Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)

Director:

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writer:

Gerard Stembridge (writer)

Release Date:

7 January 2000 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Comedy

Tagline:

Michael just loves taking the law into his own hands!

Plot:

Michael Lynch is Dublin's most notorious criminal, his brazen robberies making him the bane of the Gardaí...

Plot Keywords:

Caravaggio | Art Theft | Irish | Gangster | Faking Own Death

Cast

Kevin Spacey	...	Michael Lynch
Linda Fiorentino	...	Christine Lynch
Peter Mullan	...	Stevie
Stephen Dillane	...	Noel Quigley
Helen Baxendale	...	Lisa
David Hayman	...	Tony Brady
Patrick Malahide	...	Commissioner Daly
Gerard McSorley	...	Harrison
David Kelly	...	Fr. Grogan
Gary Lydon	...	Tom Rooney
Paul Ronan	...	Billy Lynch
Colin Farrell	...	Alec (as Colin Farrel)
Vincent Regan	...	Shay Kirby
Tim Loane	...	Jerome Higgins
Christoph Waltz	...	Peter
Bill Murphy	...	Barry
Tony Coleman	...	Con
Barry Barnes	...	Larry
Anthony Brophy	...	Liam
Paul Roe	...	Luke
Paul Hickey	...	Ger
Tom Maguire	...	Lenny
Joe Gallagher	...	Dole Office Clerk
Herbert Knaup	...	De Heer
Alan Devlin	...	Lord Mayor
Jer O'Leary	...	Padraig Lynch
Hugh B. O'Brien	...	Fintan Doorley
Gerard Lee	...	Desk Sergeant
Conor Evans	...	1st Judge
Des Braiden	...	2nd Judge
Conor Mullen	...	McHale
Enda Oates	...	Brian
Anne Cassin	...	News Reporter
Dave Fanning	...	Radio Presenter
Ann O'Neill	...	Country Shopkeeper
Jonathan Shankey	...	Man Outside Bank
Bronco McLoughlin	...	Mr. Harmless
Angela McLoughlin	...	Mrs. Harmless
Tamzin Shaw	...	Mrs. Hippy
Ross Dungan	...	Tommy Lynch
Sarah Barrett	...	Breda Lynch
Alex Hayes	...	Shane Lynch
Darragh Mullen	...	Eddie
Maeve de Blacam	...	Niamh
Eva Barrett	...	Oonagh
Mary O'Driscoll	...	Judge's Daughter
Michael Hayes	...	Judge's Daughter's Boyfriend
Rory Egan	...	Journalist
Leonard Hayden	...	Journalist
Brendan Morrissey	...	Journalist
Sarah Pilkington	...	Journalist
Mario Rosenstock	...	Journalist

Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gerard Stembridge		writer

Produced by
Jonathan Cavendish	....	producer
Ralph Kamp	....	executive producer
James Mitchell	....	executive producer
Margaret Moggan	....	associate producer
Martha O'Neill	....	co-producer
Christine Ruppert	....	executive producer
Rod Stoneman	....	executive producer
Paul Tucker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Damon Albarn

Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn

Film Editing by
William M. Anderson

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by
Tony Burrough

Art Direction by
Clodagh Conroy

Costume Design by
Jane Robinson

Makeup Department
Morna Ferguson	....	key makeup artist
Lorraine Glynn	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Polly Duval	....	post-production supervisor
Stephen Law	....	post-production supervisor
Dara McClatchie	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marian Barlow	....	assistant director
David Brandon	....	assistant director: second unit
David Cain	....	second assistant director: second unit
Elizabeth Gill	....	assistant director: second unit
Olivia Lloyd	....	second assistant director
Olivia Lloyd	....	second second assistant director
Bailey Marks	....	trainee assistant director
Ciara O'Sullivan	....	assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director
Ivan Zacharias	....	second unit director

Art Department
Romek Delmata	....	storyboard artist
Conor Dennison	....	draftsman
Richard Field	....	stand-by art director
Keavy Lalor	....	props buyer
Sam Stokes	....	property master

