The Actors
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Actors | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Conor McPherson |
| Produced by | Neil Jordan Redmond Morris |
| Written by | Conor McPherson |
| Starring | Michael Caine Dylan Moran |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Actors is a 2003 film starring Dylan Moran and Michael Caine. In supporting roles are Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson and Lena Heady .
The Actors is a contemporary comedy set in Dublin. It follows the exploits of two mediocre stage actors as they devise a plan to con a retired gangster out of £50,000. The gangster owes the money to a third party, who he has never before met. The actors take advantage of this fact by impersonating this 'unidentified' third party, and claiming the debt as their own. To pull it off they enlist Moran's spookily intelligent nine-year old niece, who restructures the plan each time something goes wrong.
The two protagonists are acting in a version of Shakespeare's Richard III in which everyone dresses in Nazi uniform, a sly nod to Ian McKellen's production.
The film is centred on the Olympia Theatre, and it is noteworthy for featuring the famous glass awning over the entrance which has since been destroyed in a traffic accident.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
This 2000s comedy film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
