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The MatchMaker

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.8K
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The MatchMaker (1997)
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ComedyRomance

Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace Mc... Read allMarcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is prep... Read allMarcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual Matchmaking Festival. A well-dressed, handsome, single young lady, she... Read all

  • Director
    • Mark Joffe
  • Writers
    • Greg Dinner
    • Karen Janszen
    • Louis Nowra
  • Stars
    • Janeane Garofalo
    • David O'Hara
    • Milo O'Shea
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Joffe
    • Writers
      • Greg Dinner
      • Karen Janszen
      • Louis Nowra
    • Stars
      • Janeane Garofalo
      • David O'Hara
      • Milo O'Shea
    • 92User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos2

    The Matchmaker
    Trailer 2:31
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    Janeane Garofalo and David O'Hara in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Janeane Garofalo and Milo O'Shea in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Janeane Garofalo and David O'Hara in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Janeane Garofalo, Denis Leary, and Jay O. Sanders in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Janeane Garofalo in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Janeane Garofalo in The MatchMaker (1997)
    David O'Hara in The MatchMaker (1997)
    Milo O'Shea in The MatchMaker (1997)
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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
    • 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
    • Bus Passenger
    Anne Gildea
    • Airport Assistant
    Claude Clancy
    • Michael the Bus Driver
    James Ryland
    • Sergeant Riley
    David King
    • Local Lad No. 1
    Niall McDonnell
    • Local Lad No. 2
    Sinead Murphy
    • Bettina
    David McDonagh
    • Little Joe
    • Director
      • Mark Joffe
    • Writers
      • Greg Dinner
      • Karen Janszen
      • Louis Nowra
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ballinagra, the name of the town in the movie is a reworking on the Irish 'Baile Na Gra' which means 'Town of Love'.
    • Goofs
      In a scene where the senator (still in the US) is in a limousine, there are Ivory Coast flags flying from the car (orange, white and green, rather than the green, white and orange of the expected Irish flags). As this is exactly the kind of mistake a clueless wannabe-Irish politician might make, it might have been deliberate on the part of the film-makers.
    • Quotes

      Sean Kelly: You were never backward about being forward.

    • Crazy credits
      Neat end credits pan diagonally from the lower right to upper left through pictures of the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Kiss the Girls/The Matchmaker/U Turn/The Locusts/Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock 'n' Roll Paddy
      Written by Shane MacGowan

      Performed by Shane MacGowan and The Pogues

    User reviews92

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    Featured review
    Wonderful! Marvelous! And also great!
    The Matchmaker is a consistently funny, touching, romantic movie with lovely scenery (shot on location!) and great Irish music. All I knew at the outset of seeing it was that it involved two of my favorite things...Ireland and Janeane Garofalo. I saw it, and added a third...David O'Hara!

    It's been awhile since I saw a couple as realistically portrayed as Marcy and Sean, although in the midst of it was a lot of magic. They fight, they bonk heads, they kiss, they fall head over heels...then they nearly miss the boat! You'll find yourself cheering them on at every turn.

    The rest of the cast is a scream, from Denis Leary as a snide jerk of a campaign manager to Jay Sanders as the slightly dim Senator McGlory to the matchmaker himself, Milo O'Shea. They all play off each other to create a wonderfully woven story.

    Sure'n I've almost worn my copy through, and will watch it again tomorrow! GO RENT IT!
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    • Apr 5, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Matchmaker
    • Filming locations
      • Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Good Film Company
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Working Title Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,392,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,378,930
      • Oct 5, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,392,080
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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