Forgotten Irish movies.

NewbridgeIR · 17-03-2021 6:06pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

It seems a lot of Irish movies that come out on physical format become very hard to find very quickly. That was fairly successful too in box office terms, I saw it in a near full cinema when it came out.

I remember there was an Australian DVD release around 1999 or so. And then nothing until 2011 when it came out before Christmas on region 2. I'd say the pressing quantity was small enough and sold reasonably quickly.

fryup · 17-03-2021 11:49pm

George White wrote: »

Absolute grot. Featuring supposedly heroic Irish gangsters putting Israeli embassy staff in a homemade gas chamber.

what??

and who made this? the irish nazi party?

vriesmays · 18-03-2021 1:11pm

Bloom - James Joyce movie, quite good.

fryup · 18-03-2021 2:05pm

OU812 wrote: »

Not so much forgotten, just never heard of...

looks laughably bad

vriesmays · 20-03-2021 4:00pm

My name is Emily - the director had mnd and died.

George White · 21-03-2021 10:12am

fryup wrote: »

looks laughably bad

I think it's aimng for a deliberately terrible Troma vibe, but it's so rotten.
The nearest it has to a name is dear old Brian deSalvo of every voiceover on East Coast FM as the Don.

xtradel · 21-03-2021 8:22pm

This thread is just a list of Xtravision "Exclusives"!

Sgt Hartman · 22-03-2021 8:06am

I remember picking up Dead Long Enough on dvd about 10 years ago in Xtra Vision. It was based in Donegal I believe and It had Michael Sheen playing a character called Harry Jones-The Man with the Bones. It was a bit lame.

Hangdogroad · 22-03-2021 10:19am

Remember RTEs "Ireland On Film" season which they ran circa 98/99? A lot of the films mentioned were shown including I Went Down and a good few more obscure films like Alisa and Korea.

dubstepper · 22-03-2021 10:30am

I remember an Irish horror made in the last say 10 years about a couple driving around old country roads and they keep ending up at this odd characters house. It wasn't bad. Could have been set up north.

That is going to really annoy me now...

dubstepper · 22-03-2021 10:33am

In Fear. That didn't take long

Ash.J.Williams · 22-03-2021 10:37am

dubstepper wrote: »

In Fear. That didn't take long

filmed in devon

dubstepper · 22-03-2021 10:58am

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

filmed in devon

My mistake. Few miles east of Dubln

Ash.J.Williams · 22-03-2021 11:16am

moving target - starring don the dragon wilson

set in Galway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ORhmLO2Gbc

vriesmays · 22-03-2021 2:43pm

Murphy's stroke - about a horse betting scam, got the DVD free with a newspaper.

Conall Cernach · 22-03-2021 3:55pm

Has Widows' Peak had a mention yet? Mia Farrow, Adrian Dunbar, Natasha Richardson, Joan Plowright and Jim Broadbent starred. It was written by Hugh Leonard. I saw it in the cinema when it was released in the mid 90s but I can't remember the plot at all.

Hangdogroad · 22-03-2021 4:05pm

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Has Widows' Peak had a mention yet? Mia Farrow, Adrian Dunbar, Natasha Richardson, Joan Plowright and Jim Broadbent starred. It was written by Hugh Leonard. I saw it in the cinema when it was released in the mid 90s but I can't remember the plot at all.

I'm sure I saw it on the telly but likewise cant remember much only that it was set in the 20s or 30s.

Mention of Mia Farrow has reminded me of Angela Mooney Dies Again. Havent seen full film but saw some clips on I think the Movie Show with Dave Fanning. Didnt make me keen to rush out and watch it.

NewbridgeIR · 22-03-2021 11:55pm

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Has Widows' Peak had a mention yet? Mia Farrow, Adrian Dunbar, Natasha Richardson, Joan Plowright and Jim Broadbent starred. It was written by Hugh Leonard. I saw it in the cinema when it was released in the mid 90s but I can't remember the plot at all.

It was filmed in Inistioge; we used to go up there and watch. Summer of 1993.

