The Craic
The Craic (stylised as The Craíc; pronounced ) is a 1999 Australian comedy film starring stand-up comedian Jimeoin with Alan McKee, directed by Ted Emery.
Plot
It is 1988, and two best friends from Ireland—Fergus Montagu (Jimeoin) and Wesley Murray (McKee)—flee from Belfast after a violent confrontation with Colin (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia, finding seasonal work picking fruit at orchards to afford hostels, sustenance and booze costs (but so cash-strapped, their whiskey and cokes are made by taking swigs of whiskey and coke, mixing the two on the fly in their mouth), the last often used to dull the two's fear of immigration officers.
More details
| author | Jimeoin |
|---|---|
| director | Ted Emery |
| editor | Michael Collins |
| events | Irish Republican Army |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | alcoholic drink australia belfast best friend booze coca-cola coke date food force game show hostel immigration ira jack and coke jane hall orchard police force provisional irish republican army queensland run s.a.s. special air service regiment sustenance their way whiskey whiskey and coke witness protection witness protection program |
| musicBy | Ricky Edwards |
| producer | Jimeoin Marc Gracie |
| publisher | Village Roadshow Limited |