The Tiger's Tail (2006)
- Starring:
- Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Boorman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Deliverance and Tailor of Panama director John Boorman returns to the director's chair for this tale of a hawkish businessman who slowly finds his life being taken over by the twin brother he never knew he had. Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) is a no-nonsense real-estate developer who isn't above greasing the politician's wheels a bit to get the permits he needs. His 20-year marriage to Jane (Kim Cattrall) has been stale for over a decade, and his adolescent son, Connor (Brian Gleeson), has most recently taken to communism as a means of showcasing his rebellious streak. Though Liam still dotes on his aging mother (Moira Deady), it's plain to see that his sister, Oona (Sinéad Cusack), is the favored child in the family. One day, stuck in traffic on the way home from work and frustrated at his inability to obtain planning permission for a multi-million pound stadium, Liam is shocked to see his spitting image approach his car and begin cleaning the windshield while begging for change. Now, after discovering that he was not only adopted but has an identical twin as well, Liam finds his life rapidly being taken over by a cunning doppelganger who has had enough of life on the streets, and has finally found a means of turning his luck around by simply stepping into the shoes of his more successful counterpart. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Brendan Gleeson - Liam O'Leary
- Ciarán Hinds - Father Andy
- John Kavanagh - Harry, Oona's Husband
- Sean McGinley - Declan Murray
- Briain Gleeson - Connor O'Leary
- Stanley Townsend - Jim Brady, The Banker
- Michael McElhatton - Doctor Alex Loden
- Denis Conway - Bertie Brennan
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Larry Cooney
- Eanna Mac Liam - The Beggar
- Regan O'Brien - Nurse
- Ned Dennehy - Felim
- Martin Murphy - Garda 1
- Aonghus McAnally - Garda 2
- Philip O'Sullivan - Assistant Governor
- Nigel Linden - Samantha's Boyfriend
- Frank Gleeson - The Double's Double
- Kim Cattrall - Jane O'Leary
- Sinéad Cusack - Oona
- Ruth McCabe - Large Woman
- Cathy Belton - Sally
- Angeline Ball - Ursula
- Moira Deady - Maeve, Liam's Mother
- Michael Fitzgerald - Male Nurse
- Charlene McKenna - Samantha
- Ruth Lawlor - Harry's Secretary
- Conor Mullen - MC
- Derry Power - Eddie
- Gary Murphy - Garda
- David Herlihy - Paul, Ursula's Husband
- Mark Lambert - District Judge
- Paolo Tullio - Patrick Le Say
- Geoff Minogue - Ambulance Driver
- Director(s):
- John Boorman
- Writer(s):
- John Boorman
- Producer(s):
- John Boorman, Kevin Corrigan, Kieran Corrigan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Sexual Situations, Drug Content)
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