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The Guard

Year:

2011

Duration:

Germany:96 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

John Michael McDonagh

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 25 nominations

Details

Country: Ireland

Release Date: 2011-07-07

Filming Locations: Barna, County Galway, Ireland

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Opening Weekend: $76,834 (USA) (31 July 2011)

Gross: $5,359,774 (USA) (5 February 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ronan Collins

Young Man in Car

Paraic Nialand

Young Man in Car

John Patrick Beirne

Young Man in Car

Liam O'Conghaile

Young Man in Car

Christopher Kilmartin

Young Man in Car

Brendan Gleeson

Gerry Boyle

Rory Keenan

Aidan McBride

Declan Mannlen

James McCormick (as Declan Mannion)

Laurence Kinlan

Photographer

Michael Og Lane

Eugene Moloney (as Mícheál Óg Lane)

Liam Cunningham

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

Owen Sharpe

Billy Devaney

Fionnula Flanagan

Eileen Boyle

Wale Ojo

Doctor Oleyuwo

Don Cheadle

FBI agent Wendell Everett

Mark O'Halloran

Garda No. 1

Gary Lydon

Gerry Stanton

Darren Healy

Jimmy Moody

Conor Moloney

Detective

Laura Hitchings

Female Garda

David Wilmot

Liam O'Leary

Mark Strong

Clive Cornell

Katarina Cas

Gabriela McBride

Sarah Greene

Sinead Mulligan

Dominique McElligott

Aoife O'Carroll

Sharon Kearney

Woman at Bartley's House

David Pearse

Bartley

Dermot Healy

Old Farmer

Eamonn Olwill

Priest

Yuyang Sheilds

Diner Waitress

Pat Shortt

Colum Hennessey

Gay McKeon

Musician

Mary Corcoran

Musician

Colm Gannon

Musician

Johnny McDonagh

Musician

Dominick Hewitt

Henchman

Giedrius Nagys

Henchman

Gary Robinson

Henchman

Alan Bates

Crossley in The Shout (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The tune being played by the band in the "Hooker Bar" scene is an old Irish melody first documented by Alexander Stuart in 1726, named 'Gilderoy'. It was to become famous in the late 19th century as "The Star of the County Down" by Cathal Mac Garvey.

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Boyle's reference that "the FBI lad, probably hadn't had this much fun since they burned all those kids up in Waco" is a reference to the Waco Siege of February 1993 where the FBI led an assault on the Mount Carmel Center ranch seventy-six men, women and children including the sect leader of Branch Davidians, David Koresh, died from flames, smoke inhalation, building collapse, or gunfire.

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The film's director and writer, John Michael McDonagh, is the brother of Martin McDonagh, who had directed Gleeson in the Oscar-winning Six Shooter (2004) and the critically acclaimed In Bruges (2008).

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Goofs

(00:03:30) When Sergeant Gerry Boyle is first meeting Garda Aidan McBride at the murder scene, he stops his police car while the windshield wipers are up. In the immediate next shoot they are down.

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When swimming in the sea Gerry has no gloves and cold red hands. On emerging from the sea to greet Wendell he is wearing wet suit gloves.

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Quotes

Sergeant Gerry Boyle: Like the fat man said, if you have to be careful not to drink too much, it's because you're not to be trusted when you do.

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FBI agent Wendell Everett: You know, I can't tell if you're really motherfuckin' dumb, or really motherfuckin' smart.

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Garda Aidan McBride: You got a call from Galway. You're to head in tonight to attend a briefing from a fella who's over from the FBI. Special Agent Wendell Everett.

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Faq

Who composed the incidental music for the film?

The incidental music was composed and performed by the band Calexico. A full track listing of the soundtrack album can be found on Calexico's website: http://www.casadecalexico.com/music/

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