St. Patrick's Day Movie Review 1999

Widowed Mary McDonaugh (Laurie) is the matriarch of a dysfunctional Irish-American family. Four generations gather at her house for St. Patrick's Day where she announces she has taken the pledge and refuses to allows any whiskey in her home (which is ignored by certain members). As the day progresses, family secrets are revealed, including romantic feelings finally acknowledged, divorcing spouses, extramarital affairs, and other sexual shenanigans.

Distribution

Vanguard International Cinema, Inc., Newport Plaza, 1901 Newport Blvd., Ste. 225, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-2289, Phone: (949)258-2000, Toll-free: 800-218-7888, Fax: (949)258-2010, URL: http://www.vanguard-cinema.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Black Comedy, Widows & Widowers

Screenplay

Hope Perello

Cast

Piper Laurie, Joanne Baron, Jim Metzler, Julie Strain, Herta Ware, Redmond M. Gleeson, David Ault, Colleen (Ann) Fitzpatrick, Chris Valenti, Stephen O'Mahoney

Cinematography

Denise Brassard

Director

Hope Perello

Music

Michael Muhlfriedel