The Playboys (1992)
The Playboys (1992)
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Plot.
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
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Cast & Crew.
Albert Finney
Constable Brendan Hegarty
Aidan Quinn
Tom Casey
Robin Wright
Tara Maguire
Milo O’Shea
Freddie
Alan Devlin
Malone
Niamh Cusack
Brigid Maguire
Gillies MacKinnon
Director
Niall Buggy
Denzil
Shane Connaughton
Writer
Kerry Crabbe
Writer
Ian McElhinney
Joe Cassidy
Stella McCusker
Rachel
William P. Cartlidge
Producer
Anna Livia Ryan
Vonnie
Simon Perry
Producer
Adrian Dunbar
Mick
Jean-Claude Petit
Composer
Lorcan Cranitch
Ryan / John Joe
Aine Ni Mhuiri
Mrs. Smith the Blind Lady
Doreen Hepburn
Nualla Ryan
Kilian McKenna
Sean
Michèle Forbes
Maggie Rudden
P.J. Brady
McMahon
Tony Rohr
Kelly
Niall O'Brien
Police Superintendant
Pat Laffan
Duffy
Brian O'Leary
Timmy
Stephen Holland
Ritchie
Jimmy Keogh
Liam
Irene Lamb
Casting Director
Mark Huffam
Location Manager
Humphrey Dixon
Editor
Consolata Boyle
Costume Designer
Pam Dixon
Casting Director
Andy Harris
Production Design
Arden Gantly
Art Direction
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Mixer
Jack Conroy
Director of Photography
Jennifer Hegarty
Assistant Makeup Artist
John Conroy
Clapper Loader
Steve Ede
Construction Manager
Martin Holland
Best Boy Electric
Patrick Condren
Stunt Coordinator
Carole Dunne
Assistant Hairdresser
Brendan Condren
Stunt Double
Jennifer Collen-Smith
Publicist
Des Whelan
Camera Operator
Mervyn Moore
Boom Operator
Jean Kerr
Assistant Art Director
Rosie Blackmore
Makeup Department Head
Chris Carreras
First Assistant Director
Gerry Johnston
Special Effects Supervisor
Con Dempsey
Gaffer
Peter Lindsay
Sound Recordist
Brendan Gunn
Dialogue Coach
Alan Butler
Focus Puller
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Alan Bell
Sound Editor
Tony Message
Foley Editor
Luke Quigley
Grip
Ger Scully
Wardrobe Assistant
Mark Holmes
Wardrobe Supervisor
Derek Hale
Electrician
Pat Ryder
Electrician
Jean Skinner
Script Supervisor
Loretta Ordewer
Production Supervisor
Marilyse Morgan
Production Coordinator
Eileen Doyle
Hair Department Head
Maurice Jones
Property Master
Michael Kelliher
Assistant Editor
Gemma Fallon
Production Manager
Sarah Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Seamus Collins
Second Assistant Director
Ted Cartlidge
Third Assistant Director
David Kierney
Production Accountant
Rita Dean
Assistant Accountant
Anne O'Halloran
Wardrobe Assistant
Denise Lillie
Stunt Double
Media.
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The Playboys is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a travelling troupe of actors to her Irish village. The script was written by Shane Connaughton, an Oscar nominee for My Left Foot. The film was shot in his native village Redhills, in County Cavan, Ireland.