The Matchmaker 27 years old

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

The Matchmaker

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.

Credits

The Matchmaker Cast

Name Character
Denis Leary He was 40, now 67 years old as Nick
Saffron Burrows She was 24, now 52 years old as Moira Kennedy Kelly
Jay O. Sanders He was 44, now 71 years old as Senator John McGlory
David O'Hara He was 32, now 59 years old as Sean Kelly
Janeane Garofalo She was 33, now 60 years old as Marcy Tizard
Milo O’Shea He was 71, 86 years old when he died as Dermot O'Brien

The Matchmaker Crew

Name Department
Karen Janszen as Screenplay. Writing
Mark Joffe as Director. He was 41 (now 68) years old Directing
The Matchmaker poster
The Matchmaker (27 years)

A comedy for the incurably unromantic.

  • Release day: Friday, October 03, 1997
  • Runtime: 97 minutes