The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

1997
1h 37m
6.1

6.1/10

49 votes • View on IMDb

"A comedy for the incurably unromantic."

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $7,000,000

Revenue: $6,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Good Film Company Working Title Films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Gramercy Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 3, 1997
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0119632

Cast

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
Olivia Caffrey

Annie

Joan Sheehy
Joan Sheehy

Bus Passenger

Anne Gildea
Anne Gildea

Airport Assistant

Key Crew

Karen Janszen
Screenplay
Mark Joffe
Director
Louis Nowra
Screenplay
Greg Dinner
Screenplay
Graham Linehan
Screenplay
Lyn Goleby
Executive Producer
Luc Roeg
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer