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The Match

The Match

★ 6.0/10•1999•1h 35m•15•Comedy•Romance

It's a game of two pubs!

Romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire.

Mick Davis · Director

Mick Davis · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 13, 1999

Actors

Max Beesley

Max Beesley

Wullie Smith

Isla Blair

Isla Blair

Sheila Bailey

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Billy Bailey

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Gorgeous Gus

Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser

Rosemary Bailey

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Big Tam

David Hayman

David Hayman

Scrapper

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Buffalo

Neil Morrissey

Neil Morrissey

Piss Off

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Mechanic

Iain Robertson

Iain Robertson

Danny Van Boy

Michael Nardone

Michael Nardone

Dingus

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Tommy

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Dead Eye

Ron Donachie

Ron Donachie

Happy Feet

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

John MacGhee

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