The Matchmaker

1997 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 6,050 VOTES · DIR. Mark Joffe

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,323 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:30 (TV) 'questioned Senator McGlory's past dealings with the committee.
00:03:50 But I'd hurry because it's leaving light now.
00:07:53 "Cheaper down the road.
00:11:19 - We're counting on you. - Fuckin' counting on you.
00:15:29 I don't mean to be rude but who are you?
00:19:16 I'd be dying to get married, I'd be up the “walls, I'd be mad for it.
00:22:35 Wasn't that lovely? What a lovely little lady
00:26:26 You look like you could use the drink.
00:30:13 I think this is about the right amount.
00:34:21 - and you go in your pants... - OK, I got it.
00:38:06 - You startled me. - I know, I'm sorry.
00:42:03 Now, what do you think?
00:46:40 But it's like you need to be hooked up to the city
00:50:02 What are you hiding?
00:53:31 What are you laughing at? You know what that Marcy's up to?
00:57:44 - OK. Thanks for dropping by. - Thank you.
01:00:53 - Go on. Fuckin' eejit. - Ow!
01:04:14 How dare you sabotage me and the Senator and the campaign.
01:09:53 But you really are an asshole, aren't you?
01:15:28 Hello, I'm Senator John McGlory.
01:20:15 I want this shite ended now! Right now!
01:23:42 and I'll get them hitched.
01:26:52 - What? - Repeat what you just said.
01:31:46 ♪ With your own ones ♪

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,323
Dialogue density13.6 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:31:46

Production Record

DirectorMark Joffe
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$6,000,000
IMDb votes6,050