Dead Along the Way
2016 Irish film
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Dead Along The Way is a 2016 Irish crime comedy film, directed by Maurice O'Carroll, and produced by Sinead O'Riordan.[1][2][3][4]
Maurice O'Carroll
Elaine O'Carroll
Ciaran Bermingham
Tom Lawlor
Ben Condron
Sinead O'Riordan
Donna Patrice
Kevin McCormack
| Dead Along The Way | |
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| Directed by | Maurice O'Carroll |
| Written by | Maurice O'Carroll |
| Produced by | Sinead O'Riordan Maurice O'Carroll Elaine O'Carroll |
| Starring | Niall Murphy Ciaran Bermingham Tom Lawlor Ben Condron Sinead O'Riordan Donna Patrice Kevin McCormack |
| Cinematography | Mark O' Rourke |
| Edited by | Maurice O'Carroll |
| Distributed by | Burnt Ice Pictures ORion Productions |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Production
The film tells the story of two wedding videographers who find themselves unexpectedly dealing with a dead body, overly-enthusiastic Gardaí, fertility treatment, a vengeful gangster and an imminent wedding. The film was shot in Laois and Dublin.[5] The film is a co-production between ORion Productions and Burnt Ice Pictures.
Plot
Wacker and Tony, a pair of down-on-their-luck videographers, are about to film a wedding, and they think their lives can’t get any worse. Wacker’s wife has chucked him out, he has been beaten up over money she borrowed for fertility treatment, and a drink-fueled incident the night before has put his friendship with Tony under huge strain. But their problems are only beginning. Big Jim – a notorious loan shark who is also having a pretty bad time of it after learning about his 16-year-old daughter’s pregnancy – visits the church and dies after a scuffle with Tony. The videographers decide to try and conceal their crime before any wedding guests arrive.
Cast
- Niall Murphy as Wacker McGrath
- Ciaran Bermingham as Tony
- Tom Lawlor as Big Jim
- Ben Condron as Chopper
- Sinead O' Riordan as Garda McGuirk
- Donna Patrice as Aoife
- Kevin McCormack as Garda O' Neill
- Gail Brady as Sarah
- Tara Downes as Joy
- Johnny Elliott as Ozzie O' Brien
Release
Dead Along The Way premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 6 July 2016, and was one of the first independent Irish films that sold out within hours.[6] It then went on to open the Indie Cork Film Festival in October 2016.[7] Following fast in the footsteps of the Galway Film Fleadh, the screening instantly sold out and was moved to a larger screen to accommodate the demand for tickets.[8] The film won best independent feature at the Underground Cinema Film Festival in Dún Laoghaire and then announced a limited theatrical release[9] where it had its theatrical premiere in the Gate Cinema in Cork City. Donald Clarke" of "The Irish Times commented saying the film was "A dead ringer for tarantino, in a good way."[10] In March 2017, "Dead Along The Way" will have its United States Premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival.