The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

97 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 3, 1997

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.

The Matchmaker

97 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 3, 1997

The Matchmaker
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Good Film Company
Original title The Matchmaker
Directors Mark Joffe
Writers Greg Dinner, Graham Linehan, Karen Janszen, Louis Nowra

Cast

Janeane Garofalo

as Marcy Tizard

David O'Hara

as Sean Kelly

Milo O’Shea

as Dermot O'Brien

Jay O. Sanders

as Senator John McGlory

Rosaleen Linehan

as Millie O'Dowd

Paul Hickey

as Declan Kelly

Maria Doyle Kennedy

as Sarah Kelly

Saffron Burrows

as Moira Kennedy Kelly

Denis Leary

as Nick

Olivia Caffrey

as Annie

Joan Sheehy

as Bus Passenger

Anne Gildea

as Airport Assistant

Claude Clancy

as Michael the Bus Driver

James Ryland

as Sergeant Riley

David King

as Local Lad No. 1

Niall McDonnell

as Local Lad No. 2

Sinead Murphy

as Bettina

David McDonagh

as Little Joe

Peter Dix

as Tony with the 45 Minute Tan

Tommy Tiernan

as Vince

David Kelly

as O'Connor

Alcemi O'Tani

as Japanese Bride

Frankie McCafferty

as Jimmy "McGlory"

John Joe Murray

as Irish Dancer

Stuart Dunne

as Head Bang Man

Gerry O'Brien

as Fisherman

Donna O'Faolain

as 2nd Aran Singer

Jimmy Keogh

as O'Hara of Aran Isle

Linda Lee

as Campaign Assistant

Joe Dillon

as Aran Local

Ned Dennehy

as 1st Aran Singer

Vincent Walsh

as Philip

Ellen Ryan

as Philip's Friend

Owen O'Neill

as Garda

Seamus Corcoran

as Local Cynic

Siobhan Vaughn

as Brigid (Fake McGlory)

James Hickey

as Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)

Robert Hickey

as Michael (Fake McGlory)

Robert Mandan

as McGlory Senior

Nancy O'Brien

as Journalist

David Ian

as "McGlory" MC