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The Matchmaker
A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
Genres
ComedyRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$7000000
Revenue
$6000000
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1997-10-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
47
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Janeane Garofalo
Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara
Sean Kelly
Milo O’Shea
Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders
Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan
Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey
Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Sarah Kelly
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"
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
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