Not Cool (film)
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| Directed by | Shane Dawson |
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| Written by | Dan Schoffer |
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| Music by | Joseph Carillo |
| Cinematography | Frank Paladino |
| Edited by | Shane Dawson |
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| Distributed by | Starz Digital Media |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000 |
| Box office | $36,026 |
Not Cool is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed, produced, and edited by Shane Dawson. The film centers around a group of high school friends reuniting over their Thanksgiving break during college. It is one of two films that were produced for the Starz reality competition show The Chair, where the competitors use the same screenplay to create their own film. The film stars Cherami Leigh, Shane Dawson, Drew Monson, Michelle Veintimilla, Lisa Schwartz, and Bill Laing.
In a small Pennsylvania town, a group of high school friends reunite during a Thanksgiving break from their college classes. Former prom king Scott (Shane Dawson) is dumped by his hyperactive, erratic girlfriend Heather (Jorie Kosel) and finds a new love interest in Tori (Cherami Leigh). Meanwhile, Scott's younger sister Janie (Michelle Veintimilla) is approached by Joel (Drew Monson), who tries to woo her using the knowledge that he has gained from her social media posts.
Not Cool, along with Anna Martemucci's Hollidaysburg, is one of two films sponsored by the Starz reality competition show The Chair. The films vied for a $250,000 prize based on multi-platform voting system. The film cost $800,000 and took 20 days to shoot.
The film was released through Starz Digital Media theatrically on September 19, 2014.
The film was released digitally on September 23, 2014.
Not Cool was panned by critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 14% rating based on seven reviews with an average rating of 2.1/10. On another review site; Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 for reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 1, based on 4 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike", becoming one of seven films to currently hold this rating; the other six being Bio-Dome, Chaos, inAPPropriate Comedy, The Singing Forest and 10 Rules for Sleeping Around.
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