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The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

19976.21h 37m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mark Joffe
Written by Karen Janszen, Graham Linehan, Louis Nowra
Produced by Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Luc Roeg
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $6.0M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

election campaignirish-americanmake a match

About The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker is a comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of election campaign, irish-american, make a match. Directed by Mark Joffe, it stars Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea. 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.

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