The Matchmaker

1997

R

1h 37m

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Comedy
Romance

Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.

Directors

Writers

Karen Janszen(screenplay by)
Greg Dinner(screenplay by)
Louis Nowra(screenplay by)
cast-pic
Janeane Garofalo
Marcy Tizard
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David O'Hara
Sean Kelly
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Milo O’Shea
Dermot O'Brien
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Jay O. Sanders
Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan
Millie O'Dowd
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Paul Hickey
Declan Kelly
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Saffron Burrows
Moira Kennedy Kelly
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Joan Sheehy
Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea
Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy
Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland
Sergeant Riley
David King
Local Lad No. 1
Niall McDonnell
Local Lad No. 2
David McDonagh
Little Joe

Directors

Writers

Karen Janszen(screenplay by)
Greg Dinner(screenplay by)
Louis Nowra(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

October 3, 1997 (United States)

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production companies

Good Film Company
Working Title Films

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Box office

Budget

$7,000,000

Gross worldwide

$6,000,000

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