CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 37m · R
The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

61%(52)IMDbComedyRomance

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.

Directed byMark Joffe

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
October 3, 1997
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$6,000,000
Studios
Working TitlePolyGram Filmed EntertainmentGramercy Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Marcy Tizard

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Sean Kelly

Milo O'Shea

Milo O'Shea

Dermot O'Brien

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Senator John McGlory

Rosaleen Linehan

Rosaleen Linehan

Millie O'Dowd

Paul Hickey

Paul Hickey

Declan Kelly

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Sarah Kelly

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Moira Kennedy Kelly

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Nick

Olivia Caffrey

Annie

Creative team
Directed by
Mark Joffe
Written by
Karen Janszen
Greg Dinner
Produced by
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner

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