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6.7/10   245 votes
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Director:
Waris Hussein
Writer:
Gabriel Walsh (writer)
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Release Date:
2 August 1973 (Hungary) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Happiness is a Quackser Fortune!
Plot:
In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Sweet surprise more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Gene Wilder ... Quackser Fortune

Margot Kidder ... Zazel
Eileen Colgan ... Betsy Bourke
May Ollis ... Mrs. Fortune
Seamus Forde ... Mr. Fortune

David Kelly ... Maguire
Danny Cummins ... Donal
Liz Davis ... Kathleen Fortune
Tony Doyle ... Mike
Caroline Tully ... Vera Fortune
John Kelly ... Tim
Paul Murphy ... Damien
Brendan Matthews ... Milk Depot Attendant
David Hogarty ... David
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fun Loving
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | USA:R (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Ireland

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jean Renoir was considered to direct. more
Quotes:
Quackser Fortune: You learnin' a lot at Trinity?
Zazel: Well, Dublin has a very rich history. For instance, did you know that Jonathan Swift wrote "Gulliver's Travels" here and that Handel's Messiah had its first premiere here.
Quackser Fortune: How much did they charge you for that?
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Movie Connections:
References Oliver! (1968) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Sweet surprise, 13 February 2007
7/10
Author: kneumann-1 from United States

Like another writer said, this was showing as second in a double bill, in 1976 -- but I can't remember the name of the movie my friends and I went to see and stayed for this one, too. Yet I sure remember "Quackser Fortune." I barely knew anything about Gene Wilder at the time, though I had seen Young Frankenstein, and he was entirely believable in the role. It was funny, a little sad, yes, formulaic, but with a pleasantly surprising ending. What I remember best was the interplay between Quackser and his family as he gains a dawning understanding of the world around him, including the charms of a woman. Quackser owns no comb, and must use a toothbrush to primp for his first date. And his manure merchandising around Dublin, calling "Git yer sh --!" was hysterical. I've been to Ireland since, read extensively about the Irish people, and would love to see this one again -- but have yet to see it on HE (How about "aitch-ee" for a new acronym to take in both video and DVD? Quackser would approve -- he was a forward, yet pragmatic, sort of guy.) -- knr

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