Beyond the Pale (1999)

Director:

George Bazala

Writers:

George Bazala (writer)
Patrick Clarke (writer)

Release Date:

1 September 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

An extraordinary search for an ordinary life

Plot:

Two illegal Irish immigrants to New York start a moving company. While one tries to rush to get his future...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Immigrant | Dublin Ireland | Illegal Immigrant | Irish American

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Patrick Clarke	...	Patrick Shaw
Beverley Elder	...	Helen Graham
Conn Horgan	...	Seamus O'Sullivan
Malachy McCourt	...	Tom Finegan
Roger Davis	...	Jeffrey
Ruth Miller	...	Ms. Mooney
Valentina Olmos	...	Conchita
Neale Harper	...	Bob
William Stone Mahoney	...	Gambler (as William S. Mahoney)
Brian Mallon	...	Cop
Jason Killalee	...	Sean
Catherine Natale	...	Margie
Worth Howe	...	Mr. Arnold
Dominic Dillon	...	Jimmy
Joanne Tomasso	...	Maxie

Runtime:

Ireland:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Ireland:15

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

i4i Productions

Trivia:

Cameo: [Eric Mabius]In the farewell pub scene in the opening of the movie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Anton' (2009) (V)

A throw back to the sort of movies they made in Hollywood's Golden Era

As a film buff I always make it a point to check out the local video stores of any country I visit, so on a recent trip to Dublin I made no exception. I was encouraged to visit the Irish Film Centre, which is situated in the heart of the Temple Bar district. In addition to its two movie theatres, there is a bar, restaurant, bookstore and a video library, which stocked a number of Irish titles I hadn't heard of. I purchased several titles including Beyond the Pale, which was the more obscure of the bunch. When I returned to London, I invited a friend round for dinner and a movie, we deliberated for a time and finally settled for, "Beyond the Pale", we both agreed that it was reminiscent of the sort of movies made in the Hollywood Golden Era, the style, pace and the acting. Patrick Clarke has my vote for the next James Bond, I haven't seen anyone like him on screen, we visited the www.imdb.com to find out more, it listed the official site for Beyond the Pale and we were shocked to find that this film was made on a tiny budget, which only served to enhance our admiration for the piece. It's a sad indictment of our times that movies like this get overlooked. Hats off to Maiden Voyage Pictures, keep up the good work.