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The Snapper - DVD

SKU: 7179322 | Release Date: 12/18/2001

Rating: R for Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)

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Rating: R for Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1993
Length: 95 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Comedies
Studio: Miramax
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

The Snapper is Stephen Frears' adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Oldest daughter Sharon (Tina Kellegher) announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father to anyone. Her father, Dessie (Colm Meaney), is supportive, but begins to chafe at the derisive gossip aimed at his family and his daughter. This leads to a confrontation between the two that is, like the rest of the movie, simultaneously funny and sad. The family waits in the hospital as Sharon gives birth to the snapper (Irish slang for an infant). The other books in the Barrytown Trilogy were also adapted into films featuring Colm Meaney as the father: The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker, and The Van, directed by Stephen Frears. Doyle had a hand in the screenplay for all three. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

Feature commentary track with director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Roddy Doyle, and producer Lynda Myles Dolby Digital Surround Sound Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs

Chapters

Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits: I Don't Know... For Sure [6:03]
2. "Where's Your Bump?" [6:57]
3. Pints, Poles and a Snapper on the Way [5:58]
4. Keeping the Peace [4:17]
5. "A Great Little Ride" [7:04]
6. The State of Burgess [8:41]
7. "Are You Alright, Sharon?" [5:26]
8. A Sailor's Cap [6:59]
9. "Give Us a Name" [5:48]
10. Waiting for Gratitude [2:33]
11. "Leave It on the Step" [11:20]
12. Educating Dessie [3:59]
13. Taking It Easy [5:10]
14. "The Contraptions Have Started!" [4:01]
15. A Big Push [4:24]
16. "A Small Turkey" [3:44]
17. End Credits [2:02]

Cast

Pat Laffan - George Burgess
Eanna Mac Liam - Craig Curley
Ruth McCabe - Kay Curley
Colm Meaney - Dessie Curley
Leo Davis
Rynagh O'Grady - Neighbour 1
Sandy - Famine
Peter Rowen - Sonny
Joan Sheehy - Woman in Hospital
Marie Conmee - Barrytown Neighbour
Cathleen Delaney - Oul'one
Sheila Flitton - Neighbour 2
Britta Smith - Woman in Police Station
Stanley Townsend - Anaesthetist
Ronan Wilmot - Paddy
Deirdre O'Brien - Mary
Brendan Gleeson - Lester
Jimmy Keogh - Barrytown Neighbour
Jack Lynch - Policeman
Dylan Tighe - Boy 1
Ciara Duffy - Kimberley
Stuart Dunne - Bertie
Colm O'Byrne - Darren
Fionnula Murphy - Jackie
Tina Kellegher - Sharon Curley
Joanne Gerrard - Lisa
Karen Woodley - Yvonne
Leonora Davis

Crew

Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Lynda Myles
Casting: Leo Davis
Cinematographer: Oliver Stapleton
Executive Producer: Mark Shivas
Editor: Mick Audsley
Costume Designer: Consolata Boyle
Screenwriter: Roddy Doyle
Production Designer: Mark Geraghty
Book Author: Roddy Doyle
Casting: Leonora Davis

The Snapper: AMG Review
Perry Seibert , AMG

Roddy Doyle's book The Snapper ends with a very young single mother in the hospital looking at her new baby. The mother makes a noise. Another patient in the room asks her if she is crying. No, she replies, "I'm laughing." The film version perfectly captures the bittersweet tone of the book. Colm Meaney's patriarch embodies the film's attitude. He is full of contradictions: humble, but proud; the king of the house, but easily silenced by his wife and daughter; a complete failure as a financial provider, but a loving and emotionally giving father. The early scenes of the film establish the rapport of the Curley clan with an economy and clarity that communicates how close they are. The effect of Sharon's pregnancy on the family, Sharon's friends, and Dessie's friends are related in tightly written scenes that deliver a laugh and a tear, usually simultaneously. The filmmakers smartly wait to reveal the father of the child until halfway through the movie, and then only to the audience, not to the other characters. This leads to some beautifully shaped scenes loaded with dramatic irony during the last half of the film. This was the middle book in Doyle's Barrytown trilogy. Where The Commitments was more funny than sad, and The Van more sad than funny, The Snapper dared to combine the two in equal measure. A bittersweet slice of Irish life, The Snapper contains very human characters brought to life with beautifully nuanced performances, writing, and direction. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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