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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 12/18/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Miramax Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Comedy Drama, Comedy of Manners, Domestic Comedy

The Snapper is Stephen Frears' adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Oldest daughter Sharon (Tina Kellegher) announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father to anyone. Her father, Dessie (Colm Meaney), is supportive, but begins to chafe at the derisive gossip aimed at his family and his daughter. This leads to a confrontation between the two that is, like the rest of the movie, simultaneously funny and sad. The family waits in the hospital as Sharon gives birth to the snapper (Irish slang for an infant). The other books in the Barrytown Trilogy were also adapted into films featuring Colm Meaney as the father: The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker, and The Van, directed by Stephen Frears. Doyle had a hand in the screenplay for all three. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Colm Meaney - Dessie Curley
Tina Kellegher - Sharon Curley
Ruth McCabe - Kay Curley
Fionnula Murphy - Jackie
Pat Laffan - George Burgess

This sharp comedy from director Stephen Frears has been given a snappy presentation for its release on DVD. The Snapper has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround and the dialogue is in English with no multiple-language options included (though the disc does boast closed captioning in English for the hearing impaired). As a bonus, this edition features a commentary track with director Frears, author/screenwriter Roddy Doyle, and producer Lynda Miles. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide