Adam and Paul

Adam and Paul
DVD cover of Adam and Paul
Directed by	Leonard Abrahamson
Written by	Mark O'Halloran
Starring	Tom Murphy Mark O'Halloran
Release date(s)	2004
Country	Ireland
Language	English
IMDb profile

Adam and Paul is a 2004 Irish film. The plot is centred around a day in the life two Dublin City centre junkies, Adam and Paul. Adam is the taller and slightly smarter of the two while Paul is his sidekick.

Plot summary

Since they were small boys, Adam and Paul have withered into two hapless, desperate Dublin junkies, tied together by habit and necessity. A stylized, downbeat comedy, the film follows the pair through a single day, which, like every other, is entirely devoted to the business of scrounging and robbing money for drugs.

The difference today is that Adam and Paul – already near rock bottom – have finally run out of luck, credit and friends.

Stylistically, ‘Adam & Paul’ is a cold, contemporary take on classic, physical comedy. Thematically, it is a minimal, Beckettesque fairytale about two baffled, vulnerable children in the grip of forces too powerful for them to handle; vulnerable, lost, sometimes pathetically optimistic, but always profoundly damaged. ‘Adam & Paul’ is not a film without hope; it is a tender, unsentimental and very funny testament to the persistence of the human spirit in even the most damaged and marginal of people.

Cast&Crew

The short one - Tom Murphy

The tall one - Mark O'Halloran

Freezer Boy 1 - Gavin Dowdal,

Freezer Boy 2 - Luke Keeler,

Voice of Martin - Michael McElhatton,

Woman on Bus 1 - Laurie Morton,

Woman on Bus 2 - Sylvia Murray,

Georgie - Gary Egan,

Marian - Deirdre Molloy,

Orla - Mary Murray,

Wayne - Paul Roe,

Sleeping Bag Boy - Thomas Farrell,

Woman Behind Counter - Virginia Cole,

Homeless Guy - Ian Cregg,

Shop Worker - Tomas O Suilleabhain,

Bulgarian Man - Ion Caramitru,

Janine - Louise Lewis,

Down’s Syndrome Boy - David Johnstone,

Clank - Gerry Moore,

Zippy - Anthony Morris,

Noelie - Joe Hanley,

Man with Telly 1 - Jim Murray,

Man with Telly 2 - Ray Meade,

Kittser - David Herlihy,

Gringo - Eamonn Hunt,

Heavy 1 - Ger Carey,

Heavy 2 - Alan Carroll,

Matthew’s Ma - Anita Reeves,

Executive Producers – Ed Guiney / Andrew Lowe,

Director of Photography - James Mather,

Production Designer – Padraig O’Neill,

Editor – Isobel Stephenson,

Casting Director – Amy Rowan,

Production Manager – Iseult O’Siochain,

Composer – Stephen Rennicks,

Costume Designer – Sonia Lennon,

Sound Designer – Nikki Moss,

Sound Recordist – Simon Willis,

First AD – Séan Griffin,

Locations – Michael Swan,

Make-up – Tom McInerney,

Awards and Reception

Adam & Paul' has won the Best Director Award, as well as being nominated in 8 categories for the 2004 Irish Film & Television Award. These include Best Irish Film, Best Script, Best Actor and Best Music.

At the 2005 Berlin Film Festival, 'Adam & Paul' played to an enthusiastic reception as part of the official program of the Panorama section.

Adam and Paul at the Internet Movie Database Adamandpaul.com [1]

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