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Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Waking Ned (1998) -- When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   12,137 votes
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Director:
Kirk Jones
Writer:
Kirk Jones (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks. more
Plot:
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
"Unmissable!" more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ian Bannen ... Jackie O'Shea

David Kelly ... Michael O'Sullivan
Fionnula Flanagan ... Annie O'Shea
Susan Lynch ... Maggie O'Toole
James Nesbitt ... Pig Finn
Paul Vaughan ... Narrator (voice)
Adrian Robinson ... Lotto Observer
Maura O'Malley ... Mrs. Kennedy
Robert Hickey ... Maurice O'Toole
Paddy Ward ... Brendy O'Toole
James Ryland ... Dennis Fitzgerald

Fintan McKeown ... Pat Mulligan
Eileen Dromey ... Lizzy Quinn
Kitty Fitzgerald ... Kitty
Dermot Kerrigan ... Father Patrick
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
À la santé de Ned (France) (DVD title)
Vieilles canailles (France)
Waking Ned Devine (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for nudity, language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
91 min | Argentina:92 min
Country:
UK | France | USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Cregneash, Isle of Man more
Company:
Tomboy Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Despite being set in Ireland the film was shot in the Isle of Man. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jackie and Michael are walking to Ned Divine's house and it is raining, Michael is carrying a black umbrella when the two are on the road. However, when they reach Ned Divine's house, Michael has a different umbrella, which is tan with a brown stripe. more
Quotes:
Jim Kelly: Would you happen to know a Ned Devine?
Jackie O'Shea: Ned Devine?
Jim Kelly: Ned Devine. Do you know him?
Jackie O'Shea: I do. I do. Is it Ned you wanted?
Jim Kelly: It is, yeah.
Jackie O'Shea: Well, I can take you to Ned Devine's house if you want.
Jim Kelly: That'll be very good of you. Why don't you jump in the car?
Michael O'Sullivan: Sweet Jesus.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Dot the I (2003) more
Soundtrack:
The Mountains of Mourne more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
"Unmissable!", 21 May 2004
10/10
Author: jamesraeburn2003 from Poole, Dorset

In an Irish village, a National Lottery winner dies of the shock of winning and the villagers launch a scheme to defraud the money by having one of them impersonate the dead man...

A charming comedy that is very much in the style of the older British comedies and all the better for it. It is good that the film was made in the 1990's rather than in the 1950's because censorship rules of that time would of meant that they would of had to of been be caught for their crime and that would of marred the film considerably. This was sadly the case in THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, a comedy heist film about a group of retired army officers pulling off a raid, a lighter ending would of made that film a classic, but in those days, they couldn't make a film about crime that paid.

Ian Bannen and David Kelly are superb as the two OAP's who lead the scheme. This is one of my favourite films of 1999 and this had more charm and wit than NOTTING HILL. Unmissable!

The film is set in Ireland but was actually shot on the Isle Of Man.

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