Man About Dog (2004)

Director:

Paddy Breathnach

Writer:

Pearse Elliott

Stars:

Allen Leech, Tom Murphy, Ciaran Nolan

10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Allen Leech	...	Mo Chara (as Alan Leech)
Tom Murphy	...	Cerebral Paulsy (as Tom Jordan Murphy)
Ciaran Nolan	...	Scud Murphy
Sean McGinley	...	J.P. McCallion
Pat Shortt	...	Fergie
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Olivia
Martin Rogan	...	Mooney
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Andrews	...	Shauneen
Seamus Ball	...	Sweeney
Rosina Brown	...	Mo Chara's Ma
James Collins	...	Fergie's Gang #3
Johnny Collins	...	Fergie's Gang #1
Michael Collins	...	Tiny
Paddy Collins	...	Fergie's Gang #2
Aoife Connolly	...	Nurse #1

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

ireland | greyhound racing | male bonding | road movie | irish

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2004 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Correndo pra Cachorro

Filming Locations:

County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£134,924 (UK) (1 October 2004)

Gross:

£1,026,685 (UK) (29 October 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irish Film Board, Potboiler Productions, Treasure Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Decent comedy

A decent comedy following the misadventures of three young Belfast men who happen into the world of hare coursing.

Stylistically, this has the feel of a lot of British and Irish films of the past decade. It's aimed at the same market that made Trainspotting, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch such big hits. On a number of occasions I thought this was overdone; it seemed to be trying too hard to be Belfast's answer to those films. This would be forgivable from a new director but it's less understandable from Paddy Breathnach.

The acting is excellent. Allen Leech does a good northern accent, although it's not quite West Belfast. The storyline is entirely unbelievable, but I wasn't expecting realism!

6 out of 10 because it's funny in spots, but not THAT funny. I also think that to really appreciate it you have to have some interest in gambling in general, and gambling on dogs in particular. If, like me, you have neither, you'll probably find it a bit difficult to get into.