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The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Genres

ComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$7000000

Revenue

$6000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

03 October 1997

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

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