Stay Cool - Tribeca Film Festival

[STAYC] 2009 109 min Feature Narrative
Directed by: Michael Polish
USA
World Premiere
Interests: Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Identity, Romance

CAST & CREDITS
Primary Cast: Mark Polish, Winona Ryder, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase, Josh Holloway
Director: Michael Polish
Screenwriter: Mark Polish
Producer: Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Jonathan Sheldon, Janet DuBois
Production Designer: Clark Hunter

PROGRAM NOTES
Lieve educato Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish), un compiuto autore, torna a casa per dare l'avvio al suo discorso di liceo. Ma anche dopo 20 anni, si sente come se non avesse mai lasciato. Henry rimane nella sua vecchia camera, perfettamente conservata, con artefatti degli anni '80.
Entro ore di ricongiungimento con i suoi vecchi amici (Sean Astin e Josh Holloway).
I suoi genitori (che sembrano invariati, come la sua camera da letto) e di un astuto principale (Chevy Chase), e tutto diventa complicato.
I Fratelli Polish (Twin Falls Idaho) sono già in attivata nel cinema indipendente americano, e la loro ultima collaborazione è un intelligente e penetrante pausa che respira una nuova vita nella commedia romantica. Magnificamente miscelato con la giusta quanità di nostalgia e il motto di spirito.

Box Office:

Thu, Apr 23, 6:00PM
BMCC Tribeca PAC

Sat, Apr 25, 12:00PM
SVA Theater

Tue, Apr 28, 9:15PM
AMC Village VII 3

Fri, May 01, 12:45PM
AMC Village VII 3

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Mild-mannered Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish), an accomplished author, returns home to give the commencement speech at his high school. But even after 20 years, it feels like he never left. Henry stays in his old room, perfectly preserved with '80s artifacts, and a luggage mishap leaves him no choice but to squeeze into clothes still hanging in his closet. Within hours of reuniting with his old pals (Sean Astin and Josh Holloway), they crack the yearbook and convince Henry to call his old crush, Scarlet (Winona Ryder), who has just broken up with her ex-jock boyfriend. Things for Henry are off to a decent start, but enter a sexy high school senior who wants to take him to prom (Hilary Duff), his nervous book agent (Jon Cryer), his parents (who seem as unchanged as the bedroom), and a wily principal (Chevy Chase), and it all gets complicated.
The Polish brothers (Twin Falls Idaho) are already a force in American independent filmmaking, and their latest collaboration is an intelligent and insightful romp that breathes new life into the romantic comedy. Superbly mixed with just the right amount of nostalgia and wit, the film transports us back to brighter days with vivid cinematography, a terrific soundtrack, and wonderful performances bursting with comedic flavor.