Waking Ned
“Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks.”
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
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Cast
56 people
Ian Bannen
Jackie O'Shea
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Anne Bancroft
Villager of Tullymore
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
David Kelly
Michael O'Sullivan
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mean Machine
Fionnula Flanagan
Annie O'Shea
Known for
The Others
Yes Man
Susan Lynch
Maggie O'Toole
Known for
Ready Player One
From Hell
Brendan Dempsey
Jim Kelly
Known for
About Adam
Perrier's Bounty
James Nesbitt
Pig Finn
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Missing
Paul Vaughan
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Escapist
Maura O'Malley
Mrs. Kennedy
Also in
The Commitments
Robert Hickey
Maurice O'Toole
Also in
81
Mystics
Paddy Ward
Brendy O'Toole
Known for
Casanova
James Ryland
Dennis Fitzgerald
Known for
The Matchmaker
Kirk Jones Director · Shaun Davey Composer Henry Braham Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $44M · Budget $3M · United States release November 20, 1998
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$43,515,982
Gross vs. budget
14.5×
Production
Tomboy Films
Production
Canal+
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Irish · Latin
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 1998
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · November 20, 1998
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · March 19, 1999
Theatrical
United States
October 1, 1998 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
January 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 15, 1999 · Theatrical
June 26, 2010 · TV · Nederland 2
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