White Irish Drinkers

White Irish Drinkers
Film poster
Directed by	John Gray
Produced by	John Gray Paul F. Bernard Melissa Jo Peltier James Scura
Written by	John Gray
Starring	Nick Thurston Geoffrey Wigdor
Music by	Mark Snow The Shillaly Brothers Michael Campagna & The Average Johnsons
Cinematography	Seamus Tierney
Edited by	Neil Mandelberg
Production company	Annus Mirabilis
Distributed by	Screen Media Films
Release dates	September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) (Toronto International Film Festival) March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$31,056^[1]

White Irish Drinkers is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by John Gray. It stars Nick Thurston and Geoffrey Wigdor.^[2]

Plot

Brooklyn, 1975: brothers Brian and Danny Leary are looking for a way out of their working-class neighborhood, so they make a pact to rob a local theater on the night of a Rolling Stones concert.

Cast

Nick Thurston as Brian Leary
Regan Mizrahi as Young Brian Leary
Geoffrey Wigdor as Danny Leary
Anthony Amorim as Young Danny Leary
Stephen Lang as Patrick Leary
Karen Allen as Margaret Leary
Peter Riegert as Whitey
Zachary Booth as Todd McKay
Leslie Murphy as Shauna
Robbie Sublett as Ray (as Robbie Collier Sublett)
Michael Drayer as Dennis
Henry Zebrowski as Jerry
Ken Jennings as Jimmy Cheeks
Jackie Martling as Cop
Jimmy Palumbo as Jimmy
Lana Del Rey as Diane

Release and reception

White Irish Drinkers film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and was later picked up for distribution by Screen Media Films.^[3] The film was theatrically released on March 26, 2011.^[1]

Since premiering at Toronto, the film has won awards at the Manhattan, Chicago United, and Woodstock Film Festivals. The film was also a finalist for the Gotham Festival Genius Award.^[4]

References

1 2 http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whiteirishdrinkers.htm Box Office Mojo
↑ http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/white-irish-drinkers-v526827
↑ Nigel M Smith (November 10, 2010). "Screen Media Films Takes On "White Irish Drinkers"".
↑ http://www.whiteirishdrinkersthemovie.com/

External links

White Irish Drinkers at the Internet Movie Database
White Irish Drinkers at AllMovie
White Irish Drinkers at Box Office Mojo
White Irish Drinkers at Metacritic

Films directed by John Gray

Billy Galvin (1986) When He's Not a Stranger (1989) A Place for Annie (1994) Born to Be Wild (1995) The Glimmer Man (1996) The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) The Hunley (1999) Brian's Song (2001) Martin and Lewis (2002) Helter Skelter (2004) White Irish Drinkers (2010)

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