Stay Cool

2009
PG-13
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Winona Ryder, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase, Jon Cryer, Hilary Duff, Josh Holloway, and Mark Polish in Stay Cool (2009)

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Comedy Drama Romance

An author who returns to his hometown to deliver a commencement address to a class of graduating high school students has to deal with his feelings for an old flame as well as the advances o... Read allAn author who returns to his hometown to deliver a commencement address to a class of graduating high school students has to deal with his feelings for an old flame as well as the advances of a student who has the hots for him.An author who returns to his hometown to deliver a commencement address to a class of graduating high school students has to deal with his feelings for an old flame as well as the advances of a student who has the hots for him.

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
As Javier (Jon Cryer) is talking on the phone while walking to Henry's hospital room, he says "It's a story about manure salesmen, no one will care at all!" Mark Polish, who plays Henry, wrote and starred in "The Smell Of Success" about manure salesmen.

Goofs
When Henry was being interviewed by the WRHS TV Host all the students were watching the interview on the school TV. When they showed Shasta, she had no worried or shocked facial expressions to Henry's beat up face, as the WRHS TV Host did when she saw is face the first time he sat down to do the interview. Instead Shasta had a smile, as if there was nothing wrong with his face. It is certain that her character would not react in this type of calm manner.

Quotes
Shasta O'Neil: A good hug is just like unlock all of those years paint of pain.
Henry McCarthy: One good hug would probably get me lock up for another year good of 20 years of pain.

Connections
References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Soundtracks
Studd Muffin
Written by Spencer Stander
Performed by Spencer Stander

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Flawed but cool?

Which could be a description of the main character ... not. There is quite a bit of suspend of disbelieve here, but there is also quite a bit of realness in it too. The mix is done pretty good and the actors are amazing too. It's nice to see Wynona in a decent role again (if you don't count the short Star Trek thing).

Then again, after watching the TV show Lost, I can't help but seeing those guys everywhere. And there is actually one of them here. I guess he did the movie in-between, as a relaxing exercise. Next for this Dude? Mission Impossible (4), if IMDb has it right on his site. The main actor is not really that engaging, but he does a good job portraying the man he is supposed to be. A decent effort and a movie that will "click" with a few people more than it does with others (no that's not a Lost reference!)