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The Match (1999)

The Match

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15

1h 35m

Comedy, Romance, Sport

August 13th, 1999

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The Match is a romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire.

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Cast

Max Beesley
Wullie Smith
Richard E. Grant
Gorgeous Gus
James Cosmo
Billy Bailey
Bill Paterson
Tommy
Iain Robertson
Danny Van Boy
Sally Howitt
Carol McGhee
Laura Fraser
Rosemary Bailey
Isla Blair
Sheila Bailey
Michael Nardone
Dingus
Ian Holm
Big Tam
Full cast & crew

Directors

Mick Davis
Full cast & crew

Producers

Pierce Brosnan
executive producer
Guymon Casady
producer
Steve Golin
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Mick Davis
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

It's a game of two pubs!

Keywords

flashback
independent film
wager
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 22nd, 2000 (France) (video premiere)
June 14th, 2001 (Hungary)
December 14th, 1999 (Iceland) (video premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Match (original title)
The Match (Australia)
A Aposta (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK (Exterior shot of the Mechanic's workshop)
Straiton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Running Times

95 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Propaganda Films
Rafford Films
Irish DreamTime
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Distribution Companies

United International Pictures (UIP) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Columbia TriStar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Special Effects Companies

Emergency House Special Effects
Pixel Magic (United States of America) (digital optical effects)

Other Companies

Media Ventures (music mixed at)
Deborah Ross Film Design (title design)
Magmasters Sound Studios (adr facilities)
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