When Brendan Met Trudy


1h 35m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Lonely teacher and movie buff Brendan experiences life in a new way when he runs into Trudy, a woman with a taste for spontaneous, often illegal, and sometimes life-threatening fun.

Film Details

Also Known As
Brendan & Trudy
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
SHOOTING GALLERY/SHOOTING GALLERY PICTURES
Location
Dublin, Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Lonely teacher and movie buff Brendan experiences life in a new way when he runs into Trudy, a woman with a taste for spontaneous, often illegal, and sometimes life-threatening fun.

Crew

Rob Arris

Song

Russ Bailey

Construction Manager

Stephen Barker

Post-Production Supervisor

Lou Barlow

Song

Lorcan Berney

Other

Charlie Bird

Other

Georges Bizet

Music

Consolata Boyle

Costume Designer

Donnacha Brady

Assistant Director

Donnacha Brady

Stand-In

Kent Brainerd

Song

Lew Brown

Song

Stephen Bruen

Driver

Renee Foley Burke

Script Supervisor

Fran Byrne

Special Thanks To

Ivan Chandler

Music

Phil Chapman

Sound

Bronwyn R. Clohissey

Other

Patrick Condren

Stunt Coordinator

John Conroy

Other

Louis Conroy

Rigging Gaffer

Peter Conway

Assistant Location Manager

Elvis Costello

Song Performer

Elvis Costello

Song

Jason Costelloe

Assistant Editor

Anne Crawford

Song

Frederick Crouch

Song

Susan Cullen

Art Director

Tony Dalton

Consultant

Fiona Daly

Production Designer

Ray Davies

Music

John Davis

Song

John Davis

Song ("Free To Go")

Leo Davis

Casting Director

Valerio De Paolis

Special Thanks To

Buddy De Sylva

Song

Barbara Dempsey

Art Director

Elizabeth Dench

Special Thanks To

Judith Devlin

Wardrobe Assistant

Tony Devlin

Gaffer

Rachel Dison

Assistant

Johnny Douglas

Camera

Roddy Doyle

Coproducer

Roddy Doyle

Screenplay

Sally-anne Duffy

Editorial Assistant

Clare Duignan

Executive Producer

John Dunne

Grip

Bob Dylan

Other

Michael Farrell

Other

Morna Ferguson

Makeup Artist

Gretta Finer

Special Thanks To

John Fitzgerald

Rerecording

Martin Fitzpatrick

Adr

Dave Flanagan

Props

Maurice Foley

Special Effects Supervisor

Sam Fonteyn

Song

Cesar Franck

Song

Wally Gagel

Song

Liz Gallacher

Music

Ricky Gardiner

Song

Lorraine Glynn

Hairdresser

Mary Gough

Assistant Director

Dr Gueret

Medic

Pippa Hall

Casting

Tommy Hamilton

Props

Neil Hannon

Song

Dave Harris

Sound

Richard Hartley

Music

Patrick Hawes

Song

Martin Hayes

Carpenter

Jill Hegarty

Other

H F Hemy

Song

Ray Henderson

Song

Dr Holland

Medic

Martin Holland

Best Boy

Melissa Holm

Casting Associate

Kevin Holt

Assistant Editor

Ruth Hosty

Wardrobe

Earl Johnson

Song

Luke Johnston

Assistant Director

Al Jolson

Song

Alexandra Jones

Assistant Director

Alexandra Jones

Stand-In

Stan Jones

Song

John Kavanagh

Other

Darren Kearney

Other

Michael Kearns

Carpenter

Eamon Kelly

Other

Willie Kelly

Driver

Roger Kenny

Other

Pat Keogh

Transportation

Richard Lang

Other

John Lingard

Song

Nessa Linnane

Other

Christopher Lloyd

Sound Editor

Tony Lumsden

Makeup

Marcus Lynch

Assistant Director

Mac Mackenzie

Special Thanks To

Philip Malone

Transportation

Keith Mason

Assistant Editor

Ciara Mcardle

Wardrobe

John Mccormack

Song Performer

Orla Mcgowan

Accounting Assistant

Teresa Mcgrane

Production Accountant

Rhona Mcguirke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Pat Mckane

Props

John Mckenna

Other

Philip Mckeon

Other

Ruth Mcmahon

Other

Dennis Mctaggart

Foley Editor

Antonio Medici

Special Thanks To

Hugo Middleton

Dialogue Editor

Liam Moran

Electrician

Ennio Morricone

Music

Theodora Morse

Song

Poll Moussoulides

Dialogue Coach

Neil Muldowney

Props

Lynda Myles

Producer

Richard Nevin

Electrician

Niamh Nolan

Production Coordinator

Emma O'beirne

Production

Niall O'h-uadhaigh

Props

Alicia O'keeffe

Special Thanks To

Elizabeth O'kelly

Assistant Director

Alison O'leary

Accounting Assistant

Niamh O'loan

Makeup Assistant

Andy O'reilly

Video Assist/Playback

Philip O'shaughnessy

Other

Keelin O'siochain

Assistant

Una O'sullivan

Hair Assistant

Conor O'toole

Boom Operator

David Oldham

Carpenter

Dave Peters

Props

Mike Phillips

Executive Producer

Iggy Pop

Song

Iggy Pop

Song Performer

John Porter

Props

Patrick Potts

Special Thanks To

Owen Power

Art Director

Sheelagh Power

Other

Patrick Redmond

Photography

Jonathan Richman

Song

Jonathan Rippon

Special Thanks To

Julian Robledo

Song

Gerry Roche

Adr Mixer

Joe Rooney

Song

Ashley Rowe

Other

Ashley Rowe

Director Of Photography

Mark Saxby

Song

Jerry Schatzberg

Other

Michael Semanick

Rerecording

Louise Seymour

Post-Production Assistant

Colie Sharkey

Driver

Lena Smallwood

Transportation

Pat Smallwood

Wardrobe

Pj Smith

Props

Doctor Stewart

Other

Rod Stoneman

Executive Producer

John Sutton

Special Thanks To

Joby Talbot

Special Thanks To

Scott Thomas

Editor

Brian Thompson

Construction

David M. Thompson

Executive Producer

Andrew Thornton

Other

Frank Tobin

Driver

Jenny Took

Music

Fiona Traynor

Music

Robert Walpole

Special Thanks To

Anthony Walsh

Production

Brendan Walsh

Special Effects

Nathan Walsh

Special Thanks To

Rose Walsh

Special Thanks To

Hugh Wasson

Other

Sylvia Wheeler

Negative Cutting

Simon Willis

Sound Recordist

Paul Woodfull

Song

Liz Wren

Special Thanks To

Michael Wren

Special Thanks To

Jane Wright

Special Thanks To

Gordon Wycherley

Location Manager

Film Details

Also Known As
Brendan & Trudy
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
SHOOTING GALLERY/SHOOTING GALLERY PICTURES
Location
Dublin, Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States March 9, 2001

Released in United States Spring March 9, 2001

Released in United States November 2000

Released in United States June 2001

Shown at London Film Festival (New British Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for short filmmaker Kieron J. Walsh.

Released as part of distribution package: "Shooting Gallery Film Series" (Loews Cineplex Entertainment). The package also includes "Too Much Sleep" (USA/1997), "Last Resort" (United Kingdom/2000), "The Low Down" (United Kingdom/2000), "The Day I Became A Woman" (Iran/2000), and "Eureka" (Japan/France/2000).

Completed shooting December 11, 1999.

Began shooting October 26, 1999.

Limited Release in United States March 9, 2001

Released in United States Spring March 9, 2001

Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (New British Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)