The Tiger's Tail (2006)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

John Boorman

Writer:

John Boorman (writer)

Release Date:

8 June 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When your past is a lie... and your future is not your own

Plot:

After a chance encounter, a Dubliner (Gleeson) is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself. |

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Dublin Ireland | Mental Hospital | Capitalism | Brother Brother Relationship

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Brendan Gleeson	...	Liam O'Leary
Kim Cattrall	...	Jane O'Leary
Ciarán Hinds	...	Father Andy
Sinéad Cusack	...	Oona O'Leary
Sean McGinley	...	Declan Murray
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angeline Ball	...	Ursula
Cathy Belton	...	Sally
Denis Conway	...	Bertie Brennan
Moira Deady	...	Maeve - Liam's Mother
Ned Dennehy	...	Felim
Michael FitzGerald	...	Male nurse
Briain Gleeson	...	Connor O'Leary
David Herlihy	...	Paul
John Kavanagh	...	Harry
Mark Lambert	...	District Judge
Ruth Lawlor	...	Larry's Secretary
Nigel Linden	...	Samantha's Boyfriend
Eanna MacLiam	...	The Beggar
Sean Markey	...	Drinker
Aonghus Og McAnally	...	Garda #2 (as Aonghus Óg McAnally)
Ruth McCabe	...	Large Woman
Michael McElhatton	...	Dr. Alex Loden
Charlene McKenna	...	Samantha
Geoff Minogue	...	Ambulance Driver
Conor Mullen	...	MC
Martin Murphy	...	Garda #1
Regan O'Brien	...	Nurse
Philip O'Sullivan	...	Assistant Governor
Derry Power	...	Eddie
Stanley Townsend	...	Jim Brady - The Banker
Paolo Tullio	...	Patrick Le Say
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor	...	Larry Cooney (as Tom Vaughan Lawlor)
Mary Woods	...	Prostitute

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of sexuality, and brief drug content.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:18 | Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Dublin Docks, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Fern Gully Tales

Trivia:

"The Tiger's Tail" refers to the "Celtic Tiger" economic boom that Ireland experienced from 1995 to 2008 (Ireland was said to officially be in recession as of June 24th 2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Liam pulls up at Oona's house, his car is a 03 Golf with wheel trims. When they are taking Conor to the hospital a side shot of the car is shown which clearly shows the car with alloy wheels. The number plate on the car 03-D-55897 is the same in both shots.

Quotes:

Liam O'Leary: You fired a shotgun at me, that wasn't very brotherly was it?

The Tiger's Tail is entertaining.

I go to Theatre and Cinema to be entertained. This film did it for me. A good story, good acting, well shot scenery... what more do I require? There is no hard and fast way of speaking, if you live in Dublin. Therefore , we must remember there are no rules... So we cannot break them. Bad accents and diction can be heard every day from people who use their voice. Take our Radio and Television front men and women, who frequently refer to 'Fillums - Tremenjus- and excepted, instead of accepted.... Do we hang them out to dry? So what if an American Actor didn't quite get it right. Did she not convince us that she was a wronged wife in a bad marriage? Did Gleason not come across as a man with many problems, who was in fear of ruining himself? Did John Kavanagh,Sinead Cusack, Sean McGinley and many other good actors not grasp the role and present it as such.? I liked it... well done John, Cast and all concerned.