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The Yank
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Wikipedia article
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| caption = Film poster
| director = Sean Lackey
| producer =
| writer = Sean Lackey
| starring =
| music = Chris Ainscough
| cinematography = Keith Nickoson
| editing = David Jingo
| studio = Wet Ears Productions
| distributor = Vision Films (US)
Bulldog Film Distribution (UK and Ireland)
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'The Yank' is an independent comedy film written, directed and starring Sean Lackey.
Plot
Irish American, Tom Murphy, is the first in his family to go to Ireland. His family sees this as an opportunity to marry "his own kind" so he must choose between his family's expectations and what his heart really wants.
Cast
* Colm Meaney as Fintan McGuire
* Fred Willard as Peter Murphy
* Kevin Farley as Fred Finnegan
* Nicole Forester as Colleen
* Niki Spiridakos as Vanessa
* Sean Lackey as Tom Murphy
* Charlotte Bradley as Fiona McGuire
* Lynette Callaghan as Molly Sweeney
* Martin Maloney as Declan Sweeney
* Brian de Salvo as Hristos
* Spencer Jay Kim as Ricardo
* Maria Corell as Bernie
* Maryanne Nagel as Annie Murphy
* Cody Dove as Stephen
Production
The film is a satirical comedy on Americans that go to Ireland, or any other foreign country, but have high expectations. Since many Americans mistakenly see Ireland from the vantage of John Wayne's The Quiet Man, the film attempts to expose this absurdity in a "tongue and cheek" way.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews upon release.
Lee Hazell of VultureHound.cok felt that the low budget and film style lacked discipline and production quality.
George Heymont of 'The Huffington Post' felt it had strong comedic moments and was cleverly written.
Drew Hunt of the 'Chicago Reader' wrote: The clich dialogue, stereotypical characters, and cheesy, G-rated humor belong in a sitcom.
References
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