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The Matchmaker is a film of genre Comedy directed by Mark Joffe released in USA on 3 october 1997 with Janeane Garofalo
The Matchmaker (1997)
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Add to a movie listThe Matchmaker is a 1997 romantic comedy film set in Ireland and starring Janeane Garofalo.
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Marcy Tizard (Janeane Garofalo) is assistant to Senator John McGlory (Jay O. Sanders) from Boston, Massachusetts. In an attempt to court the Irish-American vote in a tough reelection battle, the bumbling senator's chief of staff, Nick (Denis Leary), sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors.Actors
Janeane Garofalo
(Marcy Tizard)
David O'Hara
(Sean Kelly)
Milo O'Shea
(Dermot O'Brien)
Jay O. Sanders
(Senator John McGlory)
Denis Leary
(Nick)
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