Eat The Peach (1986)

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Irish youths Vinnie (Stephen Brennan) and Arthur (Eamon Morrissey) fight their ongoing boredom by running a video print of Elvis Presley's Roustabout. If you've seen that film, you'll remember that at one point, Elvis participates in "The Wall of Death," a dangerous cylindrical motorcycle stunt.… More Irish youths Vinnie (Stephen Brennan) and Arthur (Eamon Morrissey) fight their ongoing boredom by running a video print of Elvis Presley's Roustabout. If you've seen that film, you'll remember that at one point, Elvis participates in "The Wall of Death," a dangerous cylindrical motorcycle stunt. Suddenly inspired, Vinnie and Arthur set about constructing their own Wall of Death. Supplies are costly, but the boys are benumbed to reality by their dreams of fame and fortune. Entering the picture (and foredooming the project) is con artist Boots (Niall Toibin), who claims to be an American showman bent upon giving Vinnie and Arthur a spectacular TV showcase. Like the later The Commitments, Eat the Peach deftly blends traditional sour-faced Irish pragmatism with pie-in-the-sky idealism. This time, however, there's no blarney: Eat the Peach is based on a true story! Privately financed in England and Ireland, the film earned good American bookings thanks to the sponsorship of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Peter Ormrod
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1987 Wide
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

            Eamon Morrissey as Arthur

            Stephen Brennan as Vinnie

            Catherine Byrne as Nora Vinnie's wife

            Niall Toibin as Boots

            Joe Lynch as Boss Murtagh

            Tony Doyle as Sean Murtagh

            Takashi Kawahara as Bunzo

            Barbara Adair as Mrs. Fleck

            Victoria Armstrong as Vicky Vinnie's Daughter

            Gerry Robert Byrne as Lookout At Border Bar

            Martin Dempsey as Quiz/Master

            Jill Doyle as Aileen

            Don Foley as Journalist

            Barry Kelley as TV Cameraman

            Bernadette O'Neill as Nuala

            Paul Raynor as O'Hagen

            Maeliosa Stafford as Priest

            Ronan Wilmot as Cahill

            John Andrew Gallagher as Murtagh's Heavies

            Dave Carey as Local

            Akiko Hoashi as Japanese

            Brian J. Hogg as Danny

            Patricia Jeffares as Hospital Sister

            Dick Keating as Nashville Three

            Pat Kenny as TV Reporter

            Kobayashi as Japanese

            Edmond Lynch as TV Soundman

            Jack Lynch as Man at Petrol Station

            Fintan McKeown as Murtagh's Heavy

            David Nolan as Murtagh's Heavy

            Frank Quinlan as Nashville Three

            Jim Reid as Nashville Three

            Liam Sweeney as Cattle Driver

            Charles Winter as Wall of Death Rider

            Mark Shelley as Patrol Leader
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