AlejGuzman68 · 23-03-2021 12:17am

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

moving target - starring don the dragon wilson

set in Galway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ORhmLO2Gbc

I just watched that and was just beyond cringe! Can't believe Don Wilson agreed to star in it.What was most cringy was the car chase and how the horses were just sitting in the stalls all saddled and bridled.

NewbridgeIR · 23-03-2021 11:05pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Remember RTEs "Ireland On Film" season which they ran circa 98/99? A lot of the films mentioned were shown including I Went Down and a good few more obscure films like Alisa and Korea.

I taped most of those. I also remember
The Boy From Mercury
Drinking Crude
Joyriders

They showed lots of shorts then too.

Del.Monte · 04-04-2021 5:24pm

"CONTRACTORS"

Watched these two shorts today - can't remember how I came across them. I thought it might have been this thread but on checking it seems not.

Described as a black comedy concept sequel short film for potential Irish TV series about two hit men for hire. A strange effort from the people that brought you "Thank you, come again" and it is difficult to tell whether it's supposed to a drama or a 'fly on the wall' documentary about life on de Nortside. Absolute tripe but at least they didn't take long to watch.

https://vimeo.com/277864241

Hangdogroad · 05-04-2021 6:35am

I remember an independent film about New Age Travellers made in West Cork in 1995 called Changing Times. I knew someone in it so went to its (only) screening. Complete rubbish, the director had gotten a generous enough grant from the Arts Council and most of that must have gone on a scene where a caravan goes on fire.

soiseztomabel · 05-04-2021 8:14am

Hangdogroad wrote: »

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

Just searched it on Wiki, jaysus

Ash.J.Williams · 05-04-2021 12:38pm

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I remember an independent film about New Age Travellers made in West Cork in 1995 called Changing Times. I knew someone in it so went to its (only) screening. Complete rubbish, the director had gotten a generous enough grant from the Arts Council and most of that must have gone on a scene where a caravan goes on fire.

One of my life highlights was making it to a summer solstice new age traveler rave in a bog in horse and jockey, it was unreal. A better movie than changing times I’d imagine

vriesmays · 05-04-2021 2:45pm

Fistful of dynamite - IRA western, part of it filmed in Toners Pub, Dublin.

Del.Monte · 05-04-2021 5:16pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Fistful of dynamite - IRA western, part of it filmed in Toners Pub, Dublin.

Hardly forgotten. It's a classic western and better known as "Duck, you Sucker!".

RandomViewer · 05-04-2021 5:26pm

Del.Monte wrote: »

Hardly forgotten. It's a classic western and better known as "Duck, you Sucker!".

James Coburn and Rod Steiner, TG4 Friday nights quite regularly

Hangdogroad · 08-04-2021 9:58pm

Rare trailers for both Reefer And The Model and Budawanney are included here from when RTE screened them over Christmas 1990.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qneIj47oxg

Hangdogroad · 10-04-2021 7:01am

The Eliminator, very low budget but great fun. I saw it in the much missed Kino cinema in Cork. The only Irish based film I can think of with a Vietnam War flashback.

https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-eliminator-1117341454/

odyssey06 · 17-04-2021 8:28pm

Filmed in Ireland rather than an 'Irish' movie, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, a period piece TV Movie 2003 set during the American War of Independence starring Kelsey Grammer and Aidan Quinn.

I had no idea it was filmed in Ireland, but the numbers of Irish in the supporting cast should have been a giveaway e.g. John Kavanagh, Flora Montgomery.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321416/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt

George White · 24-04-2021 9:22pm

Love in Kilnerry - https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/story-of-irish-village-with-raging-erections-inspires-comedy-film-144007

Del.Monte · 24-04-2021 9:52pm

George White wrote: »

Love in Kilnerry - https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/story-of-irish-village-with-raging-erections-inspires-comedy-film-144007

Don't get the Irish connection except that it's on the rubbish Irish Post website?

odyssey06 · 24-04-2021 9:58pm

As Luck Would Have It.

