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'''''Stay Cool''''' is a 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/stay-cool-462338 |title=Stay Cool > Overview |work=[[Allmovie]] |accessdate=December 8, 2010}}</ref> American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ted Smith]], and written by [[Polish brothers|Mark and Michael Polish]]. The film stars [[Winona Ryder]], Mark Polish, [[Hilary Duff]], [[Sean Astin]], [[Josh Holloway]], [[Jon Cryer]], and [[Chevy Chase]]. |
'''''Stay Cool''''' is a 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/stay-cool-462338 |title=Stay Cool > Overview |work=[[Allmovie]] |accessdate=December 8, 2010}}</ref> American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ted Smith]], and written by [[The Polish brothers|Mark and Michael Polish]]. The film stars [[Winona Ryder]], Mark Polish, [[Hilary Duff]], [[Sean Astin]], [[Josh Holloway]], [[Jon Cryer]], and [[Chevy Chase]]. |
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| Directed by | Ted Smith |
| Written by | Mark Polish Michael Polish |
| Produced by | Ken Johnson |
| Starring | Winona Ryder Mark Polish Hilary Duff Sean Astin Josh Holloway Jon Cryer Chevy Chase |
| Distributed by | Initiate Productions |
Release dates | 16 September, 2011 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million (estimated) |
Stay Cool is a 2009[1] American comedy film directed by Ted Smith, and written by Mark and Michael Polish. The film stars Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Josh Holloway, Jon Cryer, and Chevy Chase.
Plot
Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish), the 30-something author of the popular 80s-themed novel How Lionel Got Me Laid, returns to his suburban hometown of Sacramento to deliver the commencement speech at his former high school. Despite his success as an author, Henry’s return has sparked all of the youthful dreams, desires and particularly disappointments he's never quite gotten over, specifically his unrequited affection for the girl who is now the local pharmacist: the elusive Scarlet Smith (Winona Ryder).
Between run-ins with the outcast friends he left behind- Big Girl (Sean Astin) and Wino (Josh Holloway), the school principal (Chevy Chase) and a dangerously sexy senior named Shasta O’Neil (Hilary Duff) who clearly has the hots for him, Henry is sent spinning through a time warp that incites all the old emotions and challenges of the world he grew up in. Teetering between unsettling memories of his teenage past and his all too uncertain adult future, Henry can only hope to "Stay Cool" and make it, once again, to graduation day.
Cast and characters
- Mark Polish as Henry McCarthy
- Winona Ryder as Scarlet Smith
- Josh Holloway as Wino
- Sean Astin as Big Girl
- Hilary Duff as Shasta O' Neil
- Chevy Chase as Principal Marshall
- Jon Cryer as Javier
- Marc Blucas as Brad Nelson
- Frances Conroy as Mrs. Looch
Production
Stay Cool was filmed between July and September 2008 in Santa Clarita, Saugus and Valencia (California).[2]
Screenings
A film festival version of Stay Cool was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2009 and received favorable reviews. It was presented under the category for "World Narrative Film Festival". On the official Tribeca Film Festival it was described as a film that "...reminds us that time certainly does fly and old flames are hard to put out." [3] A version of the film was also premiered in May 2010 at the Marché du Film of Cannes (France).
It is set for a September 16, 2011 theatrical release in the United States.[4]
Reception
MTV ranked the film #5 on the "Top 10 Movies That Will Have You Screaming 'OMG!'" calling it "the most adult-minded movie on this list". [5]
The film currently holds a 60% (Fresh) rating on the RottenTomatoes.com site.[6]
References
- ^ "Stay Cool > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/features/TFF_09_World_Narrative_Feature_Films.html
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/staycoolthemovie/posts/277878182226229
- ^ The 2009 Movies That Will Have You Screaming 'OMG!' - MTV Movie News| MTV
- ^ "Stay Cool Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 24, 2011.