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Hear My Song

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Music

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

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Chelsom
  • Writers
    • Peter Chelsom(screenplay)
    • Adrian Dunbar
  • Stars
    • Ned Beatty
    • Adrian Dunbar
    • Brian Flanagan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Chelsom
  • Writers
    • Peter Chelsom(screenplay)
    • Adrian Dunbar
  • Stars
    • Ned Beatty
    • Adrian Dunbar
    • Brian Flanagan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos1

    Hear My Song
    Trailer 1:34
    Hear My Song

    Photos18

    Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Ned Beatty in Hear My Song (1991)
    Ned Beatty and James Nesbitt in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar and James Nesbitt in Hear My Song (1991)
    Ned Beatty and Shirley Anne Field in Hear My Song (1991)
    Adrian Dunbar in Hear My Song (1991)
    Ned Beatty in Hear My Song (1991)

    Top cast

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    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Josef Lockeas Josef Locke
    Adrian Dunbar
    Adrian Dunbar
    • Micky O'Neillas Micky O'Neill
    Brian Flanagan
    • Young Micky O'Neillas Young Micky O'Neill
    Constance Cowley
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Marie Mullen
    • Micky's Mumas Micky's Mum
    Phil Kelly
    • Ronnie Lavelleas Ronnie Lavelle
    Jean Blanchflower
    • Ronnie's Mumas Ronnie's Mum
    Tara Fitzgerald
    Tara Fitzgerald
    • Nancy Doyleas Nancy Doyle
    John Dair
    • Derekas Derek
    Stephen Marcus
    Stephen Marcus
    • Gordonas Gordon
    John Altman
    • Oscar Harrisonas Oscar Harrison
    • (as John Neville Rufus Altman)
    Joe Cuddy
    • Franc Cinatraas Franc Cinatra
    Britta Smith
    Britta Smith
    • Kitty Ryanas Kitty Ryan
    Gladys Sheehan
    • Grandma Ryanas Grandma Ryan
    Gina Moxley
    • Brenda Ryanas Brenda Ryan
    Rúaidhrí Conroy
    Rúaidhrí Conroy
    • Grandson Ryanas Grandson Ryan
    Shirley Anne Field
    Shirley Anne Field
    • Cathleen Doyleas Cathleen Doyle
    William Hootkins
    William Hootkins
    • Mr. Xas Mr. X
    • Director
      • Peter Chelsom
    • Writers
      • Peter Chelsom(screenplay) (story)
      • Adrian Dunbar
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    The owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club.
    • well
    • bottomless well
    • wrecking ball
    • widow
    • whistling
    • 103 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • There's definitely magic in the air
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Music
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and a scene of sensuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film cost less than £2 million to make and was shot in Ireland in under 6 weeks. Then first time director Peter Chelsom and co-writer/ star Adrian Dunbar took it to the Cannes Film Festival in search of a buyer. There, Harvey Weinstein snapped up the American distribution rights for Miramax, thus ensuring the film of a high degree of visibility. This duly paid off with its success at the American and UK box office, and a Golden Globe nomination for Ned Beatty.
    • Quotes

      Micky O'Neill: You're drivin' like a madman.

      Fintan O'Donnell: You think this is bad? You should see me when I'm on me own!

      Micky O'Neill: Sure I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Shining Through/Hear My Song/Mississippi Masala/35Up/Love Crimes (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Hear My Song
      Written by Harry S. Pepper (as Pepper), Othmar Klose (as Klose), Rudolf Lukesch (as Lukesch)

      Performed by Vernon Midgley

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Chelsom's Song
    I don't think Peter Chelsom's appreciation will grow much today, with audiences and critics more inclined to pyrotechnics, flamboyant styles and cynic approach to mankind's troubles. Chelsom is a skilled filmmaker, but for today's tastes his cinema seems too close to the audience's soft hearts, and that is probably his less attractive trait. I like a few of his movies: "The Mighty", "Serendipity" as predictable as it is, and my favorites "Funny Bones" and "Hear My Song" which he also wrote. Both deal with a search and possess a frenetic and funny approach to human foibles, and in this case an enthusiastic leading character, as played by Adrian Dunbar who also co-wrote. He is a nightclub administrator who keeps cheating on his patrons, bringing mediocre artists to perform. When he brings a fake tenor who humiliates his future mother-in-law (Shirley-Ann Field, who had an affair with the real tenor), he embarks on the almost impossible: finding the real singer, who cannot step on Irish soil due to tax evasion. Ned Beatty gives the performance of his life (and that's a lot to say) as the singer, leading the story to a moving conclusion.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 驚奇上天堂
    • Filming locations
      • Davenport Hotel, Merrion Hall, Merrion Square, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • British Screen Productions
      • Channel Four Films
      • Limelight Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,313,473
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,965
      • Dec 29, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,313,473
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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