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The Snapper

The Snapper

  • Status: Released
  • 06-08-1993
  • Runtime: 91 min
  • Score: 6.428
  • Vote count: 83

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

Colm Meaney

Dessie Curley

Tina Kellegher

Sharon Curley

Ruth McCabe

Kay Curley

Eanna MacLiam

Craig Curley

Peter Rowen

Sonny Curley

Joanne Gerrard

Lisa Curley

Colm O'Byrne

Darren Curley

Ciara Duffy

Kimberley Curley

Fionnuala Murphy

Jackie O'Keefe

Karen Woodley

Yvonne Burgess

Pat Laffan

George Burgess

Virginia Cole

Doris Burgess

Denis Menton

Pat Burgess

Brendan Gleeson

Lester

Ronan Wilmot

Paddy

Stuart Dunne

Bertie

Dylan Tighe

Boy

Caroline O'Boyle

Girl

Jennifer Kelly

Checkout Woman

Audrey Corr

Customer

Stanley Townsend

Anaesthetist

Cathy Belton

Desk Nurse

Miriam Kelly

Doctor

Eleanor Methven

Dr Cook

Birdy Sweeney

Loner

Barbara Bergin

Midwife

Billie Morton

Midwife #2

Joan Sheehy

Woman in Hospital

Rynagh O'Grady

Neighbour

Sheila Flitton

Neighbour #2

Cathleen Delany

Oul'one

Ailish Connolly

Nurse

Jack Lynch

Policeman

Stephen Kennedy

Supermarket Trainee Manager

Britta Smith

Woman in Police Station

Conor Evans

Barrytown Neighbour

Helen Roche

Barrytown Neighbour

Marie Conmee

Barrytown Neighbour

Jimmy Keogh

Barrytown Neighbour

Aisling Conlan

Baby Curley

Alannagh McMullen

Baby Curley #2

Tom Murphy

Pal #1

Robbie Doolin

Pal #2

Matthew Devereux

Young Lad/Dad

Sandy

Famine

Peter McGinn

The Snpper is certainly a lively and boisterous movie. Nobody is the least bit shy about expressing their opinion loudly and often. I have watched a lot of British and Irish movies over the years, but because of the emotional delivery and spreed of their talking, I missed a lot of details in the dialogue. But also because of the emotions displayed, I always had an idea about the tenor of the conversations. I thought a few of the subplots could have been given more screen time, but then again, they were almost always talking about the titular baby-to-be so I guess that is fair. Plus, the person who wrote the novel adapted it to the screenplay, so hr must have imported what he thought was important. (Hopefully future mothers watching the movie won’t come away thinking binge drinking during pregnancy is good for the baby and realize that yes, this is just a movie.) But The Snapper was entertaining and that is what counts.