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The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker is a 1997 American romantic comedy film starring Janeane Garofalo.
Plot
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 re-election battle, the bumbling senator's chief of staff, Nick (Denis Leary), sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors.
More details
| author | Graham Linehan Karen Janszen Louis Nowra |
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| director | Mark Joffe |
| editor | Paul Martin Smith |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | bumble chief of staff ellis island estranged wife genealogical genealogy hungarian hungarian people irish-american irish-americans matchmaking return home robert mandan rosaleen linehan senator united states senate wait |
| musicBy | John Altman |
| producer | Eric Fellner Luc Roeg Tim Bevan |
| productionCompany | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films |
| publisher | Gramercy Pictures |
| theme | independent romantic comedy |