Cowboys & Angels (2003)

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Not Rated
1h 29min
Comedy, Crime
23 Jul 2004 (Ireland)
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6.9 (2,600)

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The story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargained for when he moves into an apartment with a gay fashion student and finds himself on the catwalk. The film sets out to explore the difficulties young people have in... See more »

Director:

David Gleeson

Writer:

David Gleeson

Stars:

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Still of Colm Coogan, Michael Legge (II) and David Murray (VI) in Cowboys & Angels (2003)

Still of Michael Legge (II) and Allen Leech in Cowboys & Angels (2003)

Still of Michael Legge (II), Cathal Costello and Jason Cahill (II) in Cowboys & Angels (2003)

Still of Michael Legge (II) and Amy Shiels in Cowboys & Angels (2003)

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Cast

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	Michael Legge	...	Shane Butler
	Allen Leech	...	Vincent Cusack (as Alan Leech)
	Amy Shiels	...	Gemma
	David Murray	...	Keith
	Frank Kelly	...	Jerry
	Colm Coogan	...	Budgie
	Sean Power	...	Frankie
	Alvaro Lucchesi	...	Bunny
	Frank Coughlan	...	Richard Walsh
	Nigel Mercier	...	Inspector
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jennifer Barry	...	Estate Agent
	Jason Cahill	...	Bouncer
	Padraig Campbell	...	Detective Black
	Louise Carey	...	Girl in Street
	Michael Carney	...	Gardai
	Patrick Clohessy	...	Man Fighting in Street
	Richard Conlon	...	Gardai
	Cathal Costello	...	Bouncer #1
	Peggy Coyne	...	Old Lady
	Mairéad Crowley	...	Doris
	Randall Daly	...	Airport Security Guard
	Frank Dineen	...	Street Thug
	Helena Enright	...	Woman Showing Apt.
	Ned Farrell	...	Gardai
	John Finn	...	Bouncer
	Mike Finn	...	Garda (raid) #2
	Karen Fitzgibbon	...	Accident Woman
	Niamh Foley	...	Supermacs Girl
	Naomi Hanrahan	...	Girl in Street
	Angela Harding	...	Mrs. Butler
	Armor Harris	...	Gardai
	Mary Harvey	...	Esther
	Ollie Hayes	...	Newspaper Vendor
	Susan Holmes	...	Woman in Hallway
	Mary Jackman	...	Fashion Show Model
	Niall Johnston	...	Mr. Cusack
	Danielle Lawlor	...	Fashion Show Model
	Alanna Littleg	...	Fashion Show Model
	Kieran Lynch	...	Garda (raid) #1
	Julie McEvoy	...	Supermacs Girl - Extra
	Maeve McGrath	...	Anne
	Michael McGrath	...	Mud Club Student
	Brian McNamara	...	Landlord #2
	Sharon McNeill	...	Fashion Show Model
	Brian Mortell	...	Man Fighting in Street
	Gerry O'Brien	...	Man Fighting in Street
	Mary-Louise O'Callaghan	...	Fashion Show Model
	Thomas O'Connor	...	Gardai
	Dan O'Driscoll	...	Fashion Show P.A.
	Moira O'Dwyer	...	Mrs. Cusack
	Martin Philips	...	Detective Roche
	Grania Preston	...	Nuala Colgan
	Dermot Purcell	...	Photographer
	Robert Quigley	...	Bouncer #2
	Ann Quill	...	Garda (interview room)
	Niamh Quinn	...	Fashion Show Model
	Dan Sheehy	...	Landlord #1
	Des Waddick	...	Garda
	Sue Waters	...	Girl in Street
	Mícheál Ó Dubhghaill	...	Barman
	Ronan Cassidy	...	Barman (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Gleeson

Written by

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David Gleeson

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(writer)

Produced by

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Chris Chrisafis	...	co-producer
James Flynn	...	executive producer
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler	...	producer
Brendan McCarthy	...	executive producer
Patrick O'Donoghue	...	line producer
Peter Stockhaus	...	co-producer

Music by

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Stephen McKeon

Cinematography by

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Volker Tittel

Editing by

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Andrew Bird

Editorial Department

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Nikolai Hartmann	...	assistant editor
Arne Herrmann	...	trailer editor: germany

