Hear My Song (1991)

Owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers:

Peter Chelsom (screenplay), Peter Chelsom (story)

Stars:

Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, Brian Flanagan

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Flanagan	...	Young Micky O'Neill
Constance Cowley	...	Nurse
Marie Mullen	...	Micky's Mum
Phil Kelly	...	Ronnie Lavelle
Jean Blanchflower	...	Ronnie's Mum
Adrian Dunbar	...	Micky O'Neill
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Nancy Doyle
John Dair	...	Derek
Stephen Marcus	...	Gordon
John Neville Rufus Altman	...	Oscar Harrison
Joe Cuddy	...	Franc Cinatra
Britta Smith	...	Kitty Ryan
Gladys Sheehan	...	Grandma Ryan
Gina Moxley	...	Brenda Ryan
Rúaidhrí Conroy	...	Grandson Ryan

Storyline

Owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club

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Plot Keywords:

well | bottomless well | wrecking ball | widow | whistling | 

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Taglines:

There's definitely magic in the air

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a scene of sensuality

Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Akouste to tragoudi mou

Filming Locations:

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland

Box Office

Gross USA:

$4,313,173

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films, Limelight Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josef Locke was a real Irish tenor who enjoyed great success after the Second World War, to the extent that, in 1948, he was earning approximately £2,000 a week. Then in the 1950s the tax-man became interested in his earnings and Locke subsequently disappeared. Around about the same time, a new singer of similar build and vocal style called Mr X started appearing in clubs and everyone started to believe that this was in fact Locke under a new guise. Among those who were particularly convinced were the legions of women whom Locke had reputedly slept with, as the man had an enviable reputation as a lady-killer.

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Quotes

Nancy: Mickey I love you, I love you Mickey.
Micky O'Neill: Vice Versa Love.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Shining Through/Hear My Song/Mississippi Masala/35Up/Love Crimes (1992)

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Soundtracks

Come Back to Sorrento
Written by Ernesto De Curtis (as de Curtis) and Claude Aveling
Performed by Vernon Midgley

User Reviews

A Bit of Irish Whimsy

Hear My Song (1991) is a bit of Irish whimsy about a fast talking London theatrical promoter, (Adrian Dunbar) who books legendary Irish tenor Joseph Locke When the tenor is revealed as an impostor, and Dunbar loses both his theater and his fiancée (Tara Fitzgerald). He then sets forth on an odyssey to Ireland to find the real Joseph Locke, bring him back to London, save the theater, and win back the girl. Of course, the whole point of every epic quest from Homer on down is for the hero to finally realize why he left in the first place (this realization occurs while Dunbar is dangled off the side of a very high cliff). The cast is amazing, especially David McCallum as a police inspector obsessed with capturing Locke, and Ned Beatty gives a very credible and warmhearted performance as Joseph Locke (although the singing is dubbed). The Irish countryside is breathtaking--as is Tara Fitzgerald--and the story is great fun in the tradition of Local Hero and Eat the Peach.