The Playboys (1992)
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
- Date of release
- 1992-04-22
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Gillies MacKinnon
Casting
- Albert Finney — Constable Brendan Hegarty
- Aidan Quinn — Tom Casey
- Robin Wright — Tara Maguire
- Milo O'Shea — Freddie
- Alan Devlin — Malone
- Niamh Cusack — Brigid Maguire
- Niall Buggy — Denzil
- Ian McElhinney — Joe Cassidy
- Stella McCusker — Rachel
- Anna Livia Ryan — Vonnie
- Adrian Dunbar — Mick
- Lorcan Cranitch — Ryan / John Joe
Interesting facts
The Playboys is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a travelling troupe of actors to her Irish village. The script was written by Shane Connaughton, an Oscar nominee for My Left Foot. The film was shot in his native village Redhills, in County Cavan, Ireland.
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