| Reefer and the Model | |
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| Directed by | Joe Comerford |
| Written by | Joe Comerford |
| Produced by | Lelia Doolan |
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| Cinematography | Breffni Byrne |
| Edited by | Sé Merry Doyle |
| Music by | Andy Roberts, Johnny Duhan |
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| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.05 million |
Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford. It concerns Reefer, a former Irish Republican Army man who operates a ferry using an old trawler between the Galway coast and the Aran Islands; his friends Spider and Badger; and the pregnant Teresa ("the Model"), who has abandoned a life of drugs and prostitution in England. The group become involved in the armed robbery of a post office and are pursued by the Gardaí. The film premièred in Galway in August 1988.
Awards
Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales. At the 1988 European Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Young Film, Carol Scanlan was nominated for Best Actress, and Ray McBride was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Cast
- Ian McElhinney – Reefer
- Carol Scanlan – Teresa 'the Model'
- Sean Lawlor – Spider
- Ray McBride – Badger
- Eve Watkinson – The Mother
- Birdy Sweeney – Instant Photo
- Fionn Comerford – Messenger Boy
- John Lillis – Porter
- Henry Comerford – Waiter
- Paraic Breathnach – Quayside Fisherman
- Maire Chinsealach – Island Woman
- Dave Duffy – Sergeant
- Rosina Brown – The Blonde
- Little John Nee – Boy Soldier
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha – Rossaveal Skipper
- Noel Spain – Boatman
- Peter Fitzgerald – Bank Guard
- Dick Donaghue – Bank Teller
- Máire Ní Mháille – Bank Teller
- Michael Rowland – Older Bank Guard (as Mick Rowland)
- Patrick Blackaby – 1st Tinker Guard
- Uinseann Mac Thomáis – 2nd Tinker Guard
- Deirdre Lawless – Policewoman
- Gary McMahon – Young Guard
References
- "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 28.
- "Reefer and the Model" Internet Movie Database. Retrieved: 2013-03-13.
- ^ Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation by Lance Pettitt, Manchester University Press (2000), p. 110. ISBN 0 7190 5269 6.