Who is Henry McCarthy in Stay Cool?

Mark Polish plays Henry McCarthy in the film.

Stay Cool

Name: Stay Cool
Genre: Art House/Foreign,Comedy
Released: 2011-09-16
Duration: 94
Rating: 24

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 home 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 seductive senior, 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.

GENRE: Art House/Foreign, Comedy
RELEASE DATE: Friday, Sep 16, 2011

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How long is Stay Cool?: Stay Cool is 1 hr 34 min long.

Who directed Stay Cool?: Michael Polish

Who is Henry McCarthy in Stay Cool?: Mark Polish plays Henry McCarthy in the film.

What is Stay Cool about?: 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 home 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 seductive senior, 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.