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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   933 votes
Director:
David Gleeson
Writer:
David Gleeson (writer)
Release Date:
7 April 2005 (Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
How far you go is up to you... more
Plot:
The story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargained for when he moves into an... more | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Makers of Headrush, take note! more

Cast

  (in credits order)
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
Garry 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
Ronan Cassidy ... Barman (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Gleeson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Gleeson  writer

Produced by
Chris Chrisafis .... co-producer
James Flynn .... executive producer
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler .... producer
Brendan McCarthy .... executive producer
Patrick O'Donoghue .... line producer
Peter Stockhaus .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Stephen McKeon 
 
Cinematography by
Volker Tittel 
 
Film Editing by
Andrew Bird 
 
Casting by
Gillian Reynolds 
 
Production Design by
Jim Furlong 
 
Art Direction by
David Doran 
 
Costume Design by
Grania Preston 
 
Makeup Department
Nursen Balci .... chief hair stylist
Nursen Balci .... chief makeup artist
David Barnett .... additional hair stylist
Joni Galvin .... hair stylist
Joni Galvin .... makeup artist
Tanya McMahon .... additional hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mary Gough .... second assistant director
Sean Griffin .... third assistant director
Luke Johnston .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Colm Bassett .... construction consultant
Cos Egan .... stand-by props
Jules Harris .... art department trainee
Dave Peters .... property master
Katherine Sankey .... props buyer
 
Sound Department
Daniel Birch .... sound 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
Derek Kelly .... special effects technician
 
Stunts
Brendan Condren .... stunts
Joe Condren .... stunt coordinator
Paddy Condren .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas 'Ape' Apel .... electrician (as Thomas Apel)
Clemens Bachmann .... best boy
Colm Hogan .... still photographer
Jörg Jahn .... focus puller
Matt Kelly .... video playback operator
Christoph Loeckle .... gaffer
Sam Philips .... key grip
Saskia Uppenkamp .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Naomi Hanrahan .... wardrobe trainee
Ciara McArdle .... wardrobe supervisor
Anne O'Mahoney .... seamstress
 
Editorial Department
Nikolai Hartmann .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Kle Boutis .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Mervyn Adams .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Aoife Cassidy .... assistant coordinator
Dermot Cleary .... location manager
Steven Davenport .... location assistant (as Stephen Davenport)
Louise Gaffney .... script supervisor
Susan Holmes .... production coordinator
Nessa King .... production executive
Arran Murphy .... extras coordinator
Chris Samways .... animal handler
Linda Seger .... script consultant
David Sheehy .... production accountant
Chryssy Tintner .... script consulting team
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Real Thing (Ireland: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Ireland | Germany | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15PG
Filming Locations:
County Limerick, Ireland more
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Company:
Wide Eye Films more

Fun Stuff

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. 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.
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Soundtrack:
Is It A Sin more

FAQ

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Makers of Headrush, take note!, 12 January 2004
Author: cantwell4

Now here's the right way to do a drama/comedy involving Ireland's drug scene. (Makers of Headrush, take note!) Shane is so young and fresh-faced that we instinctively want to take him on our lap and give him a big hug--even though he's 20. His mother gives him a religious medallion and frets as he moves into a flat in the middle of Limerick. And she's right to. Shane is a lost soul looking for something and/or someone to belong to. His flatmate Vincent, on the other hand, is très cool and seems to have everything under control. We think we know where things are heading, but not everything happens quite exactly the way we expect. Being a movie, things move in a clear arc and do end very tidily, but still this film gets at some real truths about what life is like for young Irish men these days. What seems strange for an Irish movie is its sense of optimism and its celebration of people finding themselves. Shane is played by Michael Legge, whose previous experience playing a Limerick character was as one of three actors to play the young Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. Here he makes a very convincing transformation from insecure youth to newly found self-confidence. Allen Leech is likewise convincing as Vincent, who does a queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy number on Shane. Also on hand are David Murray, playing a more menacing version of his character in Flick, and Frank Kelly, managing to erase his "Father Jack" image as Shane's co-worker who symbolizes the dead end of a safe path through life.

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