The Playboys (1992)

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty ... See full summary »

Director:

Gillies MacKinnon

Writers:

Shane Connaughton, Kerry Crabbe

Stars:

Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Albert Finney	...	Constable Brendan Hegarty
Aidan Quinn	...	Tom Casey
Robin Wright	...	Tara Maguire
Milo O'Shea	...	Freddie
Alan Devlin	...	Malone
Niamh Cusack	...	Brigid Maguire
Ian McElhinney	...	Joe Cassidy
Stella McCusker	...	Rachel
Niall Buggy	...	Denzil
Anna Livia Ryan	...	Vonnie
Adrian Dunbar	...	Mick
Lorcan Cranitch	...	Ryan / John Joe
Aine Ni Mhuiri	...	Mrs. Smith the Blind Lady
Doreen Hepburn	...	Nualla Ryan
Kilian McKenna	...	Sean

Storyline

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).

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Plot Keywords:

love | circus | sin | ireland | jealousy | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for scenes of sensuality and brief, strong violence

Details

Country:

USA UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Playboys

Filming Locations:

Redhills Village, County Cavan, Ireland

Box Office

Gross:

$4,906,900 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Green Umbrella Ltd., Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annette Bening was originally going to play Tara but had to drop out because she was pregnant.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

great spirit; great acting

In the tradition of low-key Anglo-European films, this is a brilliant depiction of the meeting of an independent spirit with a closed community. This is one of their own so they will not condemn absolutely. At the same time they cannot understand why, or how, anyone can take a radically different path. Paraphrasing Victor Borge, this is acting that is so low key it is off the keyboard but because of that it resonates in a register that affects absolutely. Absotutely brilliant. This is what real movies are all about. See it! I don't really have any more to say but the instructions are that one has to write a minimum of 10 lines and/or 10,000 words. Hopefully this entry meets that minimum requirement because if this entry convinces one more person to see this movie it will have been worth it.