St. Patrick's Day

"Meet the McDonough family... They'll drive you to drink!"

1998 1h 46m EN

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4.4

SKIP

★4.4TMDB · 5

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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It's your traditional Irish holiday - cousins are having sex, couples are getting divorced, John Michael has brought his boyfriend and Millicent might be a witch - it's enough to drive you to drink. The only catch - Mary McDonough won't allow a drop of whiskey in the house.

“Meet the McDonough family... They'll drive you to drink!”

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Cast

Piper Laurie
Mary Pat
Joanne Baron
Priss
Jim Metzler
Adam
Redmond Gleeson
Thomas
Bob Evan Collins
Sean
Martin Cassidy
Seamus
David Ault
John Michael
Sheilah Grenham
Kate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hope Perello
Writers: Hope Perello
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hope Perello, shot by Denise Brassard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Muhlfriedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ann Ervin Job shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Piper Laurie and Joanne Baron and Jim Metzler carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Meet the McDonough family... They'll drive you to drink!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120191 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hope Perello directs. Denise Brassard behind the camera. Michael Muhlfriedel scores. Ann Ervin Job cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hope Perello, shot by Denise Brassard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michael Muhlfriedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ann Ervin Job shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Piper Laurie and Joanne Baron and Jim Metzler carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Meet the McDonough family... They'll drive you to drink!".
7IMDB entry: tt0120191 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.