Two Scottish pub football teams play each other in order to resolve a century-old grudge, with the prize for the winning team being the other team's pub.
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Title: The Match (1999)
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| Max Beesley | ... | Wullie Smith | |
| Isla Blair | ... | Sheila Bailey | |
| James Cosmo | ... | Billy Bailey | |
| Laura Fraser | ... | Rosemary Bailey | |
| Richard E. Grant | ... | Gorgeous Gus | |
| David Hayman | ... | Scrapper | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Big Tam | |
| Neil Morrissey | ... | Piss-Off | |
| David O'Hara | ... | Mechanic | |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Tommy | |
| Iain Robertson | ... | Danny Van Boy | |
| Tom Sizemore | ... | Buffalo | |
| Sally Howitt | ... | Carol McGhee | |
| Michael Nardone | ... | Dingus | |
| Samantha Fox | ... | Patsy (as Sam Fox) | |
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The Match is a contemporary romantic comedy, set in the idyllic Highland village of Inverdoune. Wullie Smith, still carrying the physical and emotional scars of the childhood death of his younger brother, is the village milkman. A young man whose potential is concealed his gently diffident exterior, Wullie is locally known for his remarkable T.F.R. (Total Football Recall) and for his not-very-secret love for Rosemary Bailey, the breathtaking daughter of Bill Bailey, a local farmer with a curious affection for his cows. Rosemary has returned briefly to her home with a college degree before she leaves again to pursue a career in the big city. The single-street village has only two pubs - the ramshackle delights of Benny's Bar, spiritual home of its charmingly eccentric clientele and the sterile modernity of Le Bistro, owned by former professional footballer and preening narcissist, George Gus. But Benny's Bar may soon be lost forever. A bet made to settle a feud between the original ... Written by Anonymous
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Written by Gavin Sutherland
Performed by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
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The bar scene took five takes. See more »Goofs
When Wullie is about to take the penalty shot, the sky goes from sunny to completely overcast between scenes. See more »Soundtracks
Bad LoserWritten by Gavin Sutherland
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I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. The only reason I gave it an 8 is because of the "love" interests they try and through it. If they would have just kept the movie about football between the two pubs, then it would have made a 10 easy. Funny and entertaining, just can't get better than that. In all honesty, the football scene is way too short for the build up. I will admit, the ending is predictable. It starts off OK, builds, plateaus, then ends predictably. I recommend this to anyone who loves football. However it does not portray small town Scottish life very well. Rent it or buy it, you'll love it. I give it 3 thumbs up.