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An Everlasting Piece

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.7K
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Billy Connolly, Anna Friel, Barry McEvoy, and Brían F. O'Byrne in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
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Colm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After persu... Read allColm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman known as the Scalper to sell them his leads, the two embark on a ... Read allColm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman known as the Scalper to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls, always in neighborhoods that are dangerous for one or the other par... Read all

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writer
    • Barry McEvoy
  • Stars
    • Barry McEvoy
    • Brían F. O'Byrne
    • Anna Friel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Barry McEvoy
    • Stars
      • Barry McEvoy
      • Brían F. O'Byrne
      • Anna Friel
    • 28User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Billy Connolly in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
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    Anna Friel and Barry McEvoy in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
    Laurence Kinlan and Barry McEvoy in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
    Barry McEvoy in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
    Billy Connolly in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
    Barry McEvoy in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
    Barry Levinson and Barry McEvoy in An Everlasting Piece (2000)
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    Barry McEvoy
    Barry McEvoy
    • Colm
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    • George
    Anna Friel
    Anna Friel
    • Bronagh
    Pauline McLynn
    Pauline McLynn
    • Gerty
    Ruth McCabe
    Ruth McCabe
    • Mrs. O'Neill
    Laurence Kinlan
    Laurence Kinlan
    • Mickey
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Scalper
    Des McAleer
    • Mr. Black
    Colum Convey
    • IRA Man
    Ian Cregg
    • Milker
    David Pearse
    David Pearse
    • Comrade
    Seamus Ball
    • Mr. Duggan
    Enda Oates
    • Detective
    Des Braiden
    Des Braiden
    • Vicar
    George Shane
    • Billy King
    Brendan Costelloe
    • English Patient
    Simon Delaney
    Simon Delaney
    • Orderly
    Olivia Nash
    • Eileen McGivern
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writer
      • Barry McEvoy
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Producer Jerome O'Connor filed a ten million dollar lawsuit against DreamWorks for effectively burying this movie so as not to offend the British government. DreamWorks head Steven Spielberg was rumored to receive an honor from H.R.M. Queen Elizabeth II, but a wide release of this movie (which lampoons the U.K. government's treatment of Northern Ireland) would have scuppered that. Consequently, this movie was released in just six cinemas, and Spielberg got his honor.
    • Quotes

      Scalper: The scrotum is the devil's tobacco pouch!

    • Connections
      Features The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Under Pressure (with Queen)
      Performed by David Bowie

    User reviews28

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    Great!
    This film was great for exactly what it was: a comedic drama with honest political/cultural commentary.

    Set during the 1980's in the British-controlled portion of Ireland, "An Everlasting Piece" is about a Catholic and a Protestant barber who set off to win a monopoly as hair-piece salesman in the north of Ireland.

    The style of comedy was what I would call "very British-like". It had that dry and witty sense of humor that is so terrific if you appreciate that sort of thing (just for the record, I'm usually a fan).

    As far as the cultural/political commentary goes, an earlier post pointed out that George's family is non-existent in this movie, and that the story revolves around an almost entirely Catholic cast. My response is that to include the Protestant side of the story would have been impossible. To include the loyalist populace (and thus the loyalist paramilitaries, since there would have to be a balancing cinematic force countering the story of the IRA) would have required probably another 3 hours. I think this movie is really about the Catholic-Catholic confrontation. You've an IRA man who says "I want more than to just survive," in an era of unequal rights and opportunities for Irish Catholics, just as it was for the African Americans 2 decades before the film takes place. Then you have a Catholic who believes in "the cause" (ideologically speaking), yet has a Protestant friend who is obviously not concerned with politics or consumed with partisan hatred. The political/cultural issue here is the fact that the ideal the IRA was fighting for in the '80's (at the time, equal rights through union with the Irish Republic)) was legitimate in many respects- yet at what expense?

    In the end the "film" is a movie- it is heart-warming entertainment that gives the viewer a general sense of one of the overall issues facing Ireland in the '80's, and it gives a lot of chuckles. It'll make you laugh, feel, and even make you think- so it's worth at least the rental price.
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    • Feb 24, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 2001 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Cameo Productions (select film from menu)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agarrados por los pelos
    • Filming locations
      • Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Baltimore Spring Creek Productions
      • Bayahibe Films Ltd.
      • Dreamworks Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $75,228
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,128
      • Dec 25, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,228
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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