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The Matchmaker (1997)

Movie"A comedy for the incurably unromantic."
Audience Score
62
The Matchmaker
R 1 hr 37 minOct 3rd, 1997Romance, Comedy
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.
StarringJaneane GarofaloDavid O'HaraMilo O’Shea
DirectorMark Joffe

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 3rd, 1997
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 10th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$7,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$6,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Lyn Goleby
Production Companies:Good Film Company, Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures
Movie Tags:
election campaignirish-americanmake a match