Casting By

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Gillian Reynolds

Production Design by

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Jim Furlong

Art Direction by

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David Doran

Costume Design by

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Grania Preston

Makeup Department

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Nursen Balci	...	chief hair stylist / chief makeup artist
David Barnett	...	additional hair stylist
Joni Galvin	...	hair stylist / makeup artist
Tanya McMahon	...	additional hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mary Gough	...	second assistant director
Sean Griffin	...	third assistant director
Luke Johnston	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Colm Bassett	...	construction consultant
Cos Egan	...	property master / stand-by props
Jules Harris	...	art department trainee
Dave Peters	...	property master
Katherine Sankey	...	props buyer

Sound Department

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Daniel Birch	...	re-recording mixer
Ray Cross	...	sound recordist
Stephen Farrell	...	boom operator
Sascha Heiny	...	sound mixer
Hubert Henle	...	sound consultant: Dolby
Thomas Knop	...	foley recordist
Jörg Krieger	...	sound editor
Martin Langenbach	...	foley artist
Norbert Schlawin	...	foley artist

Special Effects by

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Derek Kelly

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special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Jochen Hinrichs-Stöldt

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colorist

Stunts

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Brendan Condren	...	stunts
Joe Condren	...	stunt coordinator
Patrick Condren	...	stunts (as Paddy Condren)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Thomas 'Ape' Apel	...	electrician (as Thomas Apel)
Clemens Bachmann	...	best boy
Colm Hogan	...	still photographer
Jörg Jahn	...	focus puller
Christof Loeckle	...	gaffer (as Christoph Loeckle)
Sam Phillips	...	key grip (as Sam Philips)
Saskia Uppenkamp	...	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Naomi Hanrahan	...	wardrobe trainee
Ciara McArdle	...	wardrobe supervisor
Anne O'Mahoney	...	seamstress

Location Management

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Dermot Cleary	...	location manager
Steven Davenport	...	location assistant (as Stephen Davenport)

Music Department

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Kle Savidge

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music supervisor (as Kle Boutis)

Script and Continuity Department

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Louise Gaffney	...	script supervisor
Linda Seger	...	script consultant
Chryssy Tintner	...	script consulting team

Transportation Department

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Mervyn Adams

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transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Aoife Cassidy	...	assistant coordinator
Susan Holmes	...	production coordinator
Nessa King	...	production executive
Arran Murphy	...	extras coordinator
Chris Samways	...	animal handler
David Sheehy	...	production accountant

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Buena Vista International (2004) (Ireland) (theatrical)
Salzgeber & Company Medien (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
TLA Releasing (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
Antiprod (2005) (France) (DVD)
Homescreen (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
TLA Releasing (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Videorama (2007) (Greece)

Special Effects

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Reel FX

Other Companies

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Konken Studios (foley recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	The story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargained for when he moves into an apartment with a gay fashion student and finds himself on the catwalk. The film sets out to explore the difficulties young people have in keeping their identities in a fast-moving culture of drugs and clubs. Written by Anonymous Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	watching-tv punctuation-in-title ampersand-in-title student civil-servant See All (133) »
Taglines	How far you go is up to you... See more »
Genres	Comedy Crime Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:MA Ireland:15PG Ireland:15 (DVD rating) Netherlands:12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:15 United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Real Thing (Ireland, English title) Ковбои и ангелы (Russia) Amici per la vita (Italy) Caubóis e Anjos (Brazil) カウボーイズ&エンジェルズ (Japan, Japanese title) See more »
Runtime	89 min
Country	Ireland Germany United Kingdom
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	County Limerick, Ireland See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Writer/director David Gleeson had worked in the Department of Agriculture office where the scenes in the movie were filmed. Some of the extras are the people with whom he used to work. See more »
Goofs	When they are behind bars, Vincent told Shane that he can't believe that he was caught by the police because of a joint smoking. He said that it was his first time to smoke a joint and that he even don't smoke, where in their first meet up with Shane while telling the story of his trip to France in 1997 he was smoking and you can see that he was kind a pro with it. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005). See more »
Soundtracks	Satellite See more »
Quotes	Richard: Look at you. Look at the state of you. You can't keep burning the candle at both ends you know. Shane: [turns to him] It's my wick and I'll go out in flames if I want to. See more »

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