When Brendan Met Trudy Movie Review 2000

Irish romantic comedy by the writer of such standout novels as "The Commitments" and "The Snapper." Brendan (McDonald) is somewhat of a pansy-boy who attracts his polar opposite Trudy (Montgomery), a street-smart sort of girl and falls in love. Brendan, a straitlaced schoolteacher, soon learns that Trudy moonlights as a thief, and after the initial shock wears off, joins his outlaw honey in some good old-fashioned felonious fun. The true fun of the film, though, is its constant classic film references, such as when a misadventure lands Brendan in the gutter, he is reminded of William Holden in "Sunset Boulevard." Even if you're not a film buff, thought, you'll still enjoy this offbeat comic romp.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Irish, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Dublin, Crime Sprees, Brothers & Sisters, Errant Educators, Lovers on the Lam

Screenplay

Roddy Doyle

Cast

Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery, Marie Mullen, Pauline McLynn, Don Wycherley

Cinematography

Ashley Rowe

Director

Kieron J. Walsh

Music

Richard Hartley

Other

Gerard Roche, Scott Thomas, Susan Cullen, Consolata Boyle, Fiona Daly

Producer

Lynda Myles, Collins Avenue, Deadly Films 2, Shooting Gallery