The Matchmaker
“A comedy for the incurably unromantic.”
1997•R•1h 37m•6.1•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Mark Joffe
Writer
Karen Janszen, Graham Linehan, Louis Nowra, Greg Dinner
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Good Film Company
Cast
Janeane Garofalo
Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara
Sean Kelly
Milo O'Shea
Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders
Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan
Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey
Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Sarah Kelly
Saffron Burrows
Moira Kennedy Kelly
Denis Leary
Nick
Olivia Caffrey
Annie
Joan Sheehy
Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea
Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy
Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland
Sergeant Riley
David King
Local Lad No. 1
Production
Company
Good Film Company
Company
Working Title
Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Company
Gramercy Pictures
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Tim Bevan
Producer
Luc Roeg
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