English, Spanish
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	6.2
ImDbRatingVotes	30624
MetacriticRating	46
Keywords	pantyhose,cult favorite,watching tv,detective,robbery