The MatchMaker is a 1997 film comedy film set in Ireland. Marcy Tizzard is assistant to Senator John McGlory 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 , sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the fictional village of Ballinagra as it is preparing for the annual matchmaking festival. She attracts the attention of two rival professional matchmakers, Dermot and Millie , as well as roguish bartender Sean . The locals tolerate her genealogical... search while trying to match her with various bachelors. Sean tries to woo Marcy despite her resistance to his boorish manners. After they have begun their romance, they return home to Sean's house one afternoon to find his estranged wife Moira waiting for them. Marcy leaves Sean, upset that he did not disclose his marriage to her. McGlory and Nick arrive in Ballinagra, although Marcy's been unable to locate any McGlory relatives.
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| Release date: | October 3, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Mark Joffe |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tim Bevan, Luc Roeg, Eric Fellner |
| Editor: | Paul Martin Smith |
| Music by: | John Altman |
| Cinematography: | Ellery Ryan |
| Screenplay by: | Karen Janszen, Louis Nowra, Graham Linehan |
| Genre: | Comedy |