The Matchmaker
Brief Synopsis
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In an attempt to boost the failing re-election campaign of a United States Senator from Massachussetts, Marcy, a jaded campaign worker, is sent to a small town in Ireland to locate the Senator's ancestors. When she gets there and discovers he has no Irish ancestors, she is pressured to convince some
Cast & Crew
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Mark Joffe
Director
Robert Mandan
Joe Dillon
Olivia Caffrey
David Ian
Trisha Hutton
Performer
Film Details
Also Known As
Matchmaker
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Sedgewick Dineen
Distribution Company
Gramercy Pictures
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Connemara, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
In an attempt to boost the failing re-election campaign of a United States Senator from Massachussetts, Marcy, a jaded campaign worker, is sent to a small town in Ireland to locate the Senator's ancestors. When she gets there and discovers he has no Irish ancestors, she is pressured to convince someone to be an imposter so the Senator can fly in for a publicity photo shoot.
Director
Mark Joffe
Director
Cast
Robert Mandan
Joe Dillon
Olivia Caffrey
David Ian
Trisha Hutton
Performer
Nancy O'neil
Peter Dix
Anne Gildea
David King
Rosaleen Linehan
Saffron Burrows
Paddy Higgins
Performer
Jimmy Fitzgerald
Performer
David Mcdonagh
Jimmy Keogh
Niall Mcdonnell
Owen O'neill
James Ryland
Claude Clancy
John C Hoban
Performer
Seamus Corcoran
Joan Sheehy
Donncha O'faolain
Denis Leary
Jay O Sanders
John Joe Murray
Akemi O'tani
Kieran Aherne
Robert Hickey
Gerry O'brien
David O'hara
Sinead Murphy
Conor Mcdermottroe
Paul Hickey
Ned Dennehy
Linda Lee
Ellery Ryan
Stuart Dunne
Dr. Roger Danchik
Lead Person
Milo O'shea
Janeane Garofalo
Peter Kelehan
Performer
Vincent Walsh
Tommy Tiernan
David Kelly
James Hickey
Frankie Mccafferty
Siobhan Vaughhan
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Crew
Liam Agar
Driver
Max Aita
Props
Chris Allies
Titles
John Altman
Music
Susan Anderson
Costume Supervisor
Mikki Ansin
Photography
Kathy Archer-buck
Auditor
Russ Bailey
Construction Manager
Garret Baldwin
Electrician
Matthew Banks
Sound
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Line Producer
Rodney Berling
Sound Effects
Tim Bevan
Producer
Robert Bicknell
Advisor
Raymond Boyd
Driver
Eric Boyle
Dolly Grip
Harry Bradshaw
Camera
Paul Brinkworth
Key Grip
Neil Brown
Other
Stephen Bruen
Generator Operator
Sarah Buckley
Stunts
Anne Bugatch
Other
Howard Burden
Costume Designer
David Burrows
Assistant Editor
Graham Bushe
Special Effects
Alan Butler
Other
Allison Byrne
Wardrobe Assistant
Deirdre Byrne
Other
Johnny Byrne
Production
Bobby Carnes
Transportation Captain
Jean Carney
Makeup
John F Carr
Electrician
Antony Carroll
Caterer
Orla Carroll
Hairdresser
Stephen Carroll
Other
Manya Cetlin
Art Department Coordinator
Liza Chasin
Coproducer
Paul Chedlow
Photography
Jennifer Cogswell
Location Manager
Naomi Cohen
Assistant
Kermit Cole
Key Grip
Glen Colson
Special Thanks To
Ed Colyer
Adr
Fionn Comerford
Camera Trainee
Brendan Condren
Stunts
Joe Condren
Stunts
Patrick Condren
Stunt Coordinator
Johnny Connolly
Other
Clodagh Conroy
Assistant Art Director
Emer Conroy
Continuity
Louis Conroy
Gaffer
Peter Conway
Location Assistant
Seamus Corcoran
Camera Operator
Sean Corcoran
Camera Operator
Jody Cosgrove
Location Manager
Jenny Crawford
Caterer
Alan Crozier
Driver
Noel Cullen
Best Boy
Daithi Curran
Driver
Fiona Daly
On-Set Dresser
Manus Daly
Carpenter
Graham Daniel
Rerecording
Scott D. Davis
Gaffer
Brendan Deasy
Sound Recordist
Jerry Decarlo
Hairdresser
Mike Decristofaro
Electrician
Christine Desrochers
Production Coordinator
Sedgewick Dineen
Production Insurance
Greg Dinner
From Story
Mary Donovan
Set Production Assistant
Rose Dorrity
Post-Production Coordinator
Juliette Dow
Assistant
Jimmy Doyle
Driver
