United States / Oct 03, 1997 / R
A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Saffron Burrows | Moira Kennedy Kelly |
| Denis Leary | Nick |
| Olivia Caffrey | Annie |
| Joan Sheehy | Bus Passenger |
| Anne Gildea | Airport Assistant |
| Claude Clancy | Michael the Bus Driver |
| James Ryland | Sergeant Riley |
| David King | Local Lad No. 1 |
| Niall McDonnell | Local Lad No. 2 |
| Sinead Murphy | Bettina |
| David McDonagh | Little Joe |
| Peter Dix | Tony with the 45 Minute Tan |
| Tommy Tiernan | Vince |
| David Kelly | O'Connor |
| Alcemi O'Tani | Japanese Bride |
| Kieran Aherne | MC |
| Frankie McCafferty | Jimmy "McGlory" |
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| John Joe Murray | Irish Dancer |
| Stuart Dunne | Head Bang Man |
| Gerry O'Brien | Fisherman |
| Donna O'Faolain | 2nd Aran Singer |
| Jimmy Keogh | O'Hara of Aran Isle |
| Conor McDermottroe | Paul |
| Linda Lee | Campaign Assistant |
| Joe Dillon | Aran Local |
| Ned Dennehy | 1st Aran Singer |
| Vincent Walsh | Philip |
| Ellen Ryan | Philip's Friend |
| Owen O'Neill | Garda |
| Seamus Corcoran | Local Cynic |
| Siobhan Vaughn | Brigid (Fake McGlory) |
| James Hickey | Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory) |
| Robert Hickey | Michael (Fake McGlory) |
| Robert Mandan | McGlory Senior |
| Nancy O'Brien | Journalist |
| David Ian | "McGlory" MC |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Matchmaker |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Good Film Company, Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 1997 |
| Executive producer | Lyn Goleby |
| Production | Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Katy McGuinness, Luc Roeg |
| Writer | Karen Janszen, Greg Dinner, Louis Nowra, Graham Linehan |
| Editing | Paul Martin Smith |
| Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
| Assistant directors | Mark Joffe |
| Camera operators | Ellery Ryan |
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| Additional photography | Ellery Ryan |
| Production design | Mark Geraghty, Terry Pritchard |
| Art direction | Terry Pritchard, Mark Geraghty |
| Set decoration | Mark Geraghty, Terry Pritchard |
| Music | John Altman |
| Sound | John Altman |
| Costume design | Howard Burden |
| Makeup | Howard Burden |
| Hairstyling | Howard Burden |
| Budget | 7.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 6.000.000 € |
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