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Da (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Da
| image = Da1988.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Matt Clark
| producer = Julie Corman
| writer = Hugh Leonard (play and screenplay)
| starring =
| music = Elmer Bernstein
| cinematography = Alar Kivilo
| editing = Nancy Nuttal Beyda
| distributor = FilmDallas Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $3 million
| gross =
}}
'Da' is a 1988 film directed by Matt Clark, produced by Julie Corman, and starring Martin Sheen, Barnard Hughes, reprising his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance, and William Hickey. The screenplay was written by Irish playwright and journalist Hugh Leonard, who adapted it from his 1978 play 'Da', with additional material from his autobiographical book 'Home Before Night'.
Plot
Charlie is a playwright in New York who must travel to Ireland to oversee the burial of his father, "Da". During his time there he visits his childhood home, and is visited by the spirit of his deceased father. Charlie then travels down memory lane, reliving both happy and sad memories.
Cast
* Barnard Hughes as Nick Tynan
* Martin Sheen as Charlie Tynan
* William Hickey as Drumm
* Karl Hayden as Young Charlie Tynan
* Doreen Hepburn as Maggie Tynan
* Hugh O'Conor as Boy Charlie Tynan
* Ingrid Craigie as Polly
* Joan O'Hara as Mrs. Prynne
* Jill Doyle as Mary "The Yellow Peril" Tate
* Peter Hanly as Young Oliver
Reception
Roger Ebert said, "'Da' is in many ways a predictable movie; we know from the beginning more or less where it will have to go, and so it does."
References
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