One Night at McCool's (2001)
Directed by Harald Zwart
Genres - Mystery, Comedy, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Crime Comedy |
Release Date - Apr 27, 2001 (USA) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
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.
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con/scam, femme-fatale, golddigger, temptress