Waking Ned (1998)

PG11/20/1998Comedy1h 31m
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How far would you go to win a fortune!

Overview

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ian Bannen

    Jackie O'Shea

  2. Cast 1

    David Kelly

    Michael O'Sullivan

  3. Cast 1

    Fionnula Flanagan

    Annie O'Shea

  4. Cast 1

    Susan Lynch

    Maggie O'Toole

  5. Cast 1

    Brendan Dempsey

    Jim Kelly

  6. Cast 1

    James Nesbitt

    Pig Finn

  7. Cast 1

    Paul Vaughan

    Narrator (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Maura O'Malley

    Mrs. Kennedy

  9. Cast 1

    Robert Hickey

    Maurice O'Toole

"Jackie" (Ian Bannen) has an ingenious way of getting his wife "Annie" (Fionnula Flanagan) to bring his ice cream to his armchair - he feigns a lottery win! That sets the tone for the rest of this light-hearted comedy as he discovers that one of their number has actually won over £6 millions. Now it's a tiny village, so together with his pal "Michael" (David Kelly) the three of them begin a process of elimination to discover the real winner. Nobody seems to be splashing the cash, though! The puzzle is finally solved when they clock that "Ned" hasn't been seen for a while. A trip to his house d...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$3,000,000.00

Revenue $43,515,982.00

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