
Man About Dog
IMDb ID: tt0374018 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.4 (1,123 votes)
Genres: Comedy
Three losers leave town owing $50k to a bookie. They go on a journey involving drinking, gambling on greyhounds, and hiring prostitutes, leading them into further debt and misadventures.
Stars
Allen Leech
Tom Murphy
Ciaran Nolan
Sean McGinley
Pat Shortt
Fionnula Flanagan
Martin Rogan
Lisa Andrews
Seamus Ball
Rosina Brown
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Allen Leech | Character: Mo Chara
Actor: Tom Murphy | Character: Cerebral Paulsy
Actor: Ciaran Nolan | Character: Scud Murphy
Actor: Sean McGinley | Character: J.P. McCallion
Actor: Pat Shortt | Character: Fergie
Actor: Fionnula Flanagan | Character: Olivia
Actor: Martin Rogan | Character: Mooney
Actor: Lisa Andrews | Character: Shauneen
Actor: Seamus Ball | Character: Sweeney
Actor: Rosina Brown | Character: Mo Chara's Ma
Actor: James Collins | Character: Fergie's Gang #3
Actor: Johnny Collins | Character: Fergie's Gang #1
Actor: Michael Collins | Character: Tiny
Actor: Paddy Collins | Character: Fergie's Gang #2
Actor: Aoife Connolly | Character: Nurse #1
Actor: Nicolas Cruz Hernandez | Character: Barry
Actor: Gerry Doherty | Character: Mo Chara's Da
Actor: Tom Doyle | Character: Piper
Actor: Pearse Elliott | Character: Pusher
Actor: Maurice Henry | Character: Paddy Rat
Actor: Bill Hodnett | Character: Old Jeeves Type
Actor: Eamonn Hunt | Character: Vet. Aidan Darwin
Actor: Michael Joyce | Character: Fergie's Gang #5
Actor: Peadar Lamb | Character: Fitzgerald the Farmer
Actor: Cora Venus Lunny | Character: Tania
Actor: Sammie Mackie | Character: Old Blind Joe
Actor: Bernard Manning | Character: Boy 2
Actor: Gerard McCartney | Character: Anarchist Slant Head
Actor: Mark McCavanagh | Character: Body Builder Type
Actor: Florrie McDonald | Character: Old Dear
Actor: Dolores McHugh | Character: Nurse #3
Actor: Tom Murphy | Character: Slipper
Actor: Jim O'Duill | Character: Sweeney's Kid
Actor: Padraig O'Duill | Character: Babby
Actor: Jeff O'Toole | Character: Young Dealer
Actor: Juan Oller | Character: Alfonse Meredith
Actor: Michael Rafferty | Character: Fergie's Gang #6
Actor: Selva Rasalingam | Character: Sheik Aga Fayed
Actor: Joseph Reid | Character: Liam
Actor: James Reilly | Character: Fergie's Gang #4
Actor: Billy Roche | Character: Man About Dog
Actor: Glenn Ross | Character: Cracked Ribs
Actor: Kieran Ryan | Character: Coursing Judge
Actor: Simon Teenan | Character: Philip
Actor: Anna Tikhonova | Character: Natalia
Actor: John Travers | Character: Kid Leader
Actor: Holly White | Character: Nurse #2
Actor: Mal Whyte | Character: Giles
Actor: Anna Yaskelevich | Character: Rebecca
[Directors Group]
Name: Paddy Breathnach | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Pearse Elliott | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Simon Channing Williams | Role: Producer
Name: Gail Egan | Role: Producer
Name: Paula McBreen | Role: Producer
Name: Brendan McCarthy | Role: Producer
Name: Jim Reeve | Role: Producer
Name: Steve Robbins | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Walpole | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Woods | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Hugh Drumm | Role: Composer
Name: Frankie Lane | Role: Composer
Name: Stephen Rennicks | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Cian de Buitléar | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Dermot Diskin | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Shaheen Baig | Role: Casting Director
Name: Abi Cohen | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Paki Smith | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: David Bryan | Role: Art Director
Name: Julie Ochipinti | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Sarah Kingston | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lorna Ó Ríordáin | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Jane Gribbin | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Mooney | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Laura Mythen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzanne Traynor | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Katie Holly | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tim Morris | Role: Production Manager
Name: Conor O'Carroll | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jill Dempsey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tim Duggan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Pearse Elliott | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sonya Gildea | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mary Gough | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sean Griffin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Luke Johnston | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alex Jones | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Edel Kavanagh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Clare Keogh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Robert Walpole | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Brian Bassett | Role: Art Department
Name: Colm Bassett | Role: Art Department
Name: Billy Buckley | Role: Art Department
Name: Dermot Butler | Role: Art Department
Name: Larry Byrne | Role: Art Department
Name: Dave Cowley | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Delahunty | Role: Art Department
Name: Barbara Dempsey | Role: Art Department
Name: Owen Derby | Role: Art Department
Name: Derek Drew | Role: Art Department
Name: Mossy Featherson | Role: Art Department
Name: David Gallagher | Role: Art Department
Name: Martin Hunter | Role: Art Department
Name: Annabel König | Role: Art Department
Name: Joe Swaine | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Peter Blayney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Collins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Neil Conlon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ray Cross | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michelle Cunniffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Caoimhe Doyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Fitzgerald | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sarah Gaines | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brendan Geaney | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paco Hayes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Hudd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean McGrath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sean Mullery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Stevenson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Henry | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Kevin Byrne | Role: Special Effects
Name: Gerry Johnston | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Simon Burke | Role: Visual Effects
Name: John Kennedy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Leigh Raby | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: David Byrne | Role: Stunts
Name: Aran Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Brendan Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Emma Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Gary Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Gerard Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Joe Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Sean Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Tony Condren | Role: Stunts
Name: Ken Doherty | Role: Stunts
Name: Bronco McLoughlin | Role: Stunts
Name: Frank Reilly | Role: Stunts
Name: John Sheridan | Role: Stunts
Name: Anna Stuart | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Thompson | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Valentine | Role: Stunts
