Film
The Matchmaker
1997· R· 1h 37m· Comedy· Romance
“A comedy for the incurably unromantic.”
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.
1997-10-03
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorMark Joffe
ScreenplayGraham Linehan
ProducerEric Fellner
Director of PhotographyEllery Ryan
Original Music ComposerJohn Altman
EditorPaul Martin Smith
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 19 crew)
Details
Released1997-10-03
Runtime1h 37m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosGood Film Company · Working Title Films · PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Budget$7M
Box office$6M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom · United States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 51 votes
Original languageen
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