In America (2002)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writers (WGA):

Jim Sheridan (written by) &
Naomi Sheridan (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 October 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An Irish immigrant family adjusts to life in the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Irish American | Flag | Neighbor | Irish Catholic | Hell's Kitchen New York

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 32 nominations

Cast

Paddy Considine	...	Johnny
Samantha Morton	...	Sarah
Sarah Bolger	...	Christy
Emma Bolger	...	Ariel
Neal Jones	...	Immigration Officer #1
Randall Carlton	...	Immigration Officer #2
Ciaran Cronin	...	Frankie
Djimon Hounsou	...	Mateo
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Papo (as Juan Hernandez)
Nye Heron	...	Blind Man
Jason Salkey	...	Tony
Rene Millan	...	Steve
Sara James	...	Papo's Girlfriend
Bob Gallico	...	Theatre Director
Jason Killalee	...	Assistant Theatre Director

Also Known As:

East of Harlem (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, drug references, brief violence and language. (edited version)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Iceland:12 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39306) | USA:R (original rating) | Ireland:12PG

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Jim Sheridan said in interview that the character of Frankie, the dead son, was based on his real-life brother, also named Frankie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The camcorder would not be able to play back video in slow motion, as we see in the early frisbee scene. The shot was clearly made on film, overcranked, and then transferred to video to display on the LCD screen.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Christy: [voiceover] There's some things you should wish for and some things you shouldn't. That's what my little brother Frankie told me. He told me I only had three wishes, and I looked into his eyes, and I don't know why I believed him.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Beach Bomb

life and death

An Irish family settles in a rundown Manhattan tenement apartment not because of famine back home but to overcome their sadness about the accidental death of their young son. The father (Paddy Considine) gets work as a taxi driver but his real ambition is to be a stage actor. On one audition the director tells him acting comes from the gut and not the head. It's a great role for Considine, who shows frustration and struggle as if he's been there himself. It's a nicely detailed, graphic look at the family emotions and the environment, a new, exciting, and at times dangerous world which is beautifully captured in some terrific scenes, one of which at a carnival with Considine nearly losing every dollar they have while trying to win an ET doll for his daughter, is practically brilliant.