Extra Ordinary (2019)

Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.

Directors:

Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman

Writers:

Demian Fox (additional writing by), Maeve Higgins (additional writing by)

Stars:

Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte

15 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maeve Higgins	...	Rose Dooley
Barry Ward	...	Martin Martin
Will Forte	...	Christian Winter
Claudia O'Doherty	...	Claudia Winter
Jamie Beamish	...	Brian Welsh
Terri Chandler	...	Sailor Dooley
Risteard Cooper	...	Vincent Dooley (as Risteárd Cooper)
Emma Coleman	...	Sarah Martin
Carrie Crowley	...	Marion Mularkey
Mary McEvoy	...	Janet
Sarah O'Farrell	...	Levitating Teenage Girl
Agatha Ellis	...	Young Rose
Jon Cheung	...	Delivery Guy
Valerie O'Connor	...	Angela
Siobhan McSweeney	...	Boring Noreen

Storyline

Rose, a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her 'talents' & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals - to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But! Christian Winter, a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness! He puts a spell on a local teenager- making her levitate. Her terrified father, Martin Martin, asks Rose to help save his daughter. Rose has to overcome the fear of her supernatural gift & work with Martin to save the girl, get the guy and be home in time for a light snack...maybe a yogurt or something...

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | levitation | driving instructor | father daughter relationship | washed up musician | 

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Taglines:

it is all in the guts

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and some horror violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christian Winter was influenced by a raft of celebrities who moved to Ireland in the 80s and 90s to avoid tax.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vincent Dooley: Why don't we see ghosts every day? The truth is ghosts are around us all the time, but most hauntings are so small they go unnoticed. For example, a pen, a pen lid, a gravel, a trapped sound, a child's ball or balls, a wheeled bin.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits are complete, there is a title card from the videotape that reads, "See you next time". While it is shown, Vincent is heard saying, That's all from us. See you next time." Then the sound of the VHS tape ejecting from the VCR is heard.

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Connections

Spoofs The Exorcist (1973)

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Soundtracks

Requiem Mass
Written by Giuseppe Verdi

User Reviews

Very funny and charming.

I was surprised by how well Extra Ordinary worked. It's full of little surprises and great performances. Apart from one bad choice (the entire character played by Claudia O'Doherty: an extremely unfunny stock character who seems to have wandered in from an Adam Sandler movie), Extra Ordinary is consistently smart and fun.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Ireland Belgium Finland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Extra Ordinary

Filming Locations:

Tullamore, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland

Box Office

Gross USA:

$164,346

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$223,898

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blinder Films, Umedia, Screen Ireland

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1