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Black Irish (2007) -- A teenage boy (Angarano) longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.
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User Rating:
7.1/10   1,257 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brad Gann (written by)
Contact:
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Genre:
Tagline:
You can't choose family. more
Plot:
A teenage boy (Angarano) longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
10 wins more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
10 Most Underrated Young Actors
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)

10 Most Underrated Young Actors
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
One of the best movies of the year more (20 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Michael Angarano ... Cole McKay

Brendan Gleeson ... Desmond McKay
Tom Guiry ... Terry McKay

Melissa Leo ... Margaret McKay

Emily VanCamp ... Kathleen McKay
Michael Rispoli ... Joey
Finn Curtin ... Coach
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Arpino ... Valet
Wilson Better ... Graves

Francis Capra ... Anthony
Mark S. Cartier ... Mr. Quint

A.J. Coppola ... Hoodlum
Peter Darrigo ... Track Buddy #1

Steven Paul Davis ... Valet #1
Jeffrey DelliColli ... Restaurant Cook

Bonnie Dennison ... Donna O'Leary

William Christopher Ellis ... Busboy / Student (as William Ellis)

John Fiore ... Orsini

Steve Flynn ... Stolen car victim
Ryan Healey ... Baseball Player Charging Mound
Joanna Herrington ... Mrs. O'Leary
David Ian ... Priest

Tom Kemp ... Priest

Caryn Andrea Lindsey ... Pregnant Girly #1

Andrea Lyman ... Nurse
Dave Matt ... Valet
Joe McEachern ... Cop
Kate Murphy ... Restaurant Patron

Kevin O'Donnell ... Fired Busboy
Carmel O'Reilly ... Sister Agatha
Danielle Perry ... Sister Mary Elise
David Rasner ... Various Voices (voice)
Harvey Soolman ... Umpire
Frank T. Wells ... Father Magruder

Bates Wilder ... Officer Cowen

Scott Winters ... Doctor

Joseph Zamparelli ... Track Buddy #2

Peter Ziobro ... Bus Stop Patron
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief violence.
Runtime:
95 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Tom Guiry goes to the Marine Corps recruiting office, he speaks with a Lieutenant, played by Kevin Chapman. Except, the Lieutenant is wearing enlisted Dress Blues (red piping on only enlisted uniform), not an Officer uniform. To make matters worse, the Dress Blue uniform hanging in the background is an Officer dress blue coat (without red piping), but then has enlisted chevrons sewn on the sleeve. So both uniforms are incorrect. more
Quotes:
Desmond McKay: [Hits his son] Don't ever humiliate me like that again! You understand? more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best movies of the year, 18 January 2008
10/10
Author: Matthew Medina from United States

If you want a traditional story, with a main conflict, a villain, a hero, and a resolution, you may not enjoy this movie. But as an independent coming-of-age movie, I found it to be excellent.

The characters all demonstrate great depth, as other reviews have said. The acting is wonderful. This movie captures life - growing up - in south Boston. There is pregnancy. There is cancer. There is baseball. There is theft. But the movie is not about any one of those things. It is about humanity and living.

Other movies this year have done a better job in building tension. Other movies have been funnier. Other movies have included more commentary - a better moral - about human life. But no movie has captured the essential roller coaster of life better than this movie.

The twists, while not as shocking as others, are more real. The sadness of the movie comes in part from your familiarity with the situations. I highly recommend this movie and I hope you choose to watch it and enjoy it.

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