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Waking Ned

  • 7.3 /10

  • 333

  • 83%

Plot

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Cast

Ian Bannen as Jackie O'Shea
Ian Bannen

as Jackie O'Shea

David Kelly as Michael O'Sullivan
David Kelly

as Michael O'Sullivan

Fionnula Flanagan as Annie O'Shea
Fionnula Flanagan

as Annie O'Shea

Susan Lynch as Maggie O'Toole
Susan Lynch

as Maggie O'Toole

Brendan Dempsey as Jim Kelly
Brendan Dempsey

as Jim Kelly

James Nesbitt as Pig Finn
James Nesbitt

as Pig Finn

Paul Vaughan as Narrator (voice)
Paul Vaughan

as Narrator (voice)

Maura O'Malley as Mrs. Kennedy
Maura O'Malley

as Mrs. Kennedy

Robert Hickey as Maurice O'Toole
Robert Hickey

as Maurice O'Toole

Paddy Ward as Brendy O'Toole
Paddy Ward

as Brendy O'Toole

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 20, 1998

Production Companies

  • Tomboy Films

  • Canal+

Production Countries

  • France

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Gaeilge

  • Latin

Budget

  • $3,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $43,515,982.00

Runtime

  • 1.52 hrs

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I know that no movie is perfect, but I am hard pressed to think of any criticism for this movie, known as Waking Ned Devine here in the U.S. Perhaps I will come up with a weakness by the time I finish writing this. This is a feel good movie from start to finish. Okay, a character dies at the beginning, but only right after he wins the lottery. They set up the action by introducing several char…

"Jackie" (Ian Bannen) has an ingenious way of getting his wife "Annie" (Fionnula Flanagan) to bring his ice cream to his armchair - he feigns a lottery win! That sets the tone for the rest of this light-hearted comedy as he discovers that one of their number has actually won over £6 millions. Now it's a tiny village, so together with his pal "Michael" (David Kelly) the three of them begin a proce…