

The Matchmaker
1997 · Movie · 1h 37m · R
ComedyRomance
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Key crew
- Karen JanszenScreenplay
- Mark JoffeDirector
- Louis NowraScreenplay
- Greg DinnerScreenplay
- Graham LinehanScreenplay
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Janeane GarofaloMarcy Tizard
- David O'HaraSean Kelly
- Milo O'SheaDermot O'Brien
- Jay O. SandersSenator John McGlory
- Rosaleen LinehanMillie O'Dowd
- Paul HickeyDeclan Kelly
- Maria Doyle KennedySarah Kelly
- Saffron BurrowsMoira Kennedy Kelly
- Denis LearyNick
- Olivia CaffreyAnnie
- Joan SheehyBus Passenger
- Anne GildeaAirport Assistant
Stills
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Themes
election campaignirish-americanmake a match











