A Cool, Dry Place (1998)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

John N. Smith

Writers (WGA):

Michael Grant Jaffe (novel)
Matthew McDuffie (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

love, sex and starting over...

Plot:

A single father balances his work as an attorney with the care of his five year old son and his work as a high school basketball coach in rural Kansas...

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Kansas | Single Father | Small Town | Divorce

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Russell Durrell
Monica Potter	...	Kate Durrell
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Beth Ward
Bobby Moat	...	Calvin Durrell
Devon Sawa	...	Noah Ward
Todd Louiso	...	Bob Harper
Jenny Robertson	...	Joyce Ives
Siobhan Fallon	...	Charlotte
Chris Bauer	...	Larry Ives (as Christopher Bauer)
Nicholas Campbell	...	Frankie Gooland
Aleksa Palladino	...	Bonnie
Janet Kidder	...	Carol Holman
Doug Wert	...	Tom Johnson
Skipp Sudduth	...	Jack Newbauer
Dara Perlmutter	...	Megan
Jennifer Irwin	...	Connie Harper
Beth Littleford	...	Suzanne
Ben Bass	...	Placement Agent
Cale Sampson	...	Peter
Peter Costigan	...	Gas Station Attendant
John Nelles	...	Vet
Dean McDermott	...	Sheriff Pritchard
Kathryn Haggis	...	Days Inn Desk Clerk
John Lefebvre	...	Cob Whitman
Ron Payne	...	Councilman Thomas
Melanie Nicholls-King	...	Dallas Desk Clerk
Phil Lawn	...	Referee
Claudia Theriault	...	Answering Machine Voice
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karen Elder	...	Con #1
Aric Green	...	Hotel Man
Alexander Narizini	...	Basketball player

Directed by
John N. Smith

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Grant Jaffe		(novel "Dance Real Slow")
Matthew McDuffie		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Coatsworth	....	co-producer
Katie Jacobs	....	producer
Gail Mutrux	....	producer

Original Music by
Curt Sobel

Cinematography by
Jean Lépine

Film Editing by
Susan Shipton

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Donald Graham Burt

Art Direction by
Vlasta Svoboda

Set Decoration by
Carol Lavoie

Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg

Production Management
Whitney Brown	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Jonathan Wright	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Rob Bonney	....	assistant head carpenter
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Edward Bonutto	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Skip Adams	....	sound editor
John Asman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denis Bellingham	....	boom operator
David Lee	....	sound mixer
Julie Saragosa	....	assistant sound editor
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dean Stewart	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
C.J. Fidler	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
Michael Galbraith	....	best boy

Casting Department
Terri Taylor	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Douglas Crise	....	assistant editor
Jeffrey Harlacker	....	first assistant editor
Stephen Mirrione	....	additional editor
Eric Lea	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Warren Paeff	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation coordinator
John Bekavac	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
James Piper	....	production accountant
Timothy Storey	....	assistant production coordinator
Janine Anderton	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Will Benson	....	location scout (uncredited)
D.J. Carson	....	assistant: David Coatsworth (uncredited)
Alexandra Lalonde	....	assistant: John N. Smith (uncredited)
Andrew Magarian	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Keith Park	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Diane Pitblado	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Jacobs/Mutrux

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox (Far East)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1999) (USA)

Other Companies

• FedEx  trademark used by permission

Also Known As:

Dance Real Slow (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36172) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Quotes:

Kate Durrell: [to Russ] When I was in the bathroom, I was thinking about the time, God, I don't even think Calvin was 6-months-old, when we were down at the lake. And it started to rain, and you put him in the ice chest, you covered him - you covered him with a blanket. And that's the way I always think of him when I think of him with you. Y'know, being safe and protected in a cool dry place.

Movie Connections:

Features "ReBoot" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Hear About Love

One of Vince Vaughn's finest moments

This movie did not have a wide release in New Zealand. I had to have the film couriered from the other side of the country, and it was well worth it.

A Cool Dry Place is a movie that leaves you feeling warm. Its sensitive, and funny and even a little sexy. The storyline is believable, and the calibre of Vince Vaughns acting shows through in his scenes with Bobby Moat who plays his son Calvin . Vince Vaughn does not have children but you would never believe it after watching this movie.

Joey Lauren Adams and Monica Potter also both shine in this movie. Joey Lauren Adams character Beth is reminiscent of her character in Chasing Amy, tough and sassy but ultimately sweet. Monica Potters Kate is someone we like to hate, such a vast difference to her role in Patch Adams. I urge people to watch this movie, its beautiful and I loved every minute. After watching this movie, you'll fall in love with Vince's character Russ, and end up falling in love with Vince Vaughn too.