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Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   12,122 votes
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Director:
Kirk Jones
Writer:
Kirk Jones (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks. more
Plot:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
A lovely Tale! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ian Bannen ... Jackie O'Shea

David Kelly ... Michael O'Sullivan
Fionnula Flanagan ... Annie O'Shea
Susan Lynch ... Maggie O'Toole
James Nesbitt ... Pig Finn
Paul Vaughan ... Narrator (voice)
Adrian Robinson ... Lotto Observer
Maura O'Malley ... Mrs. Kennedy
Robert Hickey ... Maurice O'Toole
Paddy Ward ... Brendy O'Toole
James Ryland ... Dennis Fitzgerald

Fintan McKeown ... Pat Mulligan
Eileen Dromey ... Lizzy Quinn
Kitty Fitzgerald ... Kitty
Dermot Kerrigan ... Father Patrick
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
À la santé de Ned (France) (DVD title)
Vieilles canailles (France)
Waking Ned Devine (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for nudity, language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
91 min | Argentina:92 min
Country:
UK | France | USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Cregneash, Isle of Man more
Company:
Tomboy Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Despite being set in Ireland the film was shot in the Isle of Man. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Lizzy is calling the National Lottery from the phone booth, it is clearly visible that the entry in the yellow pages is in fact a cut-out piece of paper glued onto a different entry. more
Quotes:
Pig Finn: Come on, Maggie!
Maggie O'Toole: I caught a whiff of something then.
Pig Finn: Oh no, it's peaches. Peach soaps, Maggie.
Maggie O'Toole: Oh no. It's something else.
Pig Finn: Could be strawberries. Oh, Maggie.
Maggie O'Toole: Finn.
Pig Finn: Maggie.
Maggie O'Toole: Finn. Oh no, sorry love, it's still there.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Dot the I (2003) more
Soundtrack:
The Parting Glass more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
A lovely Tale!, 19 February 2005
9/10
Author: Tord S Eriksson from Gothenburg, Sweden

Fionnula Flanagan, Ian Bannen and David Kelly, are just a few of an excellent cast in this tale about an Irish Lotto-winner, who is unable to collect.

Never have I seen a lovelier yarn, and, I tell ye', I've seen a few! Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) figures out that one of the inhabitants in the local hamlet must have won the latest Lotto draw, and does he best to find out who, by every mean possible, and eventually finds out who.

I don't want to spoil it, but it sure is a lovely story! Very close to a masterpiece, and it gets better each time I see it!

Yours, Tord

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