In the film "Too Cool for You," the actors and director Jim Field Smith met the expectations of the audience in full. At the box office, the film received good fees and still collected rave reviews.
Filming process and difficulties
The script of the picture dictated the shooting conditions. According to the plot, all the actions take place between the airport, the hockey stadium and a number of romantic places. The creators of the picture had to look for suitable conditions in one place. They succeeded - on the set of the film “Too Cool for You”, the actors and the whole crew gathered in Pittsburgh. They had to persuade the leadership of the local airport for a long time, the director and producers achieved only the permission of night shooting. This option did not suit the creators of the picture, later almost by chance they managed to find an empty room.
It was easier with the stadium, part of the film was shot in a real hockey game. Spectators patiently endured all the inconvenience right at the match. But the administration of the local club well understood its benefits from such an action.
Jonathan Baruchel - Kirk
Canadian Jonathan Barushel was born in 1982 in the family of an antique dealer. His mother was an independent journalist. With such parents, the boy quickly became interested in culture and, of his own free will, began to study at the art school. Already there, he joined the acting game, playing the first roles in his teens. Jonathan appeared in a short episode of the popular series at the age of 13.
Over the 22 years of his career in film and television, the actor has played in dozens of films and TV shows. In his biography, a special line marks the role in "Baby in a Million," Baruchel had a hand in the film, which will receive an Oscar. His filming partners were Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman.
In the comedy “Too Cool for You,” the actors played the roles of characters significantly younger than themselves, and Johnathan was no exception - he was already 28 years old on the set. But I had to play a shy guy with problems communicating with girls. Now the actor is 35 years old.
Molly performed by Alice Eve
The same age as her shooting partner Alice Eve was also born in 1982, she was a native of London. The British citizen often visited with her star parents in Los Angeles. She came from an acting family. Alice's father and mother did their best to help her daughter in her career. They contributed to her choice and good acting preparation. Following the example of mom and dad, the girl begins to prepare herself for work in the frame, she gets good acting skills in the legendary Beverly Hills area from the best teachers.
At 22, she took her first steps in her career. Then Alice is invited to two pictures at once, later she will be regularly shot in comedies. Among the most famous films and series with her participation, it is worth noting the second part of “Men in Black” and the adventures of four friends in “Sex and the City”.
Now the actress is already 35 years old, her career lasts more than 13 years - in the track record of 26 roles in television and in cinema.
On the set of the film “Too Cool for You,” the actors already had considerable experience in cinema, Alice Eve also boasted several roles in films with a large budget. She was invited to the role of the beauty Molly at the age of 28.
Story line
The comedy about the shy hero-lover in critics' assessments with a bang yielded to the film, which was released about the same time, - "Too Cool for Failure." The actors did not hide their disappointment from modest ratings. But the reaction of the audience at the box office and at the premiere allows them to be proud of themselves.
Without the help of chance, Kirk would never have decided to meet or at least talk to such a beautiful girl. At Molly, such modest guys just stare and do not dare to approach. The main character works in the airport security service and helplessly passes the girl of her dreams through the frame during the inspection. But Molly forgets her phone and hears Kirk's voice, when he calls back to his own number, they will arrange a meeting. A guy in love wants to not just return a valuable thing. He manages to invite the beauty on a date. And then it will be even better - from a girlfriend, the guy finds out that Molly liked. But what should such a modest person do with this chance?
The young actors of the film “Too Cool for You” pleased the viewer from the teenage age category, this was the idea of the creators of the picture. Other roles included Mike Vogel, Nate Torrens, Lindsay Sloan, TJ Miller and Kyle Bornheimer.