The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Duration: 97 min

Release date: 1997-10-03

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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.

Comedy Romance

The Matchmaker

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Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

as Marcy Tizard

as Dermot O'Brien

as Senator John McGlory

Rosaleen Linehan

Rosaleen Linehan

as Millie O'Dowd

as Declan Kelly

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

as Moira Kennedy Kelly

as Bus Passenger

as Airport Assistant

as Michael the Bus Driver

as Sergeant Riley

as Local Lad No. 1

Niall McDonnell

Niall McDonnell

as Local Lad No. 2

as Tony with the 45 Minute Tan

as Japanese Bride

Frankie McCafferty

Frankie McCafferty

as Jimmy "McGlory"

John Joe Murray

John Joe Murray

as Irish Dancer

as Head Bang Man

Donna O'Faolain

Donna O'Faolain

as 2nd Aran Singer

as O'Hara of Aran Isle

Conor McDermottroe

Conor McDermottroe

as Campaign Assistant

as 1st Aran Singer

as Philip's Friend

Seamus Corcoran

Seamus Corcoran

as Brigid (Fake McGlory)

as Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)

as Michael (Fake McGlory)

as McGlory Senior

as "McGlory" MC

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Nicky Kentish Barnes

Nicky Kentish Barnes

Executive Producer

Katy McGuinness

Katy McGuinness

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Paul Martin Smith

Paul Martin Smith

Production Design

Terry Pritchard

Terry Pritchard

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