Cowboys and Angels


1h 29m 2004

Brief Synopsis

Shane Butler is a handsome but geeky 20-year-old who feels that life is passing him by. A talented artist who longs to go to art school, he spends his days stuck in a horrible job behind a desk in the civil service. When he moves into an apartment in Limerick City with Vincent Cusack, a gay fashion

Film Details

Also Known As
Cowboys & Angels
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Grosvenor Park; Media Luna Entertainment; Octagon Films
Distribution Company
TLA Entertainment Group; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh; Tla Entertainment Group; Tla Entertainment Group; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

Shane Butler is a handsome but geeky 20-year-old who feels that life is passing him by. A talented artist who longs to go to art school, he spends his days stuck in a horrible job behind a desk in the civil service. When he moves into an apartment in Limerick City with Vincent Cusack, a gay fashion student, things begin to look up. Despite being polar opposites on almost every level, Shane and Vincent soon become close friends. Vincent's artistry--evident in everything he puts his hand to--inspires Shane to greatness. When he meets and falls in love with Gemma, an ex-art student and best friend of Vincent's who now works in a fast food joint, he feels compelled to make some radical changes to his life. Fate steps in to lend a hand in the form of Keith, a drug dealer who lives downstairs. Keith offers Shane the opportunity to make a lot of money by going on a drugs run to Dublin. At first Shane refuses, but he desperately needs the cash. He goes on the drug run and lives to regret it. With the money he makes from the run, Vincent transforms him--"Pretty Woman" style--into one of the hippest cats in town. Unknown to Shane though, some shady figures have tailed him back from Dublin and are now watching the apartment.

Cast

Michael Legge

Shane

Allen Leech

Vincent

Amy Shiels

Gemma

Frank Kelly

Jerry

David Murray

Keith

Colm Coogan

Budgie

Maeve Mcgrath

Anne

Sean Power

Frankie

Alvaro Lucchesi

Bunny

Nigel Mercier

Inspector

Angela Harding

Mrs Butler

Frank Coughlan

Richard Walsh

Jennifer Barry

Estate Agent

Des Waddick

Garda (Cell)

Mary Harvey

Esther

Mairead Crowley

Doris

Frank Dineen

Street Thug

Karen Fitzgibbon

Accident Woman

Chris Kelly

Accident Man

Cathal Costello

Bouncer #1

Robert Quigley

Bouncer #2

Peggy Coyne

Oldy Lady

Padraig Campbell

Detective Black

Martin Philips

Detective Roche

Niall Jonston

Mr Cusack

Moira O'dwyer

Mrs Cusack

Grania Preston

Nuala Colgan

Ann Quill

Garda (Interview Room)

Dan Sheehy

Landlord #1

Brian Mcnamara

Landlord #2

Helena Enright

Woman Showing Apartment

Michael Mcgrath

Mud Club Student

Dan O'driscoll

Alanna Littleg

Fashion Show Pa

Niamh Quinn

Fashion Show Pa

Sharon Mcneill

Fashion Show Pa

Mary O'callaghan

Fashion Show Pa

Danielle Lawlor

Fashion Show Pa

Kieran Lynch

Garda (Raid) #1; Supermacs Girl

Mike Finn

Garda (Raid) #2

Dermot Purcell

Photographer

Randall Daly

Airport Security Guard

Stephen Davenport

Young Man At Cubicle

Susan Holmes

Woman In Hallway

Gerry O'brien

Man Fighting In Street

Brian Mortell

Man Fighting In Street

Patrick Clohessy

Man Fighting In Street

Naomi Hanrahan

Girl In Street

Louise Carey

Girl In Street

Sue Waters

Girl In Street

John Finn

Bouncer (Pink Elephant)

Jason Cahill

Bouncer (Pink Elephant)

Richard Conlon

Gardai

Michael Carney

Gardai

Thomas O'connor

Gardai

John O'connor

Gardai

Armor Harris

Gardai

Pa Geary

Gardai

Chris Massoglia

Crew

Mervyn Adams

Transportation Captain

Thomas Apel

Electrician

Clemens Bachmann

Best Boy

Nursen Balci

Chief Hair Stylist

Nursen Balci

Chief Makeup Artist

David Barnett

Additional Hair

Colm Bassett

Construction Consultant

Dan Birch

Rerecording Mixer

Andrew Bird

Editor

Stephen Carroll

Transportation

Aoife Cassidy

Assistant Production Coordinator

Chris Chrisafis

Co-Producer

Dermot Cleary

Location Manager

Brendan Condren

Stunt Man

Joe Condren

Stunt Coordinator

Paddy Condren

Stunt Man

Ray Cross

Production Sound Mixer

Stephen Davenport

Location Assistant

David Doran

Art Director

Cos Egan

Stand-By Props

Stephen Farrell

Boom Operator

James Flynn

Executive Producer

Jim Furlong

Production Designer

Louise Gaffney

Script Supervisor

Joni Galvin

Makeup Artist

David Gleeson

Screenwriter

Ita Gleeson

Unit Nurse

Mary Gough

Second Assistant Director

Sean Griffin

Third Assistant Director

Naomi Hanrahan

Wardrobe Trainee

Jules Harris

Art Department Trainee

Nikolai Hartman

Assistant Editor

Sascha Heiny

Sound Mixer

Colm Hogan

Stills Photographer

Celia Holman Lee

Fashion Show Choreographer

Susan Holmes

Production Coordinator

Joerg Jahn

Focus Puller

Luke Johnston

First Assistant Director

Derek Kelly

Special Effects Technician

Matt Kelly

Video Playback (Creative Visual Productions)

Patricia Kelly

Production Trainee

Joerg Krieger

Sound Editor

Nathalie Lichtenthaeler

Producer

Christof Loeckle

Gaffer

Ciara Mcardle

Wardrobe Supervisor

Brendan Mccarthy

Executive Producer (For Bord Scannan/Irish Film Board)

Brendan Mccarthy

Executive Producer

Greg Mccarthy

Casting Production Assistant

John Mchale

Helicopter Pilot

Stephen Mckeon

Music

Tanya Mcmahon

Additional Hair

Arran Murphy

Extras Coordinator

Anne O'mahoney

Seamstress

Dave Peters

Property Master

Sam Phillips

Key Grip

Grania Preston

Costume Designer

Gillian Reynolds

Casting

Chris Samways

Animal Handler

Katherine Sankey

Props Buyer

Norbert Schlawin

Foley Artist

Linda Seger

Script Consultant

David Sheehy

Production Accountant

Peter Stockhaus

Co-Producer

Volker Tittel

Director Of Photography

Saskia Upnkamp

Clapper Loader

Film Details

Also Known As
Cowboys & Angels
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Grosvenor Park; Media Luna Entertainment; Octagon Films
Distribution Company
TLA Entertainment Group; Salzgeber & Co. Medien Gmbh; Tla Entertainment Group; Tla Entertainment Group; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States September 17, 2004

Released in United States Fall September 17, 2004

Released in United States on Video February 15, 2005

Released in United States July 2004

Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 8-19, 2004.

Atlantik Film Kopierwerk color

Limited Release in United States September 17, 2004 (NY)

Released in United States Fall September 17, 2004

Released in United States on Video February 15, 2005

Released in United States July 2004 (Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 8-19, 2004.)