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[1] |
Reefer and the Model is a 1988 Irish film written and directed by Joe Comerford.[2] 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.[3]
Awards[edit]
Reefer and the Model won the Europa Prize at the Barcelona Festival, and Best Feature at the Celtic Film Festival in Wales.[3] 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation by Lance Pettitt, Manchester University Press (2000), p. 110. ISBN 0 7190 5269 6.
