An Everlasting Piece

2001

An Everlasting Piece

Critics Consensus

This comedy is too slight to leave an impression, and its attempts at whimsy are not as funny as they could have been.

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Director Barry Levinson attempts to repeat the success of several recent, low-budget British imports such as The Full Monty (1997), Waking Ned Devine (1998), and Saving Grace (2000) with this comedy about a pair of prison barbers trying to make a success of a hairpiece business in Northern Ireland. Colm (Barry McEvoy), a Catholic, and George (Brian F. O'Byrne), a Protestant, are friends who toil away in a lackluster job cutting the hair of convicts in a prison for the insane where Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel) also works. When the two lads hear of a prisoner nicknamed The Scalper (Billy Connolly), they learn that he was the only seller of hairpieces in the country, and decide to begin crafting their own toupees for sale as a way to start their own business. As they ply their wares through the war-torn country, the friends are not above using their respective religions to make sales, but competition soon arrives in the form of Toupee or Not Toupee, a rival company, and a race to be the first outfit to sell 30 units quickly ensues. Politics, business, and religious beliefs soon intersect to cause big trouble for both men. Actor McEvoy also wrote the script for An Everlasting Piece, loosely basing his character on his real-life father.
  • Rating:
    R (adult situations/language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Barry Levinson
  • Written By:
    Barry McEvoy, Barry Levinson
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $9,128
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Dreamworks Distribution LLC

Cast

Barry McEvoy
as Colm
Brian F. O'Byrne
as George
Anna Friel
as Bronagh
Pauline McLynn
as Gerty
Ruth McCabe
as Mrs. O'Neill
Laurence Kinlan
as Mickey
Billy Connolly
as The Scalper
Des McAleer
as Mr. Black
Desmond McAleer
as Mr. Black
Colum Convey
as IRA Man
Ian Cregg
as Milker
David Pearse
as Comrade
Seamus Bal
as Mr. Duggan
Enda Oates
as Detective
Des Braiden
as Vicar
George Shane
as Billy King
Brendan Costelloe
as English Patient
Simon Delaney
as Orderly
Olivia Nash
as Eileen McGivern
Kathleen Bradley Overton
as Bronagh's Cousin
Maclean Stewart
as Masked Man No. 1
Darren Lawless
as Smok Mullen
Peter Quinn
as Que McKeever
David Howarth
as British Officer
Mark Carruthers
as TV Anchor
A.J. Kennedy
as Masked Man No. 2
Nevan Finnegan
as Dixieland Man
Samuel Bright
as Wee Messer
Philip Young
as Man in Cinema
Conor Bradford
as News Reporter
Martin Nicholl
as Hard Man
Michael Fieldhouse
as Barrister
Bryan McCaugherty
as Creeped Youth
Jack Quinn
as Bronagh's Dad
Frank O'Keefe
as Professor
Paul Clancy
as Butcher
Little John Nee
as Toupee Man
Jonathan Shankey
as Toupee Man No. 2
Paula McFetridge
as IRA Man's Wife
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Audience Reviews for An Everlasting Piece

  • Sep 25, 2011
    A interesting plot with a good screenplay, nice actings, just like Levinson's direction, An Everlasting Piece, is a unforgettable film, entertaining and funny. Fresh.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 31, 2010
    This movie from Ireland was a hoot! Like most Irish movies, I found the subtitles absolutely necessary. The dialect is often quite difficult to understand, and it's nice to have some assistance. Another underrated gem, in my opinion.
    Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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