David Murray Movies
A young man who moves away from his hometown finds a variety of new ideas and dangerous temptations awaiting him in this comedy from first-time director David Gleeson. Shane (Michael Legge) is a man in his early twenties who leaves the small Irish town of his birth and gets a job in the comparatively big city of Limerick. However, he soon discovers that his new position bores him to distraction. Shane also has to get an apartment, and finds himself looking for flats with Vincent (Allen Leech), a stylishly gay college student studying a course in fashion design. While Shane isn't gay, he ends up sharing an apartment with Vincent, and finds himself admiring his confidence and sense of style, not to mention his close friendship with Gemma (Amy Shiels), a beautiful girl who works at a nearby diner. One day, Shane happens upon a cache of drugs, which belong to Keith (David Murray), a neighbor involved in the local heroin trade. Keith discovers that Shane has his dope and soon bullies him into joining his gang, running money and drugs between Limerick and Dublin. Shane is more than reluctant, but knows that working as Keith's mule will pay better than his old job and allow him to follow in Vincent's footsteps and attend art school. Cowboys & Angels was screened in competition at the 2004 Los Angeles Outfest, a festival of gay- and lesbian-themed films. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
When a drifter named Simeon arrives in a small seaside town, it takes the locals some time to warm up to him. Eventually they do, but he carries a secret that could threaten everyone who comes into his path-including his new companions. Out of Season features Dennis Hopper and Gina Gershon. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dennis Hopper, Gina Gershon, (more)
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joel Schumacher take on the real-life story of an assassinated Irish journalist in the dramatic thriller Veronica Guerin. Cate Blanchett appears as the title character, a relentless crime reporter for The Sunday Independent during the early '90s. Guerin's violent murder in 1996 led to a revision of Ireland's laws and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau. The movie picks up with her pursuit of the underground drug trade in Dublin, which she suspects is led by mobster Martin "The General" Cahill (Gerry O'Brien). When Cahill's gang is attacked, she suspects mobster Gerry "The Monk" Hutch (Alan Devine) is responsible. Not deterred by threats or gunshot wounds, she uses thug John Traynor (Ciarán Hinds) as an informer to help out her investigation of psychotic mobster John Gilligan (Gerard McSorley). Schumacher's protégé Colin Farell appears in a small role. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, (more)
A drug peddler discovers the bigger he tries to get, the further he has to fall in this independent drama from Ireland. Jack Flinter (David Murray) is a small-time drug dealer known to his friends as "Flick"; he wants to move on to bigger things, and with the help of his friend Des (David Wilmot), Jack smuggles ten kilos of hashish from Morocco into Dublin. While Jack and Des are excited about their big score, they also know they don't have the means to move that much hash by themselves, and are looking for an associate to help them unload the dope. Des suggests that they join forces with Gerry (Aaron Harris) and Pop (Alan Devlin), two major-league dealers in Dublin, but Jack is afraid their involvement will attract the attention of the police and cause more problems. Jack also finds he's on the outs with his girlfriend Alice (Catherine Punch), who is tired of dealing with his life on the wrong side of the law; Jack meets and begins courting Isabelle (Isabelle Menke), a girl he meets at a dance club, but as his big drug deal starts to go sour, Jack finds his life in danger and circumstances spiraling out of control. Flick had its North American premiere at the 2000 American Film Institute Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Murray, David Wilmot, (more)
