The film stars Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Josh Holloway, Jon Cryer, and Chevy Chase.

[1] Henry McCarthy, a successful author, is invited back to his old high school to give the commencement address for the class 19 years after his.

Stay Cool was filmed between July and September 2008 in Santa Clarita, Saugus and Valencia (California).

[5] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 14% based on reviews from 7 critics.

[6] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Attempts to pay homage to the '80s oeuvre of filmmaker John Hughes, but its singular lack of emotional logic, charm and humor bring to mind a couple of hours in detention instead.