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The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
Oct 03, 1997 1h 37m
6.2
47 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Matchmaker
Companies Good Film Company, Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures
Countries United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords election campaign, irish-american, make a match
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
Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Moira Kennedy Kelly
Joan Sheehy

Joan Sheehy

Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea

Anne Gildea

Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy

Claude Clancy

Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland

James Ryland

Sergeant Riley
David King

David King

Local Lad No. 1
Niall McDonnell

Niall McDonnell

Local Lad No. 2
Peter Dix

Peter Dix

Tony with the 45 Minute Tan
Alcemi O'Tani

Alcemi O'Tani

Japanese Bride
Frankie McCafferty

Frankie McCafferty

Jimmy "McGlory"
John Joe Murray

John Joe Murray

Irish Dancer
Stuart Dunne

Stuart Dunne

Head Bang Man
Donna O'Faolain

Donna O'Faolain

2nd Aran Singer
Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

O'Hara of Aran Isle
Linda Lee

Linda Lee

Campaign Assistant
Joe Dillon

Joe Dillon

Aran Local
Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

1st Aran Singer
Ellen Ryan

Ellen Ryan

Philip's Friend
Siobhan Vaughn

Siobhan Vaughn

Brigid (Fake McGlory)
James Hickey

James Hickey

Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)
Robert Hickey

Robert Hickey

Michael (Fake McGlory)
Robert Mandan

Robert Mandan

McGlory Senior
David Ian

David Ian

"McGlory" MC