A Date for Mad Mary
- 2016
- 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.4K
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A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend's wedding.A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend's wedding.A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend's wedding.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 7 nominations
Emily Mcgonagle
- Single Lady in Dating Video
- (as Emily Thomson)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaFilmed in Drogheda.
- GoofsMary's neck tattoo changes constantly during the film.
- ConnectionsReferences Mad TV (1995)
- SoundtracksHear Thee
Written and performed and published by MuRli
Produced and recorded by MynameisjOhn
Licensed courtesy of MuRli
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Yes great acting and great actors. Yes a very good soundtrack and some sharp writing and excellent dialog. The relationship depicted between mother and daughter was especially on target. But the the thing that really makes this film outstanding is the existential subtext. Take Irving Welsh and "Trainspotting" and its final last minute narration:
"The truth is that I'm a bad person. But, that's gonna change - I'm going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I'm cleaning up and I'm moving on, going straight and choosing life. I'm looking forward to it already. I'm gonna be just like you. The job, the family, the big television. The washing machine, the car, the compact disc and electric tin opener, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, mortgage, starter home, leisure wear, luggage, three piece suite, DIY, game shows, junk food, children, walks in the park, nine to five, good at golf, washing the car, choice of sweaters, family Christmas, indexed pension, tax exemption, clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die."
Becoming an adult is a con game. The con you pull is on yourself. Frankly I have spend the better part of 20 years coming back to what my true core is, and who I really am. Mary is at that "place", where everyone is settling and literally settling into the person that society dictates, that family dictates. Social mores and binding observance of societal "normality" are not for everyone. Sometimes the price is too high.
"The truth is that I'm a bad person. But, that's gonna change - I'm going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I'm cleaning up and I'm moving on, going straight and choosing life. I'm looking forward to it already. I'm gonna be just like you. The job, the family, the big television. The washing machine, the car, the compact disc and electric tin opener, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, mortgage, starter home, leisure wear, luggage, three piece suite, DIY, game shows, junk food, children, walks in the park, nine to five, good at golf, washing the car, choice of sweaters, family Christmas, indexed pension, tax exemption, clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die."
Becoming an adult is a con game. The con you pull is on yourself. Frankly I have spend the better part of 20 years coming back to what my true core is, and who I really am. Mary is at that "place", where everyone is settling and literally settling into the person that society dictates, that family dictates. Social mores and binding observance of societal "normality" are not for everyone. Sometimes the price is too high.
- fashinrashin
- Feb 28, 2017
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- Свидание для безумной Мэри
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- Gross worldwide
- $154,431
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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