Project Detail

Man About Dog

Synopsis

When Belfast boys Mo Chara and his friends Scud Murphy and Cerebral Palsy come into a young greyhound as payment for a favour done for hooky bookie J.P. McCallion, it's a dream come true. Owning their own dog is surely going to end a run of bad luck that's lasted since they placed their very first bets. But Cerebus is a greyhound with a mind of his own and until they have worked out the not-so-complex doggy psychology behind what makes him run, they're mired in a losing streak that's a mile wide. Deep in debt to the ruthless McCallion, sworn enemies of gypsies they have ripped off, for the boys everything's at stake at the most important event in the dog-racing calendar - the Clonmel meet - if only they and c]Cerbeus can get there in one piece.

A comedy of underdogs coming good without the aid of wisdom, guile or any natural or unnatural advantage whatsoever, proving that if you're not smart enough to recognise when you're beaten, you might actually end up winning.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of film: Features
Running time: 89 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Paddy Breathnach
Producer: Gail Egan
Executive Producer: Gail Egan
Editor: Dermot Diskin
Screenwriter: Pearse Elliot
Director of Photography: Cian De Buitlear
Sound: Ray Cross
Principal cast: Allen Leech, Ciaran Nolan, Tom Murphy, Sean McGinley, Fionnula Flanagan

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pot Boiler Productions

Treasure Entertainments
Shamrock Chambers
1-2 Eustace St
Dublin 2, Ireland

T+353 1 670 9609

Sales Company

abbie@potboiler.co.uk

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