Recent cheesy Hallmark romcom filmed in Waterford starring Allen Leech (Downton Abbey)

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13775584/

Del.Monte · 25-04-2021 9:40am

"As Luck Would Have It" - never heard of it but it looks dreadful begorrah leprechaun style tourist board muck. Watched that IMDB trailer - that'll do.

vriesmays · 25-04-2021 2:25pm

How about you - middle-class old timers in a home.

Mad_maxx · 25-04-2021 3:08pm

stuck with half an hour of a god awful irish movie with pat shortt , tommy tiernan , charlie murphy and Fran from love hate

once it got to the bit where charlie murphy was performing BDSM on a bare arsed Pat Shortt , it was time to get out of Dodge

vriesmays · 25-04-2021 3:18pm

Dark lies the island.

Mad_maxx · 25-04-2021 3:32pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Dark lies the island.

thats the one

pure garbage

EmmetSpiceland · 25-04-2021 3:35pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

stuck with half an hour of a god awful irish movie with pat shortt , tommy tiernan , charlie murphy and Fran from love hate

once it got to the bit where charlie murphy was performing BDSM on a bare arsed Pat Shortt , it was time to get out of Dodge

But sure once you’ve “finished”, and cleaned up, there’s not much else keeping your interest.

odyssey06 · 25-04-2021 4:17pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Dark lies the island.

I havent read the Kevin Barry stories it is based on... so dunno if it worked better on the page.
There were a couple of scenes that were intriguing but overall a mess.

Hangdogroad · 18-05-2021 5:21pm

vriesmays wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97C9akypOjg

https://twitter.com/KillianM2/status/1394647736465641474

Del.Monte · 18-05-2021 10:37pm

My almost unused (watched once) copy of Dick Dickman P.I. still available here: https://www.adverts.ie/dvd/dick-dickman-p-i-dvd/22787887 - no Irish movie collection is complete without it (except my one).

ohnonotgmail · 18-05-2021 10:40pm

Del.Monte wrote: »

My almost unused (watched once) copy of Dick Dickman P.I. still available here: https://www.adverts.ie/dvd/dick-dickman-p-i-dvd/22787887 - no Irish movie collection is complete without it (except my one).

offer a half eaten orange.

Hamsterchops · 18-05-2021 11:49pm

Nearly 700 posts of discussion about forgotten Irish movies, and that's just the forgotten ones!

Must have been churning them out like Bollywood on steroids

TenLeftFingers · 18-05-2021 11:56pm

Rubaí (short) https://youtube.com/watch?v=__RCraeIDqU

19-05-2021 2:24am

Clash of the ash.

BonnieSituation · 19-05-2021 2:35am

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Nearly 700 posts of discussion about forgotten Irish movies, and that's just the forgotten ones!

Must have been churning them out like Bollywood on steroids

We should be sticking the list into the First post.

Been some gems.

And some godawful mucky gems.

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One that's just come back to me now, that I saw in the cinema was Saltwater.

I have no idea what it was about and I'm resisting a Wiki check....

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EDIT: I literally only remembered that Peter McDonald was in it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224050/

It still doesn't ring a bell.

But I definitely saw it on a first date in 2000 in Liffey Valley. Gah.

Hangdogroad · 19-05-2021 6:54am

If I Could Read The Sky. This did the festival rounds.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0215865/

Hangdogroad · 19-05-2021 6:56am

BonnieSituation wrote: »

We should be sticking the list into the First post.

Been some gems.

And some godawful mucky gems.

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One that's just come back to me now, that I saw in the cinema was Saltwater.

I have no idea what it was about and I'm resisting a Wiki check....

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EDIT: I literally only remembered that Peter McDonald was in it.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224050/

It still doesn't ring a bell.

But I definitely saw it on a first date in 2000 in Liffey Valley. Gah.

I remember seeing the trailer in the cinema, all I can recall is that Pat Shorttt seemed to be playing a thuggish character.

Hangdogroad · 19-05-2021 9:13am

American Women, released in the States as the Closer You Get. Dreadful scutter, an attempt at an Irish Full Monty.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0218112/

Forgotten Irish movies.

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