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The Snapper (1993) -- Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

Overview

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Director:
Stephen Frears
Writers:
Roddy Doyle (novel)
Roddy Doyle (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 December 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
a rarity - a working-class movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Colm Meaney ... Dessie Curley
Tina Kellegher ... Sharon Curley
Ruth McCabe ... Kay Curley
Eanna MacLiam ... Craig Curley
Peter Rowen ... Sonny Curley
Joanne Gerrard ... Lisa Curley
Colm O'Byrne ... Darren Curley
Ciara Duffy ... Kimberley Curley
Fionnuala Murphy ... Jackie O'Keefe
Dierdre O'Brien ... Mary
Karen Woodley ... Yvonne Burgess
Pat Laffan ... George Burgess
Virginia Cole ... Doris Burgess
Denis Menton ... Pat Burgess

Brendan Gleeson ... Lester
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK | Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
The hospital where the baby is born is actually a real maternity hospital called the Rotunda in the middle of Dublin. more
Quotes:
Dessie Curley: I haven't cried since I was a kid.
Sharon Curley: You cried during the World Cup.
Dessie Curley: Sober, Sharon! Sober!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995) more
Soundtrack:
I Should Have Known Better more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
a rarity - a working-class movie, 24 March 1999
10/10
Author: 4ize from Chicago

Sweet, touching but also bawdy tale of a working-class Irish family's reaction to their unmarried daughter's pregnancy. The father character is especially interesting. He takes great pride in his family, with all its imperfections. He tenderly cares for his daughter through her ordeal and holds his head high despite the neighbors' petty gossip. A real "family values" film depicting people of modest means trying to stick together.

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