The Matchmaker (1997)

  • R
  • 10/03/1997 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 37m

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

Overview

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.

Karen Janszen

Screenplay

Mark Joffe

Director

Graham Linehan

Screenplay

Louis Nowra

Screenplay

Greg Dinner

Screenplay

Cast

Janeane Garofalo's headshot

Janeane Garofalo

Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara's headshot

David O'Hara

Sean Kelly
Milo O’Shea's headshot

Milo O’Shea

Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders's headshot

Jay O. Sanders

Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan's headshot

Rosaleen Linehan

Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey's headshot

Paul Hickey

Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy's headshot

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Sarah Kelly
Saffron Burrows's headshot

Saffron Burrows

Moira Kennedy Kelly

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