Six Shooter (2004)

Director:

Martin McDonagh

Writer:

Martin McDonagh (written by)

Release Date:

February 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Tagline:

A black and bloody Irish comedy

Plot:

A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball....

Plot Keywords:

Train | Pet | Rabbit | Grief | Photograph

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Brendan Gleeson	...	Donnelly
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Kid (as Ruaidhrí Conroy)
David Wilmot	...	Man
Aisling O'Sullivan	...	Woman
Gary Lydon	...	Chief Guard
Domhnall Gleeson	...	Cashier
David Murray	...	Doctor
Tadgh Conroy	...	Young Kid
David Pearse	...	Short Man
Ann McFarlane	...	Donnelly's Wife
John Wallace	...	Junior Garda
Richard Nisbet	...	Garda
Mick Horan	...	Kid's Dad

Directed by
Martin McDonagh

Writing credits
Martin McDonagh		(written by)

Produced by
Kenton Allen	....	producer
Mia Bays	....	producer
Mary McCarthy	....	co-producer
John McDonnell	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Baz Irvine

Film Editing by
Nicolas Gaster

Casting by
Maureen Hughes

Production Design by
David Munns

Art Direction by
Erik Rehl

Costume Design by
Kathy Strachan		(as Cathy Strachen)

Makeup Department
Sonia Dolan	....	daily makeup artist
Lorraine Glynn	....	hair stylist
Denise Watson	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Agnew	....	first assistant director
Daisy Cummins	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Graeme Bird	....	sfx props
Ronan Kennedy	....	stand-by prop
Sarah Kingston	....	prop buyer

Sound Department
Robert Flanagan	....	pproduction sound mixer
Pip Norton	....	dubbing mixer
Chris Nuttall	....	sound editor
Joakim Sundström	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Fleming	....	director of photography: second unit
Addo Gallagher	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liz Treacy	....	costume supervisor

Other crew
Fionnuala Dorney	....	production accountant
Anne Henry	....	assistant to producers
John Paul LeBon	....	assistant location manager
John McKenna	....	armorer
Dearbhaile O'Hanlon	....	production coordinator
Seamus Porter	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Missing in Action Films
• Funny Farm Films
• Fantastic Films (in association with)
• Film4

Distributors

• Works, The (2004) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann  funding
• Irish Film Board  funding

Runtime:

UK:27 min

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Missing in Action Films

Trivia:

The film was shot on a real train. The crew could shoot on it between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. after which it had to be cleaned for the evening commute.

Quotes:

Donnelly:sorry about your mom.
Kid:Ah, no loss.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006)

Soundtrack:

St. James Infirmary Blues

shooting blanks

Finally saw this online and wondering what all the fuss is about. Almost whimsical, I couldn't quite believe the darkness at the centre of the story. There are a couple of good lines and the performances are solid – Rory Conroy being the best. Martin McDonagh is a very talented playwright, but on this evidence his directing is a little flat. Film looks and sounds flat too. What struck me about it was the superficiality of it all, the cynicism. However it does have some funny moments and moves along at a brisk pace. I'm not surprised it was looked on so favourably by the academy, picking up an Oscar for Best Short Film – it has hip written all over it. And it is one of the better short Irish films I've seen, complete with twists and double twists and a lot of flippant dialogue. McDonagh is planning a gangster film with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. I'll pay money to see that. He obviously wants to be the Celtic Scorsese. High point a cow explodes. Low point rather tasteless plot line about a baby's death. Brendan Gleeson is in this film.