The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
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1997
1h 37m
6.2(47 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Working Title Films
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Gramercy Pictures

Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Janeane Garofalo

Marcy Tizard

Janeane Garofalo
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David O'Hara

Sean Kelly

David O'Hara
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Milo O’Shea

Dermot O'Brien

Milo O’Shea
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Jay O. Sanders

Senator John McGlory

Jay O. Sanders
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Rosaleen Linehan

Millie O'Dowd

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Paul Hickey

Declan Kelly

Paul Hickey
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Maria Doyle Kennedy

Sarah Kelly

Maria Doyle Kennedy
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Saffron Burrows

Moira Kennedy Kelly

Saffron Burrows
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Denis Leary

Nick

Denis Leary
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Olivia Caffrey

Annie

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Joan Sheehy

Bus Passenger

Joan Sheehy
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Anne Gildea

Airport Assistant

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Claude Clancy

Michael the Bus Driver

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James Ryland

Sergeant Riley

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David King

Local Lad No. 1

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Niall McDonnell

Local Lad No. 2

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Sinead Murphy

Bettina

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David McDonagh

Little Joe

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Peter Dix

Tony with the 45 Minute Tan

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Tommy Tiernan

Vince

Tommy Tiernan
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David Kelly

O'Connor

David Kelly
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Alcemi O'Tani

Japanese Bride

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Kieran Aherne

MC

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Frankie McCafferty

Jimmy "McGlory"

Frankie McCafferty
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John Joe Murray

Irish Dancer

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Stuart Dunne

Head Bang Man

Stuart Dunne
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Gerry O'Brien

Fisherman

Gerry O'Brien
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Donna O'Faolain

2nd Aran Singer

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Jimmy Keogh

O'Hara of Aran Isle

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Conor McDermottroe

Paul

Conor McDermottroe
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Linda Lee

Campaign Assistant

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Joe Dillon

Aran Local

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Ned Dennehy

1st Aran Singer

Ned Dennehy
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Vincent Walsh

Philip

Vincent Walsh
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Ellen Ryan

Philip's Friend

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Owen O'Neill

Garda

Owen O'Neill
Camera

Seamus Corcoran

Local Cynic

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Siobhan Vaughn

Brigid (Fake McGlory)

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James Hickey

Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)

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Robert Hickey

Michael (Fake McGlory)

Robert Hickey
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Robert Mandan

McGlory Senior

Robert Mandan
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Nancy O'Brien

Journalist

Nancy O'Brien
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David Ian

"McGlory" MC

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