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White Irish Drinkers

2010 American film

September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) (Toronto International Film Festival)
March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25) (United States)

Running time

109 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$31,056^[1]

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

Premise

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

^ ^a ^b http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whiteirishdrinkers.htm Box Office Mojo
^ "White Irish Drinkers - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards - AllRovi". www.allrovi.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
^ Nigel M Smith (November 10, 2010). "Screen Media Films Takes On "White Irish Drinkers"".
^ "Home". whiteirishdrinkersthemovie.com.