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The Matchmaker (1997)

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Mark Joffe
Writer : Karen Janszen, Greg Dinner, Louis Nowra, Graham Linehan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo
Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara
David O'Hara
Sean Kelly
Milo O’Shea
Milo O’Shea
Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders
Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan
Rosaleen Linehan
Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey
Paul Hickey
Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Sarah Kelly
Saffron Burrows
Saffron Burrows
Moira Kennedy Kelly
Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Nick
Olivia Caffrey
Olivia Caffrey
Annie
Joan Sheehy
Joan Sheehy
Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea
Anne Gildea
Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy
Claude Clancy
Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland
James Ryland
Sergeant Riley
David King
David King
Local Lad No. 1
Niall McDonnell
Niall McDonnell
Local Lad No. 2
Sinead Murphy
Sinead Murphy
Bettina
David McDonagh
David McDonagh
Little Joe
Peter Dix
Peter Dix
Tony with the 45 Minute Tan
Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan
Vince
David Kelly
David Kelly
O'Connor
Alcemi O'Tani
Alcemi O'Tani
Japanese Bride
Kieran Aherne
Kieran Aherne
MC
Frankie McCafferty
Frankie McCafferty
Jimmy "McGlory"
John Joe Murray
John Joe Murray
Irish Dancer
Stuart Dunne
Stuart Dunne
Head Bang Man
Gerry O'Brien
Gerry O'Brien
Fisherman
Donna O'Faolain
Donna O'Faolain
2nd Aran Singer
Jimmy Keogh
Jimmy Keogh
O'Hara of Aran Isle
Conor McDermottroe
Conor McDermottroe
Paul
Linda Lee
Linda Lee
Campaign Assistant
Joe Dillon
Joe Dillon
Aran Local
Ned Dennehy
Ned Dennehy
1st Aran Singer
Vincent Walsh
Vincent Walsh
Philip
Ellen Ryan
Ellen Ryan
Philip's Friend
Owen O'Neill
Owen O'Neill
Garda
Seamus Corcoran
Seamus Corcoran
Local Cynic
Siobhan Vaughn
Siobhan Vaughn
Brigid (Fake McGlory)
James Hickey
James Hickey
Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)
Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey
Michael (Fake McGlory)
Robert Mandan
Robert Mandan
McGlory Senior
Nancy O'Brien
Nancy O'Brien
Journalist
David Ian
David Ian
"McGlory" MC

Crews

Mark Joffe
Mark Joffe
Director
Karen Janszen
Karen Janszen
Screenplay
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Line Producer
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Producer
Liza Chasin
Liza Chasin
Co-Producer
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
Producer
Lyn Goleby
Lyn Goleby
Executive Producer
Debra Hayward
Debra Hayward
Co-Producer
Katy McGuinness
Katy McGuinness
Co-Producer
Luc Roeg
Luc Roeg
Producer
Greg Dinner
Greg Dinner
Screenplay
Louis Nowra
Louis Nowra
Screenplay
Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan
Screenplay
John Altman
John Altman
Original Music Composer
Ellery Ryan
Ellery Ryan
Director of Photography
Paul Martin Smith
Paul Martin Smith
Editor
Mark Geraghty
Mark Geraghty
Production Design
Terry Pritchard
Terry Pritchard
Art Direction
Howard Burden
Howard Burden
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

The Matchmaker Trailer 1997

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