Name: Alan Walsh | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Corcoran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Niall Crawford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Edward J. D'Arcy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cian de Buitléar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eamon De Buitléar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Seamus Deasy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane Deasy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bonnie Dempsey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Colm Fagan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pat Gilligan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Greenberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Conor Kelly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Seamus Lynch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Marsh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brett McCrum | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glen McCrum | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlo McDonnell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivan Meagher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Liam Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Nevin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane O'Neill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Quigley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kathy Raftery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Ramsay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Shanahan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Davy Sherwin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bernard Walsh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Veerle De Haine | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kerry Gooding | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gill Howard | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cathy Young | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Dave Dillon | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Erik Goodbody | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Clare Kavanagh | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Barry Moen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tim Waller | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Gerard Ward | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Cara Gavigan | Role: Location Management
Name: Conor Mulhern | Role: Location Management
Name: Conor O'Carroll | Role: Location Management
Name: Sarah Power | Role: Location Management
Name: Gordon Wycherley | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Bideew Bou Bess | Role: Music Department
Name: Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club | Role: Music Department
Name: Hugh Drumm | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Kelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Frankie Lane | Role: Music Department
Name: Mundy | Role: Music Department
Name: Niall Rennicks | Role: Music Department
Name: Philip Rennicks | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephen Rennicks | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Shafte | Role: Music Department
Name: Ciaran Wilde | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Aaron Farrell | Role: Production Department
Name: Sheena Wichary | Role: Production Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: James Branagan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Wayne Cullen | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peter Doyle | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mark Fenlon | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Donagh Harrington | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Donal Lenehan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Anna Martin | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Karl Moore-Levy | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peter Morrow | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Patrick Parker | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pierre Rodgers | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Rae Thomas | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Norman Vance | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Bryan Bartlett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Broughton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Caplan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrick Condren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anthony Conlon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Coull | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pete Daly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cara Dillon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bronwyn Edwards | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Edwards | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Garside | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brendan Gunn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Glenda Hahn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Hickey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona Holdsworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katie Holly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ruth Hunter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lar Kinsella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Laird | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Little | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Marsh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Mason | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James McGowan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann Moran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Deborah Nightingale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catriona Ní Dhuil | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eddie O'Brien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robbie O'Farrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David O'Leary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yvonne O'Loughlin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leonora Penglase | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue Potter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Ruston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colette Shrayne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alan Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frances Stanley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Turkington | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kai Van Beers | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374018/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Ireland: October 1, 2004
United Kingdom: October 30, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 19, 2004
Sweden: November 19, 2004 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
Russia: February 3, 2005
United States: June 11, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Romania: November 1, 2005 (limited)
Awards
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Irish Film | Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Film Director | Paddy Breathnach, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Script | Pearse Elliott, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Cinematography | Cian de Buitléar, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Editing | Dermot Diskin, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Production Design | Paki Smith, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Costume Design | Lorna Ó Ríordáin, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Hair/Makeup | Linda Mooney, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV | Ciaran Nolan, Man About Dog
Nominee | 2004 | Irish Film and Television Awards | IFTA Award | Best New Talent | Pearse Elliott, Man About Dog
Box Office
United Kingdom: USD 2651081
Period: Nov 26 – 28, 2004 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 27 | Gross to date: USD 2651081 | Interval gross: USD 35167 | Per theater average: USD 1302
Period: Nov 19 – 21, 2004 | Rank: 17 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 52 | Gross to date: USD 2517954 | Interval gross: USD 64802 | Per theater average: USD 1246
Period: Nov 12 – 14, 2004 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 2385319 | Interval gross: USD 101892 | Per theater average: USD 2681
Period: Nov 5 – 7, 2004 | Rank: 16 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 43 | Gross to date: USD 2189651 | Interval gross: USD 136170 | Per theater average: USD 3166
Period: Oct 29 – 31, 2004 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 44 | Gross to date: USD 1892158 | Interval gross: USD 185404 | Per theater average: USD 4213
Period: Oct 22 – 24, 2004 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 44 | Gross to date: USD 1470261 | Interval gross: USD 210251 | Per theater average: USD 4778
Period: Oct 15 – 17, 2004 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 41 | Gross to date: USD 1090393 | Interval gross: USD 242807 | Per theater average: USD 5922
Period: Oct 8 – 10, 2004 | Rank: 11 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 39 | Gross to date: USD 658393 | Interval gross: USD 214321 | Per theater average: USD 5495
Period: Oct 1 – 3, 2004 | Rank: 13 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 39 | Gross to date: USD 242669 | Interval gross: USD 242669 | Per theater average: USD 6222