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In America

Year:

2003

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 45 nominations

Details

Country: Ireland

Release Date: 2003-10-31

Filming Locations: Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $205,229 (USA) (30 November 2003)

Gross: $15,539,266 (USA) (6 June 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Emma Bolger

In America

Paddy Considine

Johnny

Samantha Morton

Sarah

Sarah Bolger

Christy

Neal Jones

Immigration Officer #1

Randall Carlton

Immigration Officer #2

Ciaran Cronin

Frankie

Djimon Hounsou

Mateo

Juan Carlos Hernández

Papo (as Juan Hernandez)

Nye Heron

Blind Man

Jason Salkey

Tony

Rene Millan

Steve

Sara James

Papo's Girlfriend

Bob Gallico

Theatre Director

Jason Killalee

Assistant Theatre Director

Chary O'Dea

Mexican Woman with Child

Adrian Martinez

Shopkeeper

Merrina Millsapp

Marina

David Wike

Barker

Guy Carleton

Man at Fair

Elaine Grollman

Nun on School Steps

Nick Dunning

Gynaecologist

Michael Sean Tighe

Frank

Jennifer Seifert

Angela

Kathleen King

Prize Giving Nun

Eilish Scanlon

Nun Playing Piano

Tom Murphy

Actor in Queue

Des Bishop

Stockbroker in Taxi

Bernadette Quigley

Hospital Administrator

Frank Wood

Paediatrician

Molly Glynn

Sarah Mateo

Jer O'Leary

Thomas Bakewell

Regina Roe

Administrator / Nurse

Tamla Clarke

Hospital Receptionist

Carmen Regan

Doctor

Nisha Nayar

Hospice Nurse

Rodrigo Pineda Sanchez

Mexican Man Guitarist

Gabriela Quintero Lopez

Mexican Woman Guitarist

Did you know?

Trivia

During casting calls, director Jim Sheridan recalls that after a long day of auditions, he was very glad to have found Emma Bolger to play Ariel. He said that that little girl "told" him that he had to cast her sister Sarah Bolger as Christy. Sarah was only 10, and he had wanted Chirsty to be 12 or 13. After exhausting all other options, he auditioned Sarah for the part of Christy and she turned out to be so impressive that he didn't mind about her age.

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Samantha Morton, who plays Sarah, was 25 years old when the movie was filmed. She is only 14 years older than Sarah Bolger, who plays eldest daughter, Christy, in the film.

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The child actors (Sarah Bolger and Emma Bolger) called "cut" and "action" in every scene. This was decided by the director and the girls early during filming, so that it would make the acting easier for them.

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Goofs

When Johnny is carrying the air conditioner, he turns and we see through the grill that's it's empty.

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The camcorder would not be able to play back video in slow motion, as we see in the early frisbee scene. The shot was clearly made on film, overcranked, and then transferred to video to display on the LCD screen.

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After seeing Mateo at the hospital, Johnny's position on the stairs changes between shots.

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Quotes

Johnny: Why would youse wanna be the same as everybody else?

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Johnny: Are you in love with her?

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Ariel: It's alright, Dad. Mam's breathing's okay.

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Faq

When is this film set?

The events in the film take place around the year 2002. (not in the 1980's which is a common misconception). We know this because of modern refernces in the film such as the style of camcorder used by characters in the film.The film "E.T" was re-issued into theatres in early 2002, which explains why the family are watching the movie in a theatre.Also on the films official website there is a reference to the film being set in the "modern day".

Is the film based on a true story?

The film is based on director/producer/writer Jim Sheridan's own life coming to American as a flat broke immigrant.The film's screenplay was written by Sheridan and his two daughters.

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