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| White Irish Drinkers | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | John Gray |
| Written by | John Gray |
| Produced by | John Gray Paul F. Bernard Melissa Jo Peltier James Scura |
| Starring | Nick Thurston Geoffrey Wigdor |
| Cinematography | Seamus Tierney |
| Edited by | Neil Mandelberg |
| Music by |
Mark Snow The Shillaly Brothers Michael Campagna & The Average Johnsons |
Production company | Annus Mirabilis |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $31,056 [1] |
White Irish Drinkers is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by John Gray and starring Nick Thurston and Geoffrey Wigdor. [2]
Premise
Brooklyn, 1975: brothers Brian and Danny Leary are looking for a way out of their working-class neighborhood, so they make a pact to rob a local theater on the night of a Rolling Stones concert.
Cast
- Nick Thurston as Brian Leary
- Regan Mizrahi as Young Brian Leary
- Geoffrey Wigdor as Danny Leary
- Anthony Amorim as Young Danny Leary
- Stephen Lang as Patrick Leary
- Karen Allen as Margaret Leary
- Peter Riegert as Whitey
- Zachary Booth as Todd McKay
- Leslie Murphy as Shauna
- Robbie Sublett as Ray (as Robbie Collier Sublett)
- Michael Drayer as Dennis
- Henry Zebrowski as Jerry
- Ken Jennings as Jimmy Cheeks
- Jackie Martling as Cop
- Jimmy Palumbo as Jimmy
- Lana Del Rey as Diane
Release and reception
White Irish Drinkers film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and was later picked up for distribution by Screen Media Films. [3] The film was theatrically released on March 26, 2011. [1]
Since premiering at Toronto, the film has won awards at the Manhattan, Chicago United, and Woodstock Film Festivals. The film was also a finalist for the Gotham Festival Genius Award. [4]
References
- ^ a b http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whiteirishdrinkers.htm Box Office Mojo
- ^ "White Irish Drinkers - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards - AllRovi". www.allrovi.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
- ^ Nigel M Smith (November 10, 2010). "Screen Media Films Takes On "White Irish Drinkers"".
- ^ "Home". whiteirishdrinkersthemovie.com.
External links
Categories:
- 2010 films
- 2010 independent films
- 2010 crime drama films
- 2010s heist films
- American crime drama films
- American heist films
- Cultural depictions of the Rolling Stones
- Films about brothers
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films about Irish-American culture
- Films scored by Mark Snow
- Films directed by John Gray (director)
- Films set in 1975
- Films set in Brooklyn
- Films shot in New York City
- American independent films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films