The Matchmaker (1997)

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Directed by Mark Joffe1h 37mComedy,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.

Rated
R
Year
1997
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
3 October 1997
TMDB
6.1 (52)
CineVerse
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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
O
Olivia Caffrey
Annie
Joan Sheehy
Joan Sheehy
Bus Passenger
A
Anne Gildea
Airport Assistant
C
Claude Clancy
Michael the Bus Driver
J
James Ryland
Sergeant Riley
David King
David King
Local Lad No. 1
N
Niall McDonnell
Local Lad No. 2
S
Sinead Murphy
Bettina
D
David McDonagh
Little Joe
P
Peter Dix
Tony with the 45 Minute Tan
Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan
Vince
David Kelly
David Kelly
O'Connor
A
Alcemi O'Tani
Japanese Bride
K
Kieran Aherne
MC
Frankie McCafferty
Frankie McCafferty
Jimmy "McGlory"
J
John Joe Murray
Irish Dancer
Stuart Dunne
Stuart Dunne
Head Bang Man
Gerry O'Brien
Gerry O'Brien
Fisherman
D
Donna O'Faolain
2nd Aran Singer
J
Jimmy Keogh
O'Hara of Aran Isle
Conor McDermottroe
Conor McDermottroe
Paul
L
Linda Lee
Campaign Assistant
J
Joe Dillon
Aran Local
Ned Dennehy
Ned Dennehy
1st Aran Singer
Vincent Walsh
Vincent Walsh
Philip
E
Ellen Ryan
Philip's Friend
Owen O'Neill
Owen O'Neill
Garda
S
Seamus Corcoran
Local Cynic
S
Siobhan Vaughn
Brigid (Fake McGlory)
J
James Hickey
Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)
Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey
Michael (Fake McGlory)
Robert Mandan
Robert Mandan
McGlory Senior
Nancy O'Brien
Nancy O'Brien
Journalist
D
David Ian
"McGlory" MC

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