The Love Hypothesis
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Film / 1997
The Matchmaker
Directed by
Mark Joffe
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 story
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.
Cast
Janeane GarofaloMarcy Tizard
David O'HaraSean Kelly
Milo O'SheaDermot O'Brien
Jay O. SandersSenator John McGlory
Rosaleen LinehanMillie O'Dowd
Paul HickeyDeclan Kelly
Maria Doyle KennedySarah Kelly
Saffron BurrowsMoira Kennedy Kelly
Denis LearyNick
Olivia CaffreyAnnie
Joan SheehyBus Passenger
Anne GildeaAirport Assistant
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Claude ClancyMichael the Bus Driver
James RylandSergeant Riley
David KingLocal Lad No. 1
Niall McDonnellLocal Lad No. 2
Sinead MurphyBettina
David McDonaghLittle Joe
Peter DixTony with the 45 Minute Tan
Tommy TiernanVince
David KellyO'Connor
Alcemi O'TaniJapanese Bride
Kieran AherneMC
Frankie McCaffertyJimmy "McGlory"
John Joe MurrayIrish Dancer
Stuart DunneHead Bang Man
Gerry O'BrienFisherman
Donna O'Faolain2nd Aran Singer
Jimmy KeoghO'Hara of Aran Isle
Conor McDermottroePaul
Linda LeeCampaign Assistant
Joe DillonAran Local
Ned Dennehy1st Aran Singer
Vincent WalshPhilip
Ellen RyanPhilip's Friend
Owen O'NeillGarda
Seamus CorcoranLocal Cynic
Siobhan VaughnBrigid (Fake McGlory)
James HickeyPaddy Jr. (Fake McGlory)
Robert HickeyMichael (Fake McGlory)
Robert MandanMcGlory Senior
Nancy O'BrienJournalist
David Ian"McGlory" MC
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