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The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
"The Boys from County Clare" (original title)

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Jimmy McMahon (Meany) and his group of Liverpudlians plot to win the annual Ceili music competition in Ireland.

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John Joe
Charlotte Bradley ...
Maisie
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Miko
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Pat
Malachy Bourke ...
Ben
Brendan O'Hare ...
Brendan
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Johnny
Leslie Bingham ...
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Teddy
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Alex
Frank Twomey ...
Roger
Emmet Kirwan ...
Clive
Noel Bridgeman ...
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The All-Ireland Traditional Music Competition attracts the best musicians from all over the country -- and a few from beyond the shores of the Emerald Isle as well. As John Joe and his band prepare to capture the band trophy with their County Clare jigs and reels, Irishman Jimmy bends his Liverpudlians away from jazz toward the time-honored strains of Celtic music. As the musicians make their way towards the competition, trouble rears its head for both sets of challengers: the Liverpool Shamrock Ceilidh Band and the defending champions from Clare, and at the heart of this adversity lie the vengeful interventions of two estranged brothers, Jimmy and John Joe. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Listen to your heart.

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Comedy | Music | Romance

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Rated R for language, some sexuality and nudity | See all certifications »
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24 March 2006 (Ireland)  »

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The Boys & Girl from County Clare  »

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Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

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$20,856 (USA) (11 March 2005)

Gross:

$140,872 (USA) (27 May 2005)
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Trivia

An Irish music competition such as the one portrayed in the film is called a "fleadh" (pronounced like "flahhh"). However, nobody uses this word in the movie. See more »

Goofs

At various times throughout the film (notably in the pub and during the ceilidh band competition) when we see Anne (Andrea Corr) playing fiddle, her bow is moving but her fingers are not. See more »

Quotes

Anne: Is that all You ever think about, Music?
John Joe: Well when you've got the music, you've got friends for life, thats why I'm never lonely. Remember that.
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References The Commitments (1991) See more »

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"The Rolling Wave"
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Magical Music Comedy
3 September 2004 | by (Pretoria, South Africa) – See all my reviews

The acting was grand, the music was authentic and the story was cute. Made me laugh and my wife cry, as romantic comedies should. If Irish people are your thing then watch this.

Andrea Corr does a fine job as the lead of the one band. I would guess that she grew up in a similar environment and probably played in a band just like the one portrayed.

The Irish music is great. It made me want to go out and get traditional Irish CD's

Might have been better if they cut the movie after the final dance at the competition. The story after this is OK, but not great.

Great Craic.


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