Movie Background

The Snapper

Sharon Curley, a 20-year-old living in Dublin with her parents and a large brood of siblings, becomes the talk of the town when she becomes pregnant and refuses to name the father.

Director(s)

Stephen Frears

Penny Eyles

Martin O'Malley

Cast & Crew

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

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Penny Eyles

Penny Eyles

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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Lester

Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Pal #1

Britta Smith

Britta Smith

Woman in Police Station

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Anaesthetist

Tina Kellegher

Tina Kellegher

Sharon Curley

Ronan Wilmot

Ronan Wilmot

Paddy

Birdy Sweeney

Birdy Sweeney

Loner

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Dessie Curley

Cathy Belton

Cathy Belton

Desk Nurse

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Kay Curley

Sheila Flitton

Sheila Flitton

Neighbour #2

Stephen Kennedy

Stephen Kennedy

Supermarket Trainee Manager

Martin O'Malley

Martin O'Malley

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Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

George Burgess

Eleanor Methven

Eleanor Methven

Dr Cook

Joan Sheehy

Joan Sheehy

Woman in Hospital

Cathleen Delany

Cathleen Delany

Oul'one

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Craig Curley

Rynagh O'Grady

Rynagh O'Grady

Neighbour

Jack Lynch

Jack Lynch

Policeman

Fionnuala Murphy

Fionnuala Murphy

Jackie O'Keefe

Marie Conmee

Marie Conmee

Barrytown Neighbour

Conor Evans

Conor Evans

Barrytown Neighbour

Peter Rowen

Peter Rowen

Sonny Curley

Joanne Gerrard

Joanne Gerrard

Lisa Curley

Colm O'Byrne

Colm O'Byrne

Darren Curley

Ciara Duffy

Ciara Duffy

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Karen Woodley

Karen Woodley

Yvonne Burgess

Stuart Dunne

Stuart Dunne

Bertie

Virginia Cole

Virginia Cole

Doris Burgess

Denis Menton

Denis Menton

Pat Burgess

Dylan Tighe

Dylan Tighe

Boy

Caroline O'Boyle

Caroline O'Boyle

Girl

Jennifer Kelly

Jennifer Kelly

Checkout Woman

Audrey Corr

Audrey Corr

Customer

Barbara Bergin

Barbara Bergin

Midwife

Miriam Kelly

Miriam Kelly

Doctor

Billie Morton

Billie Morton

Midwife #2

Ailish Connolly

Ailish Connolly

Nurse

Helen Roche

Helen Roche

Barrytown Neighbour

Jimmy Keogh

Jimmy Keogh

Barrytown Neighbour

Aisling Conlan

Aisling Conlan

Baby Curley

Alannagh McMullen

Alannagh McMullen

Baby Curley #2

Robbie Doolin

Robbie Doolin

Pal #2

Matthew Devereux

Matthew Devereux

Young Lad/Dad

Sandy

Sandy

Famine

Details

GenresComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 35 mins
Released on06 Aug 1993
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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Reviews

Peter McGinn

7/10

The Snpper is certainly a lively and boisterous movie. Nobody is the least bit shy about expressing their opinion loudly and often. I have watched a lot of British and Irish movies over the years, but because of the emotional delivery and spreed of their talking, I missed a lot of details in the dialogue. But also because of the emotions displayed, I always had an idea about the tenor of the conversations. I thought a few of the subplots could have been given more screen time, but then again, they were almost always talking about the titular baby-to-be so I guess that is fair. Plus, the person who wrote the novel adapted it to the screenplay, so hr must have imported what he thought was important. (Hopefully future mothers watching the movie won’t come away thinking binge drinking during pregnancy is good for the baby and realize that yes, this is just a movie.) But The Snapper was entertaining and that is what counts.

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The Snapper - Trailer

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