Mick Doyle
Special Effects
Olive Drynan
Other
Colin Duffin
Driver
Jamie Edwards
Song
Derek Emanuel
Assistant Director
Liz Lang Fedrick
Location Casting
Eric Fellner
Producer
James Feltham
Dialogue Editor
David Fitzgerald
Other
Mark Fitzgerald
Assistant Location Manager
Bill Flanagan
Grip
Mick Flood
Props
Jimmy Flynn
Transportation Coordinator
Mauurice Foley
Special Effects Supervisor
Stephen Forbes
Other
Geoff Foster
Music
Melissa Fulham
Casting Associate
Mark Geraghty
Production Designer
Cyril Gibbons
Other
Paul Glenning
Other
Lorraine Glynn
Hair Assistant
Lyn Goleby
Executive Producer
Dumnac Goulet
Sound
Martin Grace
Stunts
Amelia Granger
Assistant
Jill Graves Power
Wardrobe
Michelle Greaves
Foley Artist
David Grennan
Other
Eamonn Griffin
Other
Franny Griffiths
Song
David Gulick
Property Master
Jane Gulick
On-Set Dresser
Karen Hamil
Other
Janette Hamill
Other
Bruno Hare
Casting Associate
Debra Hayward
Coproducer
Nigel Heath
Sound Editor
Jeff Heinbach
Set Production Assistant
Stacie Heintze
Script Supervisor
Dominic Hewitt
Stunts
Mike Higham
Music Editor
Paddy Hiney
Props
Judy Hofflund
Special Thanks To
Rod Howick
Foley
Dan Hubbard
Casting Associate
John Hubbard
Casting
Ros Hubbard
Casting
Karen Janszen
Screenplay
Elton John
Song
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Casting
Sarah Joyce
Office Runner
Patrick Kavanagh
Song
Tommy Keane
Other
Euan Keddie
Assistant Director
Tony Kelly
Production
Kieran Kennedy
Song Performer
Kieran Kennedy
Song
Roger Kenny
Camera Trainee
Nina Khoshaba
Other
Sarco Kirklian
Best Boy Grip
Greg Kyle
Casting Associate
Sean Lakeman
Song
John Lamon
Carpenter
Mia Levinson
Location Casting
Daragh Lewis
Props
Graham Linehan
Screenplay
James Lingard
Assistant Editor
Lydia Livingstone
Special Thanks To
Lisa Lobel
Casting
Aaran Lupton
Driver
Karen Lupton
Caterer
Bridget Lyon
Assistant Editor
Shane Macgowan
Song Performer
Shane Macgowan
Song
Alice Madden
Other
Mary Maguire
Casting
Rita Maloney
Animal Trainer
Roger Marbury
Electrician
Brian Masterson
Sound
Suzanne Mcauley
Assistant Director
Seamus Mccabe
Driver
Shane Mcdonnell
Music Arranger
Katy Mcguiness
Coproducer
Ray Merrin
Rerecording
Rebekah Michaels
Assistant Camera Operator
Owen Monaghan
Props
Kris Moran
Assistant Property Master
David Morris
Assistant Director
Van Morrison
Song Performer
Van Morrison
Song
Poll Moussoulides
Dialogue Coach
Barbara Mulcahy
Assistant Director
Matt Mulcrone
On-Set Dresser
Owen Murnane
Other
Tony Murnane
Other
Eamonn Murphy
Transportation Coordinator
Colm Nagle
Other
Peter Nauyokas
On-Set Dresser
Michael Nee
Driver
Suzanne Nicell
Assistant Director
Colm Nolan
Location Manager
Louis Nowra
Screenplay
William O'brien
Other
Georgina O'connor
Assistant Director
Sinead O'connor
Song Performer
Michael O'curraoin
Production
Christopher O'donnell
Boom Operator
Anne O'donoghue
Accounting Assistant
Donal O'farrell
Stunts
Eamonn O'higgins
Property Master
Elizabeth O'kelly
Set Production Assistant
Meave O'mara
Set Production Assistant
Barry O'sullivan
Boom Operator
John O'sullivan
Helicopter Pilot
Maire O'sullivan
Makeup Artist
Lorcan O'toole
Carpenter
Mary Owens
Animal Trainer
Lisa Parker
Production Coordinator
Andrew Parle
Song
Angela Peri
Casting
Brian Pitts
Best Boy
Bob Pritchard
Art Assistant
Terry Pritchard
Art Director
John Purdy
Production
Luke Ramsey
Set Production Assistant
Robbie Reilly
Construction
Michael E Reynolds
Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
Matchmaker
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Sedgewick Dineen
Distribution Company
Gramercy Pictures
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Connemara, Ireland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 3, 1997
Released in United States on Video February 17, 1998
Began shooting October 21, 1996.
Completed shooting December 18, 1996.
Released in United States on Video February 17, 1998
Released in United States Fall October 3, 1997
