The Snapper is Stephen Frears's adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Oldest daughter Sharon (Tina Kellegher) announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father to anyone. Her father, Dessie (Colm Meaney), is supportive, but begins to chafe at the derisive gossip aimed at his family and his daughter. This leads to a confrontation between the two that is, like the rest of the movie, simultaneously funny and ...
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The Snapper is Stephen Frears's adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Oldest daughter Sharon (Tina Kellegher) announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father to anyone. Her father, Dessie (Colm Meaney), is supportive, but begins to chafe at the derisive gossip aimed at his family and his daughter. This leads to a confrontation between the two that is, like the rest of the movie, simultaneously funny and sad. The family waits in the hospital as Sharon gives birth to the snapper (Irish slang for an infant). The other books in the Barrytown Trilogy were also adapted into films featuring Colm Meaney as the father: The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker, and The Van, directed by Stephen Frears. Doyle had a hand in the screenplay for all three. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe, Fionnula Murphy, Pat Laffan. Fine in fine packaging. Originally released: 1993. Language: English. Run time: 90 mins. (m22) VHS movie is ex-video club copy in excellent cond, with box in excellent cond inside a hard plastic case.
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Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney, Ruth McCabe, Fionnula Murphy, Pat Laffan, Marie Conmee, Eanna Mac Liam, Dylan Tighe, Colm O... Very good. 2011 Run time: 95. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed!