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The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

# A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
Comedy   Romance
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 7,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1997-10-03
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Janeane Garofalo original image
Marcy Tizard
Janeane Garofalo
David O'Hara original image
Sean Kelly
David O'Hara
Milo O’Shea original image
Dermot O'Brien
Milo O’Shea
Jay O. Sanders original image
Senator John McGlory
Jay O. Sanders
Rosaleen Linehan original image
Millie O'Dowd
Rosaleen Linehan
Paul Hickey original image
Declan Kelly
Paul Hickey
Maria Doyle Kennedy original image
Sarah Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Saffron Burrows original image
Moira Kennedy Kelly
Saffron Burrows
Denis Leary original image
Nick
Denis Leary
Olivia Caffrey original image
Annie
Olivia Caffrey
Joan Sheehy original image
Bus Passenger
Joan Sheehy
Anne Gildea original image
Airport Assistant
Anne Gildea
Claude Clancy original image
Michael the Bus Driver
Claude Clancy
James Ryland original image
Sergeant Riley
James Ryland
David King original image
Local Lad No. 1
David King
Niall McDonnell original image
Local Lad No. 2
Niall McDonnell
Sinead Murphy original image
Bettina
Sinead Murphy
David McDonagh original image
Little Joe
David McDonagh
Peter Dix original image
Tony with the 45 Minute Tan
Peter Dix
Tommy Tiernan original image
Vince
Tommy Tiernan
David Kelly original image
O'Connor
David Kelly
Alcemi O'Tani original image
Japanese Bride
Alcemi O'Tani
Kieran Aherne original image
MC
Kieran Aherne
Frankie McCafferty original image
Jimmy "McGlory"
Frankie McCafferty
John Joe Murray original image
Irish Dancer
John Joe Murray
Stuart Dunne original image
Head Bang Man
Stuart Dunne
Gerry O'Brien original image
Fisherman
Gerry O'Brien
Donna O'Faolain original image
2nd Aran Singer
Donna O'Faolain
Jimmy Keogh original image
O'Hara of Aran Isle
Jimmy Keogh
Conor McDermottroe original image
Paul
Conor McDermottroe
Linda Lee original image
Campaign Assistant
Linda Lee
Joe Dillon original image
Aran Local
Joe Dillon
Ned Dennehy original image
1st Aran Singer
Ned Dennehy
Vincent Walsh original image
Philip
Vincent Walsh
Ellen Ryan original image
Philip's Friend
Ellen Ryan
Owen O'Neill original image
Garda
Owen O'Neill
Seamus Corcoran original image
Local Cynic
Seamus Corcoran
Siobhan Vaughn original image
Brigid (Fake McGlory)
Siobhan Vaughn
James Hickey original image
Paddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)
James Hickey
Robert Hickey original image
Michael (Fake McGlory)
Robert Hickey
Robert Mandan original image
McGlory Senior
Robert Mandan
Nancy O'Brien original image
Journalist
Nancy O'Brien
David Ian original image
"McGlory" MC
David Ian

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