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Overview

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Director:
Mark Joffe
Writers (WGA):
Greg Dinner (earlier screenplay)
Karen Janszen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 October 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
A comedy for the incurably unromantic. more
Plot:
Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
A Surprise Kiss For Paramount
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 6 October 1997)

User Comments:
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.... more (84 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
Ireland | UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ballinagra, the name of the town in the movie is a reworking on the Irish 'Baile Na Gra' which means 'Town of Love'. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Irish version of the town Ballinagra should be "Baile an Ghrį", not "Baile na Grį" as depicted in the film. more
Quotes:
Sean Kelly: Things rarely go according to one's youthful, heroic master plans. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Raglan Road more

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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match...., 22 April 2005
8/10
Author: jotix100 from New York

This sunny comedy, directed with great verve by Mark Joffe, kept reminding me of the whimsical comedy "Local Hero" by Bill Forsyth. The film cashes in the folklore of Ireland as no other film, in recent memory does. "The Matchmaker" will charm, as well as disarm all those viewers looking for a nice time at the movies by immersing in its wonderful spell and taking the trip of discovery to Ireland.

The story relies on all the color of the Emerald Island and its people. Where could there be a matchmaking festival, but if not in Ireland? The local characters live in a magical world. In a way, those people having lived in the area where the film takes place, are richer in traditions than we city folk are. It's a sobering experience for Marcy, the otherwise cynical girl that goes searching for her boss' roots in the old country and ends up being enchanted by what she finds there. It's an experience she will not forget easily.

Jeanane Garofalo is wonderful as Marcy. This actress always projects an intelligent aura into everything she plays in films. Milo O'Shea is always amazing in anything he plays; he is no exception on this film. Mr. O'Shea is simply marvelous. David O'Hara, Paul Hickey, Maria Boyle Kennedy, Saffron Burrows and Denis Leary, among others, do excellent work under Mr. Joffe's direction.

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