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Director:
John Boorman
Writer:
John Boorman
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 November 2006 (Ireland) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
When your past is a lie... and your future is not your own
Plot:
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner (Gleeson) is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself. | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Boorman Gets Life From Irish Film & TV Academy
 (From SneakPeek. 21 January 2010, 2:16 PM, PST)
Ifta Academy Puts Music Centre Stage
 (From IFTN. 27 August 2009, 7:29 AM, PDT)
[DVD Review] The Tiger's Tail
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User Reviews:
Dublin 2006 See more (14 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Brendan Gleeson ... Liam O'Leary

Kim Cattrall ... Jane O'Leary

Ciarán Hinds ... Father Andy
Sinéad Cusack ... Oona O'Leary

Sean McGinley ... Declan Murray
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angeline Ball ... Ursula
Cathy Belton ... Sally
Denis Conway ... Bertie Brennan
Moira Deady ... Maeve - Liam's Mother

Ned Dennehy ... Felim

Michael Ford-FitzGerald ... Male nurse (as Michael FitzGerald)
Brian Gleeson ... Connor O'Leary
David Herlihy ... Paul
John Kavanagh ... Harry
Mark Lambert ... District Judge
Ruth Lawlor ... Larry's Secretary
Nigel Linden ... Samantha's Boyfriend
Eanna MacLiam ... The Beggar
Sean Markey ... Drinker
Aonghus Og McAnally ... Garda #2 (as Aonghus Óg McAnally)
Ruth McCabe ... Large Woman

Michael McElhatton ... Dr. Alex Loden
Charlene McKenna ... Samantha
Geoff Minogue ... Ambulance Driver
Conor Mullen ... MC
Martin Murphy ... Garda #1
Regan O'Brien ... Nurse
Philip O'Sullivan ... Assistant Governor
Derry Power ... Eddie
Stanley Townsend ... Jim Brady - The Banker
Paolo Tullio ... Patrick Le Say
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor ... Larry Cooney (as Tom Vaughan Lawlor)
Mary Woods ... Prostitute
Conor Flannery ... Extra in Bar & Disco (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Boorman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Boorman 

Produced by
Kevan Barker .... line producer
John Boorman .... producer
John Buchanan .... producer
Kieran Corrigan .... producer
John McDonnell .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Stephen McKeon 
 
Cinematography by
Seamus Deasy 
 
Film Editing by
Ron Davis 
 
Costume Design by
Maeve Paterson 
 
Makeup Department
Martina Byrne .... makeup artist
Martina McCarthy .... hair stylist
Denise Watson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jan Hogevold .... production executive: Framestore-CFC
Larry Rodriguez .... post-production executive
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevan Barker .... assistant director
Paul Barnes .... second assistant director
Conor Gibbons .... assistant director
Eoin Heaney .... trainee assistant director
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Darren Kearney .... painter
Rene Knol .... chargehand dressing props
Eamonn O'Higgins .... property master
 
Sound Department
Ed Colyer .... adr mixer
Tom Davis .... assistant sound editor
Brendan Deasy .... sound
Glen Gathard .... assistant foley/ADR mixer
Robin O'Donoghue .... sound re-recording mixer
Grahame Peters .... sound editor
Eddie Quinn .... boom operator
Esther Smith .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Richard Street .... sound re-recording mixer
Andy Walker .... foley editor
 
Visual Effects by
Ben Baker .... head of digital lab: Framestore CFC DI
Andy Burrow .... scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Jerome Dewhurst .... di engineer
Jan Hogevold .... production executive: Framestore-CFC
John Kennedy .... digital compositor
Brian Krijgsman .... colourist: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery .... high definition engineer
Maria Stroka .... producer: Framestore CFC
Annabel Wright .... digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
 
Stunts
Giedrius Nagys .... stunts
Donal O'Farrell .... stunt coordinator
Alan Walsh .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Cahill .... electrician
Brian Dungan .... camera trainee
Daniele Massaccesi .... Steadicam operator
Darrell Murphy .... grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
T.K. Lang .... costume supervisor (as Ken Lang)
Ciara McArdle .... wardrobe assistant
Sandra O'Toole .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Ben Baker .... head of digital lab: Framestore CFC DI
Andy Burrow .... recording manager: Framestore CFC
Nick Davis .... trainee assistant editor
Brian Krijgsman .... colorist: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery .... high definition engineer
Jamie Turpin .... assistant film editor
Annabel Wright .... digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC
 
Music Department
Mark Armstrong .... orchestrator: conductor
Mark Tucker .... music score recording engineer
 
Transportation Department
Arthur Dunne .... transportation captain
Dracey Jobbins .... camera car driver
Paul Kelly .... unit driver
Brendan King .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Dermot Cleary .... location manager
Steven Davenport .... assistant location manager
Emer Egan .... assistant accountant
Cathy Griffin .... extras coordinator
Eoin Heaney .... stand-in
Jan Hogevold .... production executive: Framestore-CFC
John McKenna .... armorer
Poll Moussoulides .... dialogue coach
Barry Newman .... location assistant
Paula Wright .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"A Cauda do Tigre" - Portugal (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for a scene of sexuality, and brief drug content
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:18 | Australia:MA | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Dublin Docks, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandSee more »
Company:
Fern Gully TalesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
"The Tiger's Tail" refers to the "Celtic Tiger" economic boom that Ireland experienced from 1995 to 2008 (Ireland was said to officially be in recession as of June 24th 2008).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Liam pulls up at Oona's house, his car is a 03 Golf with wheel trims. When they are taking Conor to the hospital a side shot of the car is shown which clearly shows the car with alloy wheels. The number plate on the car 03-D-55897 is the same in both shots.See more »
Quotes:
Liam O'Leary:You fired a shotgun at me, that wasn't very brotherly was it?See more »

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11 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Dublin 2006, 17 November 2006
Author: joegreene32

This new film is very peculiar. PURPORTING to be about the Celtic Tiger and modern Ireland, it is curiously insipid. Despite setting out to be satirical, it falls flat. Hard to pin down exactly why, but probably due to laziness on the the filmmakers behalf. Why isn't he making satirical films about London? Brendan Gleeson is okay, but the two characters he plays stretch the imagination. Catrall isn't really credible as an Irish woman and some of her lines are hard to listen to. The camera-work is surprisingly dull, as some of his previous films have looked great, and doesn't make anyone look good. That said you should check it out, if only cos he is the same filmmaker who made Point Blank and Deliverance, and its a paradox to see how far off these classics he has drifted.

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