Galway in the movies

ErnieBert

North Sea Hijack. Shot in Galway Docks (from 8 mins) in 1979

Iwannahurl

Some reminiscences about it in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=61405114

Storm 10

Saw it being filmed and saw the film, Galway docks was turned into a Norwegian Port, large oil rig support ship "Thor Viking" spent weeks going in and out of the docks, they renamed her "Esther" for the film.

Endas, in Salthill, was the set of a movie back in 2002 if that counts. Managed to track down the trailer. It's brutal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4H6yef1qc

Storm 10

Another film made in Galway with Paul Newman "The Mackintosh Man" 1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TITADDPO7Jk

A number of Roger Corman quickies were shot here in the 90s including some of the Bloodfist sequels.

bonzodog2

Not in the city, but the 1973 film The Mackintosh Man, with Paul Newman, was filmed at Ardfry House, near Oranmore. They put a new roof and windows on it so they could burn it down.

edit:too late!

Storm 10

Parts of the film were made in the docks on board a luxury yacht which also sailed to Roundstone, they also filmed at Galway Airport or Oranmore, the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher where the Mercedes went over the Cliffs. a friend of mine worked on making the Transit van and Mercedes to look rusty and dirty. I remember the night they set that house on fire it was some big fire, I watched it from Salthill.

GeorgeAndPop

Nothing actually filmed but in The Descent there's an Irish character who is from Galway and I think Eyre Square gets mentioned. Took me aback since usually when there are Irish characters in American films they are from Dublin, regardless of accent! Turns out the actress is a Nora-Jane Noone who is actually from Newcastle in Galway.

jh79

Anyone know which Roger Corman films were filmed in Connemara ?

Wompa1

There's been some real stinkers filmed around Galway like Criminal Affairs. There was one about some magical six pack of beer too

I'll throw in the fact there seems to be an Ariel shot of a castle in Galway in the movie: The Spirit of St. Louis

Also parts of the The Quiet Man were filmed in County Galway...

phelixoflaherty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpdGbu1tt-U

St. Marys was a prison

sammyjo90

Don't forget "the guard"...

dilallio

Here's a clip from Bloodfist 8 with a very young Hector.
6 marks for anyone who recognises the Galwegian who gets thrown off the boat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gGlCaS0GM

Judgement Day

Alfred the Great (1968) - Loughrea; The Secret of Boyne Castle (1969); Reefer and the Model (1988) - Galway docks and numerous Roger Corman titles. There are others but I'm too tired to think of them right now. Shameless plug for my blog http://irelandsmovies.wordpress.com/ but sadly it can't be searched by location - except by using Ctrl F on each page.

dilallio

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?count=100&locations=Galway

returns 155 movies / tv programs filmed in Galway.

BeardySi

GeorgeAndPop wrote: »

Nothing actually filmed but in The Descent there's an Irish character who is from Galway and I think Eyre Square gets mentioned. Took me aback since usually when there are Irish characters in American films they are from Dublin, regardless of accent! Turns out the actress is a Nora-Jane Noone who is actually from Newcastle in Galway.

Angel (vampire baddie/love interest of Buffy fame) was from Galway... There was an episode set there detailing how he became a vampire. Needless to say, it looked nothing like Galway and the accents would make you want to drive a skewer into your ear...

doolox

During the fliming of Alfred the great in 1968 my Dad received a visitor to the front door inquiring about who owned a stone wall which had been hit bt a passing car driven by an friend of his.

The visitor was Michael York.

Dad informed him that a neighbouring farmer owned the wall and indicated to the film star the location of the farmers house. Dad was then asked to contact the farmer whose wall was hit but was told he had no phone but that the film star could leave a message for the farmer if he wanted to.

Dad then asked him his name much to the amusement and astonishment of me and my three sisters who were there at the time.

A lot of the actors made a lot of the fact that many local people were not aware of their fame and they found this was a relief from the curiosity and lack of privacy usually associated with big name film stars.

A local teacher recalled for us a part he played in the film dressed up as a Viking hiding to attack the English who were on the march in one scene.
He was asked to lurk behind some bushes and act as an attacker, when the scene was shot all you could hear was the teacher calling out "Lurk, Lurk......" thus ruining the scene. He was immediately dismissed for his flippant prank.

Judgement Day

Found these a while back while searching the internet for images from "Alfred the Great".





(note the Viking on the right sporting a wristwatch )

folbotcar

Doolox's comment about Michael York reminded me of a story I heard about him when he was filming something in Dublin. A woman was driving along when she saw him standing at a bus stop. She immediately stopped and offered him a lift which he accepted. Apparently he was very pleasant and commented that he liked filming in Ireland because even if people recognised him they usually left him alone. Some of the best stars are the most modest and approachable. Examples include Christopher Lee who despite the characters he plays is very charming.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is another example. I was in the queue in the Ardmore Studios canteen once while they were making the Tudors clutching my lunch voucher. I looked around and there he was with his voucher waiting his turn. Ok it's a film studio canteen and everyone else is used to seeing famous people but I never saw another actor from the programme queuing.

On another note, the Viking with the watch reminds me of the modern twist on that. The mobile phone, which invariably rings just after they shout 'Action'.

_Whimsical_

I think the film Nora was shot in part in Galway.
I think I remember filming down around the crescent but unfortunately I was too young to care so I don't remember any details. Ewan mcgregor was in it apparently.

chasmcb

'Galway in the Movies' would be a good subject for an exhibition/talk during the Film Fleadh. Those stills from Alfred the Great are gas!

inisboffin

The newest Aidan Quinn film (Taylor Schilling co-stars) was shot in Connemara and Canada. You can spot a bit of Galway City in it too, including (I think!) the bus stop in Salthill

nuac

Sinful Davy was made along the south shore of Killary c 1970.

Can't remember any of the actors, but recall "Mirisch" on one of the vans there

folbotcar

As mentioned on another thread.' Mackintosh man ' starring Paul Newman and James Mason was filmed around Galway mostly out in Roundstone though. Although there was scene shot at the old Oranmore airfield.

Judgement Day

Interesting piece here about the making of "Alfred the Great".

http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/5331

folbotcar

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I think the film Nora was shot in part in Galway.
I think I remember filming down around the crescent but unfortunately I was too young to care so I don't remember any details. Ewan mcgregor was in it apparently.

Some of it was but most of it was filmed in Dublin and Italy. Ewan McGregor was in it. I was an extra for the scene where they leave Ireland for good. It was filmed overnight. It was a long night too only wrapping at dawn. Every now and then during the shoot a woman would appear and very quietly give us directions but we never saw the director which I thought strange. Pat Murphy was his name. Only later did I find out 'he' was actually a she. Doh!

Judgement Day

Anybody know about this German mini-series shot in Galway? Locations would be helpful.

"Meine grüne Freiheit - Ein Frühling in Irland" (2000)

basillarkin

The second picture looks the the old abbey out in claregalway

Judgement Day

Thanks, I don't know the area but the old Abbey it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cgfriary.jpg