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On the Nose is a canadien film of genre Comedy directed by David Caffrey with Dan Aykroyd
On the Nose (2001)
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Add to a movie listOn the Nose is an Irish/Canadian comedy/fantasy film released in 2001. It was written by Tony Philpott and stars Dan Aykroyd and Robbie Coltrane in a magical comedy where a long dead Australian aboriginal's head is used to predict winners in horse races. The movie was filmed in Dublin, Ireland.
On the Nose won the Audience Award in 2002 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Actors
Dan Aykroyd
(Dr. Barry Davis)
Robbie Coltrane
(Delaney)
Brenda Blethyn
(Mrs. Delaney)
Tony Briggs
(Michael Miller)
Jim Norton
(Patrick Cassidy)
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