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Taffin was filmed in [[County Wicklow]] in [[Ireland]] in 1987 and 1988. |
Taffin was filmed in [[County Wicklow]] in [[Ireland]] in 1987 and 1988. |
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Issues arose between the author Lyndon Mallet and the production company surrounding the casting of [[Pierce Brosnan]] in the role of Mark Taffin. This was due to the actual nature of the character in the book. In the book, Mark Taffin was never a handsome man; he was decidedly overweight and very unattractive, a very different image to that portrayed by Brosnan. |
Issues arose between the author Lyndon Mallet and the production company surrounding the casting of [[Pierce Brosnan]] in the role of Mark Taffin. This was due to the actual nature of the character in the book. In the book, Mark Taffin was never a handsome man; he was decidedly overweight and very unattractive, a very different image to that portrayed by Brosnan. THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HEEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Directed by | Francis Megahy |
| Written by | Lyndon Mallet (book) David Ambrose |
| Produced by | Peter Shaw |
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan Ray McAnally Alison Doody |
| Cinematography | Paul Beeson |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
| Music by | Stanley Myers Hans Zimmer |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | February 26, 1988 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Languages | Gaelic English |
Taffin is a 1988 Irish thriller film directed by Francis Megahy and starring Pierce Brosnan in the title role of Mark Taffin. [1] It also featured Ray McAnally, Alison Doody and Jeremy Child.
Plot
The plot concerns Taffin and his methods of executing justice, in order to save a local park in the town of Ballymoran.
An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless and have sent their heavies into town to keep the locals quiet.
Production
Taffin was filmed in County Wicklow in Ireland in 1987 and 1988.
Issues arose between the author Lyndon Mallet and the production company surrounding the casting of Pierce Brosnan in the role of Mark Taffin. This was due to the actual nature of the character in the book. In the book, Mark Taffin was never a handsome man; he was decidedly overweight and very unattractive, a very different image to that portrayed by Brosnan. THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HEEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan - Taffin
- Ray McAnally - O'Rourke
- Alison Doody - Charlotte
- Jeremy Child - Martin
- Dearbhla Molloy - Mrs. Martin
- Jim Bartley - Conway
- Alan Stanford - Sprawley
- Gerard McSorley - Ed
- Patrick Bergin - Mo Taffin
- Britta Smith - Mrs. Taffin
- Jonathan Ryan - Gibson
- Liz Lloyd - Valerie Gibson
- Ronan Wilmot - Deacon
- Liam O'Callaghan - Henderson
- Frank Kelly - Liam
- Dermot Morgan - Micky Guest
Notes
- ^ The Irish Filmography 1896-1996; Red Mountain Press (Dublin); 1996. Page 196
External links
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