The MatchMaker (1997)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mark Joffe

Writers (WGA):

Greg Dinner (earlier screenplay)
Karen Janszen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Plot:

Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes...

Plot Keywords:

Irish American Politics | Irish American | Irish | Election | Ireland

Cast

Janeane Garofalo	...	Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara	...	Sean Kelly
Milo O'Shea	...	Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders	...	Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey	...	Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Sarah Kelly
Saffron Burrows	...	Moira Kennedy Kelly
Denis Leary	...	Nick
Olivia Caffrey	...	Annie
Joan Sheehy	...	Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea	...	Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy	...	Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland	...	Sergeant Riley
David King	...	Local Lad No. 1

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Ireland | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Germany:6 (w) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cottonwood Cafe - 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Good Film Company

Trivia:

Ballinagra, the name of the town in the movie is a reworking on the Irish 'Baile Na Gra' which means 'Town of Love'.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Irish version of the town Ballinagra should be "Baile an Ghrá", not "Baile na Grá" as depicted in the film.

Quotes:

Sarah Kelly: You should come to the dance, Marcy, come and have a bit o' craic.
Marcy Tizard: Crack?
Sarah Kelly: Yah, it's brilliant craic.
Marcy Tizard: By crack I'm assuming that you don't mean incredibly hard drugs.
Sarah Kelly: Oh no! It just means havin' a laugh, like havin' a bit o' fun!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Female of the Species

OK I just had to say something GOOD about this movie

I love this movie, I am Irish, and take no offense at either the characters or the language (bollocks!!). All of which came across as very real. Good old fashioned Irish rogues, out to have a bit of "craic"(meaning fun, pronounced "crack"). This is one of my favorite Irish movies. Janeane Garofalo is beautiful and talented, Denis Leary is hilarious in his sleaziest, Milo O'Shea and Rosaline Linehan are hilarious also as the two rival matchmakers, although Rosaline wasn't given near enough to do. Lots of colorful Irish characters, Eamon Kelly, David Kelly too. If you like a bit of old fashioned "stage" Irishness, then you'll enjoy this movie, lots of laughs and little off color humor (when Eamon Kelly finds his missing teeth - yuk!)but definitely laugh out loud hilarious entertainment. Did I mention the lovely West of Ireland and Aran Islands scenery? Watch out for reviews with spoilers, as they'll ruin the whole movie for you.