"National Guard" film information, no spoilers

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Production team:

Director/ Screenwriter: John Michael MacDonald , the brother of Martin MacDonald (the masterpiece "The Killer Has No Holiday"), this film is also the director's feature film debut

Starring: Bradan Gleason as the older killer in "The Killer Has No Holidays"


Screening and distribution

It broke the domestic record for the highest box office of an Irish independent film. Previously, it was "Wind Blowing Wheat" (2006), which maintained this position.

Budget : $6,000,000

Worldwide Box Office: $19,561,904

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Extended Reading

The Guard quotes

  • Sergeant Gerry Boyle: What's a derringer?

    Colum Hennessey: It's like a baby gun. One of the gay lads used to... used to like secreting it on his person, you know.

    Sergeant Gerry Boyle: There were gay lads in the IRA?

    Colum Hennessey: There are one or two. Well, it was the only way we could successfully infiltrate the MI5.

  • Francis Sheehy: [dropping his binoculars] Nothing. Tomorrow night's sell, we're good to go.

    [thumbs up]

    Clive Cornell: I fuckin' hate that.

    Francis Sheehy: What?

    Clive Cornell: Americanisms. "Good to go."