A Cool, Dry Place
| A Cool, Dry Place | |
|---|---|
 A Cool Dry, Place Poster | |
| Directed by | John N. Smith |
| Produced by |
Katie Jacobs Gail Mutrux |
| Written by |
Matthew McDuffe Based on a novel by Michael Grant Jaffe |
| Starring |
Vince Vaughn Monica Potter Joey Lauren Adams Bobby Moat |
| Music by | Curt Sobel |
| Cinematography | Jean Lépine |
| Edited by | Susan Shipton |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | January 29, 1999 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,390 |
A Cool, Dry Place[1] is a 1999 drama movie adapted by Matthew McDuffie from the 1996 novel Dance Real Slow by Michael Grant Jaffe. It was directed by John N. Smith. The movie stars Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams and Bobby Moat.
Synopsis
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, where he moved after his wife abandoned him in Chicago. Just as he starts to develop a new relationship with a veterinarian's assistant, his wife suddenly reappears and wants to re-assert herself in her husband and son's life. On top of the romantic conflict, he is also suddenly presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to join a major firm in Dallas. In the end, the wife runs off with the boy to Cincinnati, the father turns down the job, and the wife gives the boy back to him.
Cast
- Devon Sawa - Noah Ward
- Joey Lauren Adams - Beth Ward
- Monica Potter - Kate Durrell
- Vince Vaughn - Russell Durrell
- Dean McDermott - Sheriff Pritchard
- Siobhan Fallon - Charlotte
- Jenny Robertson - Joyce Ives
- Todd Louiso - Bob Harper
- Skipp Sudduth - Jack Newbauer
- Jennifer Irwin - Connie Harper
- Aleksa Palladino - Bonnie
- Melanie Nicholls-King - Dallas Desk Clerk
- Beth Littleford - Suzanne
- Nicholas Campbell - Frankie Gooland
- Chris Bauer - Larry Ives
- Janet Kidder - Crystal
Background
A large part of the film was not shot in Kansas, but rather in the town of Lindsay, Ontario (now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes) as well as the town of Brooklin.
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark (2010). "A Cool Dry Place (1999)". Retrieved 2012-01-07.