The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
1997Comedy, Romance1h 37m6.1R
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the…
Directed by Mark Joffe 3 Oct 1997 · Asoj 17, 2054 BS United Kingdom

Storyline

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.

Facts

  • Release date3 October 1997Asoj 17, 2054 BS
  • Runtime1h 37m
  • GenresComedy, Romance
  • DirectorMark Joffe
  • WritersKaren Janszen, Louis Nowra, Greg Dinner, Graham Linehan
  • MusicJohn Altman
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Budget$7 million
  • Box office$6 million
  • ProductionGood Film Company, Working Title, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures
  • CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States of America

Keywords

election campaignirish-americanmake a match

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