Sound Department
Charles Brand	....	sound recordist
Paul Carr	....	sound
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard Halsall	....	dialogue editor
Kieran Horgan	....	sound
Nigel Stone	....	adr editor
Nigel Stone	....	adr supervisor
Mike Wood	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	dolby film sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Brendan Byrne	....	special effects technician
Dermot Byrne	....	special effects technician
Kevin Byrne	....	special effects technician
Oliver Byrne	....	special effects technician
Kevin Kearns	....	special effects technician
Pat Redmond	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Paul Edwards	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film, London
Michael Illingworth	....	digital compositor
Karl Mooney	....	visual effects supervisor: Mill Film, London
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	2D compositor
Steve Murgatroyd	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Anthony Condren	....	stunt rigger
Brendan Condren	....	stunt driver
Joe Condren	....	stunt performer
Patrick Condren	....	chief stunt coordinator
Eamon A. Kelly	....	stunts
Norman Kelly	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Grainne Mac Anthony	....	camera trainee
Angela Conway	....	additional clapper loader
Des Doyle	....	clapper loader
Tim Fleming	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Vince Madden	....	best boy
Pat Miller	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dulcie Scott	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley	....	first assistant editor
Sally-Anne Duffy	....	editor trainee
Louisa Harding	....	conforming editor
Lionel Johnson	....	conforming editor
Christine Marier	....	associate editor
Sylvia Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Gary Carpenter	....	orchestrator
Terry Delsing	....	music editor
Toni Halliday	....	music supervisor
Darrell Kok	....	conductor
Darrell Kok	....	music arranger
Michael Lustig	....	music supervisor
Hilary Skewes	....	conductor
Hilary Skewes	....	music arranger
Mike Smith	....	conductor
Mike Smith	....	music arranger

Other crew
Dana Brunetti	....	assistant: Kevin Spacey
Lesley Cavendish	....	producer: second unit
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Karen Katz	....	assistant: producer
Andrew Lowe	....	production accountant
Adrian McCarthy	....	location manager
Steve Morphew	....	stand-in: Kevin Spacey
Tina Ross	....	location scout

Production Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Icon Entertainment International
• Little Bird
• Miramax Films
• Tatfilm
• The Greenlight Fund
• Trigger Street Productions

Distributors

• Independent Films (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Amuse Pictures
• Asmik Ace Entertainment
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Columbia TriStar Italia
• Fox Crime (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Icon Film Distribution (UK)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Miramax Films
• Pyramide Distribution (France)
• RTL Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Mill Films (I)
• Team FX

Other Companies

• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Dieb (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

93 min | Germany:85 min (TV version)

Country:

UK | Germany | Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Trivia:

The story that Father Grogan tells Michael and Christine about finding Caravaggio's "The Taking of Christ" is true. The painting was found by accident when it was sent for cleaning. It can now be see in the National Gallery of Ireland as stated.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: This movie was set around 1991-3. However, visible in a number of places are both Fiat Punto cars and CitySwift buses. These were not introduced until 1994 and 1995 respectively. In the bank raid scene, the notes which are stolen are Series III Irish banknotes. These notes were not fully introduced until 1996, and the £20 notes shown in the raid were not even partially introduced at the time the movie was set

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Veronica Guerin (2003)

Soundtrack:

I Want You

Ordinary Decent Show

The film itself is a bit of a laugh. The part where Stevie laments over his poverty stricken child hood is hilarious. Fair enough the foreign actors such as Spacey's and Baxendale's accent are useless but sure at the end of the day its no big deal. The Gardai Siochanna are also a wild laugh with them following Spacey about through Dublin giving him plenty of stick. This film can't be taken seriously and was never intended to be. If you wanted the true story about Michael Cahill, go and watch 'the General' if you want to see a crowd of cowboys rampaging through Dublin making a mockery of the Gardai Siochanna then watch this film. All in all a good laugh but not one for 'serious viewers'.