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Waking Ned
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
1998 · Directed by Kirk Jones · 91 min · Comedy · 8 frames
Tagline
Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks.
Crew
- Written by: Kirk Jones
- Cinematography: Henry Braham
- Edited by: Alan Strachan
- Music: Shaun Davey
- Production design: John Ebden
- Produced by: Richard Holmes, Glynis Murray
Cast
- Ian Bannen as Jackie O'Shea
- David Kelly as Michael O'Sullivan
- Fionnula Flanagan as Annie O'Shea
- Susan Lynch as Maggie O'Toole
- Brendan Dempsey as Jim Kelly
- James Nesbitt as Pig Finn
- Paul Vaughan as Narrator (voice)
- Maura O'Malley as Mrs. Kennedy
- Robert Hickey as Maurice O'Toole
- Paddy Ward as Brendy O'Toole
Production
- Country: France, United Kingdom
- Language: English, Irish, Latin
- Studios: Tomboy Films, Canal+
- Budget: $3,000,000
- Box office: $43,515,982
- Themes: beguilement, village, fake identity, lottery, jackpot, ireland, lottery winner
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