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Forgotten Irish movies.

Hangdogroad

I was just thinking about how in the 90s there were an awful lot of Irish movies released that would be in the cinema for a week and then disappear. Sweety Barrett was one. Brendan Gleeson as the title character, it came right after the General. Odd film, he played a guy with learning difficulties who runs away from the circus (Brendan O Carroll has a cameo as the bullying ringmaster). A very young Andrew Scott plays a barman and Andy Serkis was in it looking like Rory from Glenroe sporting a curly mullet and denim jacket. Never see it shown on telly. Can anyone think of any other examples?

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Hangdogroad

Mad_maxx wrote: »

must be at least twenty years since it was shown ?

RTE showed it circa 1986 very soon after it was released. I saw it again sometime in the 90s probably again on RTE. Haven't seen it since.

Mad_maxx

breezy1985 wrote: »

It's essentially The Crying Game except Helen doesn't have a willy

she sure does not

odyssey06

Zebra3 wrote: »

Kings.
Seemed to go totally under the radar when it came out.
http://www.iftn.ie/filmography/ifta_winners_nominees/iftawins_all/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=3129&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1

I remember TG4 airing that over Christmas, was either on Christmas Day or Stephens Day I think.

I'm starting to notice that Colm Meaney pops up in the cast for a lot of these forgotten movies.

odyssey06

The Last September - filmed here based on an Elizabeth Bowen novel set during the War of Independence.

A lot of the main cast apart from Michael Gambon & Fiona Shaw were imports - Keeley Hawes, David Tennant, Maggie Smith.

breezy1985

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Cal - with Helen Mirren and John Lynch

Also heavily features the music " The Long Road " made by Mark Knopfler.

It's essentially The Crying Game except Helen doesn't have a willy

Mad_maxx

flasher0030 wrote: »

I know I'm name-dropping an Irish film for the sake of it being Irish, and that it's not really forgotten.
But Flight of the Doves. Was always on around St Patricks Day. I remember when I was a youngster, one scene used to freak me out. when one of the youngsters spotted a tattoo on the baddie, and pushed him into the sea. I think it was from a lighthouse. The details are a bit sketchy, but it was something like that.

ron moody played the villian , jack wild one of the kids

sports anchor and former irish athlete Brendan reilly played a detective , its crap but not the worst irish silly movie ever made

Zebra3

Kings.

Seemed to go totally under the radar when it came out.

http://www.iftn.ie/filmography/ifta_winners_nominees/iftawins_all/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=3129&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1

Del.Monte

Deleted User wrote: »

And of course the worst Irish film of all time Charlie Cassanova.

It's not art but it's pretty sure it is.

You're not even at the races with Charlie Cassanova...this https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114918395&postcount=18 is without doubt the worst Irish film ever made.

Mad_maxx

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Adam and Paul ?

Realistic, depressing and poignant!
Two junkies on a meaning less journey around Dublin. meet up with ex-junkies, hungry tired cold and wet. Misery personified.

and yet the only time Mark o Halloran has ever been remotely sympathetic as opposed to the insufferable full time SJW he is the rest of the time

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And of course the worst Irish film of all time Charlie Cassanova.

It's not art but it's pretty sure it is.

Mad_maxx

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I remember that being shown on RTE.. One grim film particularly the ending.

must be at least twenty years since it was shown ?

Hangdogroad

Pigs (1984 ) Haven't seen the full film but theres a longish clip in documentary about Roger Doyle , who did the music. Inner city Dublin looked really grim then, I know it still is but iin this it looked like London after the blitz.

Del.Monte

Here's a link to my Irish movie blog: https://irelandsmovies.wordpress.com/ so knock yourselves out.

I think I have nearly every one ever made no matter how obscure but I'll be happy to hear of any that I've missed.

For my money Ryan's Daughter (1970); The Field and The Commitments are amongst the best ever Irish films but others worthy of mention would be Johnny Nobody (1961) with more than a nod to the 39 Steps; Troubles (1988) TV mini series based on the book by J G Farrell, Shake Hands with the Devil ( 1959) starring James Cagney) and The Night Fighters (1960) starring Robert Mitchum.

I don't think it's fair to dismiss Irish movies the way some have here - okay there's not many big budget blockbusters or CGI filled rubbish but some are very good nonetheless and are worth tracking down.

This offering from 2016 - My Life for Ireland - is a keeper in my collection.

Bob Gray

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Guiltrip (1995)
Rough Gerry Stembridge effort.

Was going to post this too because I remember some scenes being filmed in a chipper on the hill in Leixlip, I did an early shift in the shop across the road before school and they filmed there for a few days. I think there was only one scene in the place. It was called something like Brazzi's in the film and they kept the (very small) sign on the door for a couple of years.

Also, Black Day at Blackrock.

odyssey06

Sunburn, early Cillian Murphy movie, about J1 students.
Half set in Dublin, half in the States.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168199/

Hangdogroad

Hush A Bye Baby (1990) Sinead O Connor has a supporting part in it, wearing a wig, she was really attractive back then. The lead actress Emer McCourt was in a few independent British films in the early 90s then just seemed to vanish.

bocaman

Eat the Peach: though that comes from the 1980's.

Garage: Pat Shortt is fantastic.

Adam and Paul: In my opinion one of the best Irish films ever produced and probably not forgotten.

Hibernicis

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

The Rising of the Moon -A collection of 3 short stories introduced by Tyrone Power. Quite old, from the 40s I believe.

1957 ! One of the short stories was by Frank O’Connor and another by Lady Gregory. Starred Cyril Cusack, Noel Purcell, Jimmy O'Dea and Maureen Potter. Aged a bit better than others from the era.
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Badly Drunk Boy

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I remember watching a movie on tv one evening in a B&B in Sligo which starred Brendan Gleeson as a Northern Irish tv show host who develops amnesia after being mugged outside a chipper . I can't think of the name of it though. Adrian Dunbar was also in it.

Wild About Harry. (I would have linked to IMDB but it's blocked in work.)

[Deleted User]

Johnny Nobody

featuring an early CIE Deisel loco.

Sgt Hartman

I remember watching a movie on tv one evening in a B&B in Sligo which starred Brendan Gleeson as a Northern Irish tv show host who develops amnesia after being mugged outside a chipper . I can't think of the name of it though. Adrian Dunbar was also in it.

Headrush - An Irish movie about 2 stoners which starred Gavin Kelty (A face that appeared in many Irish productions in the late 90s/early 2000s) and a cameo from Huey Morgan of the Fun Loving Criminals.

The Halo Effect -A fun movie with Stephen Rea as a chip shop owning gambling addict. It also stars Mick Lally as an alcoholic priest and Paschal from Fair City as a scruffy miser. Simon Delaney, John Kavanagh and Gerard McSorley also appear in it.

Small Engine Repair - This was set in a tree logging community in an undisclosed part of the country and starred Iain Glen and Lawrence Kinlan. It actually wasn't a bad movie.

Studs - From 2005, Brendan Gleeson plays a down on his luck alcoholic who manages a soccer team from a really rough part of Dublin. It was quite fun and it also had Eamonn Owen's playing the gurning gob****r role that he plays in pretty much everything he's been in.

The Rising of the Moon -A collection of 3 short stories introduced by Tyrone Power. Quite old, from the 40s I believe.

Hangdogroad

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Don't think it was a feature length movie, maybe more of a made for TV one, but who recalls "The Clash of the Ash"
About mid 1980s Irish economic and social depression and Cork minor hurling.
Stared the man that went on the be "Blackie Connors" in Glenroe.

Yes, a classic.

[Deleted User]

Intermission

with colm meaney as a bumbling Detective.

The Macintosh Man

featuring Paul Newman.

[Deleted User]

Don't think it was a feature length movie, maybe more of a made for TV one, but who recalls "The Clash of the Ash"
About mid 1980s Irish economic and social depression and Cork minor hurling.
Stared the man that went on the be "Blackie Connors" in Glenroe.

del_c

Dead Meat- saw it in a film festival in Stuttgart, never heard of it since. Pretty funny!

pappyodaniel

Rooney (1958)
About a hurler and binman in Dublin. Very twee, oirish but it's nice to see the Dublin of yore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAjcM8SPXao

Lewis_Benson

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I was just thinking about how in the 90s there were awful Irish movies released that would be in the cinema for a week and then disappear.

I know..

E mac

The Passion of Saint Tibulus ...wasn't shown for long. Caused uproar in the church at the time. Wouldn't surprise me if the priests themselves were its biggest viewers.

[Deleted User]

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Joyriders (1988). Featured Andew Connolly who links a lot of 80s/early 90s Irish films.

Hothouse Flowers Carrickfergus on the soundtrack, closing credits I think. Nicely shot.

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