25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
The Matchmaker
A comedy for the incurably unromantic.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Janeane Garofalo Marcy Tizard
David O'Hara Sean Kelly
Milo O’Shea Dermot O'Brien
Jay O. Sanders Senator John McGlory
Rosaleen Linehan Millie O'Dowd
Paul Hickey Declan Kelly
Maria Doyle Kennedy Sarah Kelly
Saffron Burrows Moira Kennedy Kelly
Denis Leary Nick
Olivia Caffrey Annie
Joan Sheehy Bus Passenger
Anne Gildea Airport Assistant
Claude Clancy Michael the Bus Driver
James Ryland Sergeant Riley
David King Local Lad No. 1
Niall McDonnell Local Lad No. 2
Sinead Murphy Bettina
David McDonagh Little Joe
Peter Dix Tony with the 45 Minute Tan
Tommy Tiernan Vince
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