Tommyfecky Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Has anyone seen the film "Man About Dog" ? It has just been realesed in Irish cinemas (1st October ) -its got lurchers,greyhounds,terriers,shooting,coursing and game fairs.Its a laugh and a half too I'm not messing -its filling cinema s everynight all over the country. A MUST SEE . (unless they've banned it on yee too ) Bring the antis it'll make a great date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyfecky Posted October 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Right so yee don't believe me Man About Dog (15PG) Directed by Paddy Breathnach, starring Allen Leech, Tom Jordan Murphy, Ciaran Nolan, Sean McGinley, Fionnula Flanagan and Pat Shortt. Irish director Paddy Breathnach's fifth excellent feature, a story of smart alecs and scams set in the grey world of greyhound activities, is a bit of a shaggy dog tale itself. It's an Irish road movie along the lines of Breathnach's excellent 'I Went Down', Through dodgy dealings and bad luck three likely lads from Belfast - persuasive Mo Chara (Leech), unlucky Scud Murphy (Nolan) and stoner Cerebral Paulsy (Murphy) - manage to land themselves in a whole heap of trouble with bookmaker JP McCallion (McGinley). They owe £50,000 and have to pay him back in a week. In their efforts to get the cash together a whole series of misadventures befall the trio. They acquire a greyhound, only to discover that he won't run, so they sell him off to a gang of travellers (led by Shortt in stonewashed denim) - only to discover that he's great at hare coursing. After stealing the dog back, they set off for Clonmel and the biggest coursing event in Ireland, so dim-witted that they don't realise that their biggest problems - McCallion and the travellers - will turn up there too. It's a reasonably entertaining film but, once 'Man About Dog' moves from greyhound racing to coursing, it's on shaky territory. Coursing has long been a contentious issue in the world of Irish bloodsports and, although the greyhounds sport muzzles and no hares look like they've been harmed during the film(won't mention the crow and the incident at the game fair ), it is still uncomfortable viewing. On the plus side, the relationship between the three luckless boyos is what really makes 'Man About Dog' come alive. Tom Jordan Murphy, recently seen in a similarly dopey role in 'Adam and Paul', and Ciaran Nolan are good but it's Allen Leech ('Cowboys & Angels') as the charismatic, happy-go-lucky Mo Chara that really stands out. Pearse Elliott's script is hillarious with plenty of dodgy dogs and trip-ups along the way. Caroline Hennessy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Sounds good Tommy but will probarly end up at showing at small independent cinemas here. We might be lucky and channel 4 may screen it. I hope so. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Look forward to seeing it jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Have just moved into new house (see woman needed thread - I had to try something) and have been talking to my dad about damp coursing - couldn't block out the mental picture of LB standing in a puddle !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Tom LB is probably correct on this matter(not landys) Keep an eye open for the video, and let us all know. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Webber you cheeky plonker! You know full well I am right about landies and wrong about everything else Pike the 'problem' cleared up very quickly once the tablets took effect. Please stop starting nasty rumours about me. I can do that myself. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 I wasn't suggesting anything so crude but now you mention it, much funnier than the original mental note! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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