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Director:
David Keating
Writers:
Gabriel Byrne
David Keating
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Release Date:
10 April 1998 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Tagline:
When school ends... and life begins.
Plot:
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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NewsDesk:
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Superb movie acted out by superb actors, particularly Catherine O'Hara! See more (18 total) »

Cast

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Catherine O'Hara ... Cathleen

Jared Leto ... Frankie Griffin

Christina Ricci ... Erin

Gabriel Byrne ... Jack Griffin

Stephen Rea ... Cab Driver

Colm Meaney ... Jim Davern
Lorraine Pilkington ... Jayne Wayne

Jason Barry ... Nelson Fitzgerald

Emily Mortimer ... Romy Thomas
Karl Hayden ... Hopper Delaney
Ciarán Fitzgerald ... Noelie Griffin (as Ciaran Fitzgerald)
Renee Weldon ... Maggie Griffin
Des Braiden ... Teacher (as Des Braden)
Darren Monks ... Davy Dudley
Peter Keating ... Ray Griffin
Alexandra Haughey ... Dawn Griffin

Vincent Walsh ... Bobby Gallo
Kevin Russell ... Figgis Twin #1
Lisa Russell ... Figgis Twin #2
Mal Whyte ... Mr. Figgis
Kay Creighton ... Mrs. Figgis
Gabriel Brady ... Television Reporter
Clodagh Reid ... Mo
Emma Stewart ... Jo
Don Wycherley ... Peter Colcannon
Amanda Shun ... Rainbow
Joe Savino ... Bus Conductor
Jack Lynch ... Returning Officer
Mark O'Regan ... Father Michael
Oliver Maguire ... Billy
Graham Wilkinson ... Henchman
Luke Hayden ... Fireman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Elvis Presley ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Keating 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gabriel Byrne 
David Keating 
Ferdia MacAnna  novel

Produced by
Gabriel Byrne .... co-executive producer
Paul Feldsher .... co-executive producer
Lars Kolvig .... co-producer
Alan Moloney .... co-producer
Keith Northrop .... executive producer
Martha O'Neill .... co-producer
Tim Palmer .... producer
Bob Weinstein .... co-executive producer
Harvey Weinstein .... co-executive producer
John Wolstenholme .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Convertino 
 
Cinematography by
Bernd Heinl 
 
Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy 
 
Casting by
Nuala Moiselle 
 
Production Design by
Frank Conway 
 
Art Direction by
John Paul Kelly 
 
Set Decoration by
Padraig O'Neill 
 
Costume Design by
Mary Zophres 
 
Makeup Department
Francesca Crowder .... chief hair stylist
Maire O'Sullivan .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Gibney .... assistant director
Suzanne McAuley .... trainee assistant director
Adrian McCarthy .... assistant director
Suzanne Nicell .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jason Carlin .... art department assistant
Mick Flood .... props
Noel Walsh .... stand-by props
 
Sound Department
Kim Dalum .... dialogue editor
Henrik Garnov .... sound designer
Nalle Hansen .... foley artist
Julien Naudin .... foley artist
Barry O'Sullivan .... boom operator
Simon J. Willis .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Kevin Hannigan .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Jerris .... opticals
 
Stunts
Philippe Zone .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Donal Caulfield .... focus puller: second unit photography
Ian Clark .... focus puller
Richie Donnelly .... clapper loader
Niall Mannion .... electrician
 
Editorial Department
Logan Breit .... first assistant editor
Dermot Diskin .... assistant editor
Justin C. Green .... assistant editor
Helle Hansen .... negative cutter
Joel Heller .... assistant editor: avid
MajBritt Holm .... color grader (as Maj-Britt Holm)
 
Music Department
Tomás Hradcky .... music element creator (as Tomas Hart)
Bobby Muzingo .... orchestrator
Steven L. Smith .... music preparation
 
Transportation Department
Eamonn Murphy .... unit driver
Michael Phelan .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Kieran Creaven .... licensing and research
Jon Duncan .... assistant accountant
Irene Graham .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Summer Fling" - USA (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, brief language, and some drug use
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Runtime:
Argentina:102 min | Spain:102 min | UK:104 min
Country:
Denmark | Ireland | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Cape Breton Highlands, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CanadaSee more »
Company:
Irish Film BoardSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director David Keating met with hundreds of young actors and conducted casting sessions in Ireland, England and America to find the right actor to play Frankie.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When the boys go to get drinks for everyone after the election, one of the bottles of alcohol is Malibu brand rum, which was not distributed world wide until the early 1980s.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Frankie:I had it all planned. College. A place of my own. Hang out all day in cafes with beautiful girls, with legs and blonde hair, that you could talk to about The Stranglers and Hemingway, and who you could spend loads of time in bed with. Instead, I've blown my exams...
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Movie Connections:
References Rocky (1976)See more »
Soundtrack:
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8 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
Superb movie acted out by superb actors, particularly Catherine O'Hara!, 4 June 2002
Author: braddlad from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

I purchased this movie because I wanted to see the acting that Catherine O'Hara was capable of, having seen her in Home Alone 1&2. She was marvelous. She was really funny and a really talented actor. She had the gift of making some parts of the movie funny and others, more saddening. All the other characters were also good and they also played their part wonderfully in making such a splendid film!!

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