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Release Date:
3 December 1993 (USA)
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Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 9 wins
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2 nominations
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A delightful romp about families sticking together
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Colm Meaney | ... | Dessie Curley | |
| Tina Kellegher | ... | Sharon Curley | |
| Ruth McCabe | ... | Kay Curley | |
| Eanna MacLiam | ... | Craig Curley | |
| Peter Rowen | ... | Sonny Curley | |
| Joanne Gerrard | ... | Lisa Curley | |
| Colm O'Byrne | ... | Darren Curley | |
| Ciara Duffy | ... | Kimberley Curley | |
| Fionnuala Murphy | ... | Jackie O'Keefe | |
| Dierdre O'Brien | ... | Mary | |
| Karen Woodley | ... | Yvonne Burgess | |
| Pat Laffan | ... | George Burgess | |
| Virginia Cole | ... | Doris Burgess | |
| Denis Menton | ... | Pat Burgess | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Lester |
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91 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:PG
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This is the second story in Roddy Doyle's "Barrytown Trilogy", following the adventures of the Rabbitte family. However, as 20th century Fox owned the film rights to the Rabbitte name (from The Commitments), the characters had to be re-named in the subsequent film adaptations (The Snapper, The Van).
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Dessie Curley:
[at a pub, after Sharon's delivery] 7 pounds 12 ounces.
Loner: Is that a baby, or a turkey?
Dessie Curley: A baby!
Loner: That's a good-sized baby.
Dessie Curley: Right.
Loner: Small turkey, though.
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Loner: Is that a baby, or a turkey?
Dessie Curley: A baby!
Loner: That's a good-sized baby.
Dessie Curley: Right.
Loner: Small turkey, though.
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References Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
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Soundtrack:
Can't Help Falling In Love
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This film is a delightful romp about a large, boisterous Dublin family which gets turned upside down when the eldest daughter unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Strong-willed Sharon Curley (Tina Gellegher) refuses to discuss who got her "up the pole," but is equally adamant about not wanting to get an abortion. She keeps her head held high as friends needle her, neighbors whisper, and younger brothers and sisters ask wide-eyed questions. Colm Meaney gives a standout performance as Sharon's dad, expertly revealing a gamut of emotions, from rage to sorrow to curiosity about the birth process to exhilaration at the prospect of becoming a granddad. Ruth McCabe plays the soft- spoken but strong-as-an-ox Irish mom to perfection. While it gets a tad slow towards the end, this film is a great rental if you want a light-hearted yet heart-warming celebration of family-- in all its gory and splendor.