The Matchmaker (1997)
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.
Director:
Mark Joffe
Writers:
Karen Janszen, Greg Dinner, Louis Nowra, Graham Linehan.
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Janeane Garofalo as Marcy Tizard |
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David O'Hara as Sean Kelly |
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Milo O'Shea as Dermot O'Brien |
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Jay O. Sanders as Senator John McGlory |
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Rosaleen Linehan as Millie O'Dowd |
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Paul Hickey as Declan Kelly |
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Maria Doyle Kennedy as Sarah Kelly |
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Saffron Burrows as Moira Kennedy Kelly |
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Denis Leary as Nick |
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Olivia Caffrey as Annie |
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Joan Sheehy as Bus Passenger |
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Anne Gildea as Airport Assistant |
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Claude Clancy as Michael the Bus Driver |
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James Ryland as Sergeant Riley |
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David King as Local Lad No. 1 |
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Niall McDonnell as Local Lad No. 2 |
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Sinead Murphy as Bettina |
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David McDonagh as Little Joe |
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Peter Dix as Tony with the 45 Minute Tan |
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Tommy Tiernan as Vince |
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David Kelly as O'Connor |
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Alcemi O'Tani as Japanese Bride |
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Kieran Aherne as MC |
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Frankie McCafferty as Jimmy "McGlory" |
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John Joe Murray as Irish Dancer |
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Stuart Dunne as Head Bang Man |
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Gerry O'Brien as Fisherman |
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Donna O'Faolain as 2nd Aran Singer |
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Jimmy Keogh as O'Hara of Aran Isle |
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Conor McDermottroe as Paul |
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Linda Lee as Campaign Assistant |
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Joe Dillon as Aran Local |
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Ned Dennehy as 1st Aran Singer |
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Vincent Walsh as Philip |
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Ellen Ryan as Philip's Friend |
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Owen O'Neill as Garda |
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Seamus Corcoran as Local Cynic |
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Siobhan Vaughn as Brigid (Fake McGlory) |
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James Hickey as Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory) |
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Robert Hickey as Michael (Fake McGlory) |
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Robert Mandan as McGlory Senior |
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Nancy O'Brien as Journalist |
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David Ian as "McGlory" MC |
| Directing | Mark Joffe | Director |
| Writing | Karen Janszen | Screenplay |
| Production | Nicky Kentish Barnes | Line Producer |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Producer |
| Production | Liza Chasin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Production | Lyn Goleby | Executive Producer |
| Production | Debra Hayward | Co-Producer |
| Production | Katy McGuinness | Co-Producer |
| Production | Luc Roeg | Producer |
| Writing | Greg Dinner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Louis Nowra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Graham Linehan | Screenplay |
| Sound | John Altman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ellery Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Paul Martin Smith | Editor |
| Art | Mark Geraghty | Production Design |
| Art | Terry Pritchard | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Burden | Costume Design |