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Michael Caine, Dylan Moran, Michael Gambon, Lena Headey and Miranda Richardson play the leads in this star-studded caper movie written and directed by Irish wonderboy McPherson A struggling Irish actor (Michael Caine) helps an actor friend (Dylan Moran) con a significant amount of cash out of a Dublin gangster. They find themselves unwittingly drawn into a large-scale heist which requires all their acting talents and more to avoid being rumbled...Based on a story by Neil Jordan - and with a nod towards Some Like It Hot - the film is written and directed by Conor McPherson, following his successful debut movie, I Went Down. This new title in the NHB Shooting Scripts series includes the complete screenplay, an introduction by McPherson, a choice selection of stills and the complete credits

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""It was the script which first attracted me to the role... It's very funny... and I get to play Richard III, which I would never do in real life"" Michael Caine

It was the script which first attracted me to the role... It's very funny... and I get to play Richard III, which I would never do in real life Michael Caine

"""It was the script which first attracted me to the role... It's very funny... and I get to play Richard III, which I would never do in real life"" Michael Caine"

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Conor McPherson is best-known for his play, The Weir, which ran for two years in the West End and has been staged all over the world. His other work includes This Lime Tree Bower, Dublin Carol (premiered with Brian Cox) and Port Authority. His first screenplay, I Went Down, was a cult hit on the international circuit and won Best Screenplay and Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian, as a result of which Steven Spielberg's Dream Works commissioned The Actors...

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