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Writers:
John Carney (writer)
Kieran Carney (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 March 2010 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Tagline:
From Space... (Probably)
Plot:
When the Cassidy family finds a red leather clad man passed out on their living room floor, they assume he's an alien. Zonad is more than happy to oblige. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
2013 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: John Carney’s Can A Song Save Your Life?
 (From ioncinema. 19 November 2012, 12:30 PM, PST)
Jack Reynor to star opposite Vince Vaughn in The Delivery Man
 (From TheMovieBit. 14 November 2012, 8:50 AM, PST)
‘Once’ Helmer John Carney to Direct Steve Carell in ‘Dogs of Babel’
 (From Slash Film. 3 November 2011, 1:00 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
a hoot. like a mix between "Father Ted" and "Bill and Ted" See more (6 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
David Murray ... Benson
Kevin Maher ... Jimmy Cassidy
Donna Dent ... Mary Cassidy
Rory Keenan ... Guy Hendrickson
Geoff Minogue ... Richard Cassidy

David Pearse ... Francis O'Connor / Bonad
Janice Byrne ... Jenny Cassidy

Simon Delaney ... Liam Murphy / Zonad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Bennett ... Mr. Madigan
Niamh Burke ... Girl in Car 2
Bernie Butler ... Local Woman (as Bernadette Butler)
Kevin Cleary ... School Nerd
Denis Conway ... Doctor Glonad
William Craul ... Petrol Pump Attendant
Brian de Salvo ... Dr. Ziegler
Paul Diamond ... Lorenzo Dolmio
Frankie McCafferty ... Reilly
Eleanor Methven ... Girl in Car 3

Liana O'Cleirigh ... Waitress

Frank O'Sullivan ... Declan Fitzgerald
Eamon Rohan ... Off Licence Server
Alan Stanford ... Narrator
Brian Timmons ... MC at unveiling

Laura Way ... Girl in Car 1
Don Wycherley ... Sergeant Maloney
Juliette Gash ... Hot girl (uncredited)
Hilary Rose ... Manicurist (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Carney 
Kieran Carney 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Carney  writer
Kieran Carney  writer

Produced by
Ed Guiney .... producer
Andrew Lowe .... producer
John McDonnell .... producer
 
Original Music by
Brian Byrne 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Robertson 
 
Film Editing by
Paul Mullen 
 
Production Design by
Susie Cullen 
 
Costume Design by
Tiziana Corvisieri 
 
Makeup Department
Eileen Buggy .... hair stylist
Anna Gronerus .... assistant hair
Aoife Mullally .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Paula Heffernan .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Burns .... assistant director
Moselle Foley .... trainee assistant director: additional filming
Anna Harrison .... third assistant director
Lisa Kelly .... second assistant director
Nicola Long .... trainee assistant director
Marcus Lynch .... second assistant director (additional photography)
Rosai Mc Carthy .... third assistant director: additional filming
 
Art Department
Ignacio Barbe .... set dresser
Elizabeth Brennan .... props buyer
Ciaran Doyle .... standby props
Ronan Kennedy .... props: re-shoot
Nenazoma McNamee .... art department trainee
Aine Ni Chiobhain .... art department work experience
Edwin Ryan .... sculptor
 
Sound Department
Paula Boram .... foley artist
Niall Brady .... sound designer
Garret Farrell .... sound re-recording mixer
Tony Hogan .... foley recordist
Michael Lemass .... boom operator
Dave McMahon .... sound editor
Karl Merren .... sound recordist
Eddie Quinn .... boom operator
 
Stunts
Peter Dillon .... stunt double
Donal O'Farrell .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Coe .... second assistant camera
Addo Gallagher .... gaffer
David O'Connor .... camera crane operator
Rory O'Riordan .... second assistant camera: additional photography
Adam Tsan .... crane grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fiona Brownlie .... wardrobe supervisor: additional photography
Tiziana Corvisieri .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Warren Dowling .... digital intermediate finishing artist
Martin Fanning .... assistant editor
Suzanne McKenzie .... post-production coordinator
 
Music Department
Vladislav Boyadjiev .... music scoring engineer
 
Other crew
Anna-Maria Ní Chathasaigh .... script supervisor
Louise Cornally .... production finance executive
Fionnuala Dorney .... assistant accountant
Moselle Foley .... trainee production assistant: additional filming
Rob Hill .... film transfer
Brendan O'Sullivan .... location assistant
Michael Swan .... location manager: additional filming
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.77 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) (DVD Release)
Certification:
Ireland:15A | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Avoca, County Wicklow, Ireland
Company:
Element PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The camera used for filming had to be specially adapted to use different lenses. A result of this was that all the footage was filmed upside-down. This meant that monitors were normally also turned upside-down to make the picture the right way up. When reshoots were filmed, the camera used did not have to have these adjustments made, meaning all of this footage was normal.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jimmy is running alongside Guy he is wearing a normal tie, but minutes later they arrive at the car and he now has a bow tie on.See more »

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6 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
a hoot. like a mix between "Father Ted" and "Bill and Ted", 25 March 2010
Author: billythehick from Ireland

I laughed my head off, it's like a feature length Father Ted. Some scenes don't quite work (the odd musical number, a bizarre training montage) but the film as a whole is a hoot, a ton of fun, and far better than the ads make it look. Lot filthier too.

There are a few things you need to take into account to overlook any negative feedback you've received. Number one is that it's done as a pastiche of 50s American movies, so there is a certain stylistic suck to it (a lot of the teenagers are played by actors in their twenties). Another is that Simon Delany is probably not an inventive enough comic actor to make the character truly fly. As well as this the film skirts dangerously close to pedophilia and plays it for laughs. but that's part of the gross-out charm.

The gross-out factor is where this movie really comes into it's own, including probably the funniest sex scene since Team America.

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