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I Went Down (1997)

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This Irish-British road movie follows the misadventures of some Irish ex-cons. When Dublin hood Tom French (Tony Doyle) comes down hard on slow-witted Anto (David Wilmot), Git (Peter McDonald) intervenes and then is assigned a mission. He is ordered to travel to Cork to bring back French's friend Frank Grogan (Peter Caffrey) and the money Frank in holding. Along for the ride is French's associate Bunny (Brendan Gleeson). The two rescue Grogan from gunmen, but Grogan claims to know nothing about

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Paddy Breathnach

Written By: Conor McPherson

In Theaters: Jun 12, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Nov 10, 1998

Artisan Films

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Cast

Brendan Gleeson
Bunny Kelly
Peter McDonald
Git Hynes
Peter Caffrey
Frank Grogan
Tony Doyle
Tom French
Antoine Byrne
Sabrina Bradley
Donal O'Kelly
The Friendly Face
David Wilmot
Anto

Critic Reviews for I Went Down

All Critics (34) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (3)

Almost perfect.

February 5, 2009 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Well-acted crime drama, though the thick accents might be off-putting to some.

March 19, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

This good-natured, rough-housing Irish comedy is one of those buddy pictures where two oddly matched chaps thrown together by caustic Fate eventually save each other's life and become the best of buddies.

January 7, 2003 Full Review | Comment