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The Brothers McMullen (1995)
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Edward Burns (writer)
Release Date:
9 August 1995 (USA)
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The Highly Acclaimed Romantic Comedy From Edward Burns more
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Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins
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In praise of dialogue
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Shari Albert | ... | Susan |
 | Maxine Bahns | ... | Audrey |
 | Catharine Bolz | ... | Mrs. McMullen |
 | Connie Britton | ... | Molly McMullen |
 | Edward Burns | ... | Barry / Finbar McMullen |
| Peter Johansen | ... | Marty |
 | Jennifer Jostyn | ... | Leslie |
 | Mike McGlone | ... | Patrick McMullen |
| Elizabeth McKay | ... | Ann |
 | Jack Mulcahy | ... | Jack McMullen |
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Rated R for language and some sexuality.
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98 min
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First part of actor/director Edward Burns' unofficial "Long Island" trilogy which continued with She's the One and concluded with No Looking Back.
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Continuity: When we first meet Audrey, she has short, very dark hair. In the next scene (when she's on the way to an audition), her hair is still very dark and short. The next time we see her, her hair is several inches longer and blonde. It's obvious they shot the scenes at very different times.
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Jack McMullen:
I am a progressively modern, politically correct housewife.
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Referenced in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
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When Jennifer Sleeps
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'The Brothers McMullen', written, directed by and starring Edward Burns (on an extremely low-budget), invites us into the cosy relationship between three Irish-American brothers and their own relationships with God and members of the opposite sex. It is a conventional wisdom that a good story needs a beginning, a middle and an end, yet 'The Brothers McMullen' seems to be all middle - and engagingly so. Burns gives us a glimpse into the lives of these three brothers as they struggle to find their way through personal emotional turning points and re-evaluate their belief systems. The film is dominated by perceptive, sensitive and realistic dialogue throughout. The dilemmas of these three brothers are instantly recognisable to anyone in their twenties or thirties, their inner conflicts easy to identify with. This film is beautifully acted, and particularly likeable is Mike McGlone as the youngest brother who desperately tries to hold on to what he believes is his genuine Catholic conviction whilst searching for 'true love'. Burns' script is witty, warm, honest and wonderfully unpretentious. Burns himself turns in a great performance of the ever-maligned man who is 'afraid of commitment', yet somehow manages to remain intensely appealing and prevents his character from appearing to be a cliché. A rare gem among contemporary movies - one which is fuelled by words and not actions. Refreshing.